Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment Act 1976 (Cth)

LIVE-STOCK SLAUGHTER LEVY AMENDMENT

ACT 1976

No. 42 of 1976

An Act to amend the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1974.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Amendment Act 1976.

(2) The Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1974 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1976.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Rate of levy on slaughter of cattle.

3. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) the word “and”; and

(b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1) the following word and paragraph:—

“and (d) in respect of cattle slaughtered on or after 1 July 1976—$1.00 per head of cattle slaughtered.”.

Formal amendments.

4. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

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SCHEDULE Section 4

FORMAL AMENDMENTS

Provision	Omit—	Substitute—
Section 5(1).............	the next succeeding sub-section	sub-section (2)
Section 6(1)(c).........	One cent	1 cent
Section 6(2).............	paragraph (b) of the last preceding sub-	paragraph (1)(b)
section
Twenty-five cents	25 cents
paragraphs (a) and (b) of that sub-section	paragraphs (1)(a) and (b)
paragraph (c) of that sub-section Seventy-five cents	paragraph (1)(c) 75 cents
Section 6a(1)(c).......	one-tenth of One cent	0.1 cent

 

SCHEDULE—continued

Provision	Omit—	Substitute—
Section 6a(2)................	paragraph (b) of the last preceding sub-	paragraph (1)(b)
section
Three and one-third cents	3½ cents
paragraphs (a) and (b) of that sub-section	paragraphs (1)(a) and
(b)
paragraph (c) of that sub-section	paragraph (1)(c)
Seven and one-half cents	7½ cents
Section 6b(1)(c)............	one-tenth of One cent	0.1 cent
Section 6b(2)................	paragraph (b) of the last preceding sub-	paragraph (1)(b)
section
Three and one-third cents	3½ cents
paragraphs (a) and (b) of that sub-section	paragraphs (1)(a) and
(b)
paragraph (c) of that sub-section	paragraph (1)(c)
Seven and one-half cents	7½ cents
Section 8(3)...................	paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of section six,	paragraph 6(1)(a),
paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of section	6a(1)(a) or
six a or paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of	6b(1)(a),
section six, b, of this Act
Section 8(4)...................	paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of section	paragraph 6(1)(b),
Six paragraph (b) of sub-section (1) of sec-	6a(1)(b) or 6b(1)(b)
tion six a or paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) of section six b, of this Act

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