Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1975 No. 7

REGULATIONS UNDER THE LIVE-STOCK SLAUGHTER LEVY ACT 1964-1974.*

WHEREAS the Australian Meat Board continued in existence by the Meat Industry Act 1964-1973 has made recommendations to the Minister of State for Agriculture with respect to the respective amounts to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 6 (1) (a), 6a (1) (a) and 6b (1) (a) of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1974:

AND WHEREAS before making the recommendations with respect to amounts to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 6 (1) (a), 6a (1) (a) and 6b (1) (a) of that Act, the Australian Meat Board has consulted the Australian Woolgrowers’ and Graziers’ Council and the Australian Wool and Meat Producers’ Federation:

NOW THEREFORE I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1974.

Dated this sixteenth day of January, 1975.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

K. S. WRIEDT

Minister of State for Agriculture

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Amendments of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 February 1975.

Prescribed amount per head of cattle slaughtered.

2. Regulation 4 of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“ (1) For the purpose of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act, the amount per head of cattle slaughtered is 30 cents.”.

Prescribed amount per head of sheep slaughtered.

3. Regulation 5 of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“ (1) For the purpose of paragraph 6a (1) (a) of the Act, the amount per head of sheep slaughtered is 3 cents.”.

Prescribed amount par head of lambs slaughtered.

4. Regulation 6 of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and substituting the following sub-regulation:—

“ (1) For the purpose of paragraph 6b (1) (a), the amount per head of lambs slaughtered is 3 cents.”.

 

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 21 January 1975.

  Statutory Rules 1964, No. 91, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, No. 64; 1966, No. 111; and 1971, No. 11.