Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy Amendment Act 1981 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS

SUBSIDY.

No. 1 of 1981.

AN ACT to amend the Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Subsidy Act 1980.

[Assented to 18 May 1981.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative

Assembly of Western Australia, in this present

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the

same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Liquefied Sahnoirt titte

Petroleum Gas Subsidy Amendment Act 1981. citation.

(2) In this Act the Liquefied Petroleum Gas of Ig3:39

Subsidy Act 1980 is referred to as the principal Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy

Act 1980-1981.

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Commence-

ment of 2.

(1) Section 3 of this Act shall be deemed to (2) Section 4 of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which this Act is assented to by the Governor.

sections 3

and 4.	have come into operation on 30 September 1980.
Section 3

amended. 3. Section 3 of the principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) by-

(i)    deleting "or" after the semi-colon at the end of paragraph (b) of the definition of "eligible use";

(ii)   inserting, after the semi-colon at the end of paragraph (c) of the definition of "eligible use", the following-

" or ";

(ill) inserting, after paragraph (c) of the definition of "eligible use", the following paragraph

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(d) any other use of the gas outside a natural gas area, not being-

(i)

use in a prescribed

industry; or

(ii)  use in the propulsion of a vehicle, other than a works truck;" ; and

(iv) inserting, in their appropriate alpha- betical positions, the following definitions

C' "industry" means a primary,

secondary, or tertiary indus- try, and includes a field of

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governmental activity, of public or community services (including health and educa- tional services) or of enter- tainment, sport or recreation;

"natural gas area" means a part of Australia that is, by virtue of a declaration in force under section 3A(1) of the Common- wealth Act, a natural gas area for the purposes of that Act;

"prescribed industry" means an industry that is, by virtue of a declaration in force under section 3B (1) of the Common- wealth Act, a prescribed industry for the purposes of that Act;

"use", in relation to liquefied petro- leum gas or eligible reticula- tion gas, does not include sale or exchange;

"works truck" means

(a) a fork-lift truck; or

(b) any other vehicle designed for use at a factory, warehouse, dock, airport or similar place in trans- porting goods over short distances or in otherwise handling goods. ";

and

(b) by inserting, after subsection (2), the following subsections-

" (2a) A reference in this Act to liquefied petroleum gas sold for eligible use shall be read as not including a reference to any liquefied petroleum gas

No. 1.] Liquefied Petroleum Gas Subsidy. [1981. that, by virtue of a determination under a provision of the scheme, is deemed to have been sold otherwise than for eligible use.

(2b) A reference in this Act to eligible reticulation gas sold for eligible use shall be read as not including a reference to any eligible reticulation gas that, by virtue of a determination under a provision of the scheme, is deemed to have been sold other- wise than for eligible use. ".

Section 13

amended. 4. Section 13(3) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, after "under this Act has been made", the following

'C , and may inspect the books, documents or

other records relating to the purchase or

use of the gas " .