Metric Conversion (Grain and Seeds Marketing) Act 1973 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

METRIC CONVERSION

(GRAIN AND SEEDS

MARKETING).

No. 69 of 1973.

AN ACT to amend certain references in certain Acts to facilitate the use of the metric system in the marketing of grain and seeds.

[Assented to 6th December, 1973.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, 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.    This Act may be cited as the Metric Conver- Short title.

sion (Grain and Seeds Marketing) Act, 1973.

Commence-

2.

The provisions of this Act shall come into

operation on such date or such dates as is or are

respectively fixed by proclamation.

ment.

No. 69.] Metric Conversion (Grain and [1973.

Seeds Marketing).

PART I.-BULK HANDLING ACT, 1967-1972.

snort title

and citation. 3. (1) In this Part of this Act the Bulk Handling

Act, 1967-1972, is referred to as the principal Act.

Reprinted as

approved for

reprint 15th	(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act
January, 1970

and amended

may be cited as the Bulk Handling Act, 1967-1973.

by Acts

Nos. 4 of 1971

and 45 of

1972.

S. 21

amended. 4. Section 21 of the principal Act is amended

(a)	by deleting the words "two hundred thousand bushels" in lines six and seven and substituting the words "five thousand five hundred tonnes"; and
(b)	by deleting the words "twenty-five miles" in the last line and substituting the words "forty kilometres".

S. 31

amded. 5. Section 31 of the principal Act is amended by en

repealing subsection (1) and substituting the

following subsections

(1) There shall be paid to the Company, in respect of any type of grain or seed received in bulk, a toll, in this section referred to as "the foundation toll" fixed under this section in relation to grain or seed of that type.

(la) The Governor may by Order in Council from time to time fix the foundation toll to be paid under this section in relation to grain or seed of any type, but so that

(a)	in relation to wheat, the foundation toll shall not exceed the amount of $1.84 per tonne; and
(b)	in relation to any other grain or seed, the foundation toll fixed from time to time shall be that ascertained by varying the foundation toll then fixed in relation to wheat by such amount as represents the relative densities of wheat and that other grain or seed. .

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Seeds Marketing).

6. Section 32 of the principal Act is amended byUntied.

repealing subsection (1) and substituting the fol-

lowing subsections

(1) Without affecting the provisions of sec- tion thirty-one, there shall be paid to the Company, in respect of all grain received in bulk, a toll, in this section referred to as "the port equipment toll" fixed under this section in relation to grain or seed of that type.

(1a) The Governor may by Order in Council from time to time fix the port equipment toll in relation to grain or seed of any type but so that

(a)	in relation to wheat, the port equip- ment toll shall not exceed the amount of seventy-three cents per tonne;
(b)	in relation to any other seed, the foundation toll fixed from time to time shall be that ascertained by varying the port equipment toll then fixed in relation to wheat by such an amount as represents the relative densities of wheat and that other grain or seed. .

7. Section 42 of the principal Act is amended by ..r“nded

deleting the words "sixty miles" in the last line of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and substituting the words "one hundred kilometres".

PART II.-SEED MARKETING ACT, 1969-1973.

Short title

8. (1) In this Part of this Act the Seed Market- and citation.

ing Act, 1969-1973 is referred to as the principal Act.

(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Seed Marketing Act, 1969-1973.

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Seeds Marketing).

S. 25

amended. 9. Section 25 of the principal Act is amended by

deleting paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (4)

and substituting the following paragraphs

(d)	shall pay into the fund established under section 25A of this Act such an amount per tonne of seed sold as is determined from time to time by the Board but not exceed- ing twenty cents per tonne;
(e)	shall retain and apply in such manner as the Board considers to be of benefit to the seed industry such an amount per tonne as the Board thinks fit but not exceeding two cents per tonne. .

S. 26

amended. 10. Section 26 of the principal Act is amended

by deleting the word "pound" in line four of sub-

section (2) and substituting the word "tonne".

PART M.-MARKETING OF BARLEY ACT, 1946-1965.

Short title

and citation. 11. (1) In this Part of this Act the Marketing

of Barley Act, 1946-1965, is referred to as the princi-

pal Act.

Reprinted as

approved for

reprint, 16th (2) The principal Act as amended by this Act

January, 1970.

may be cited as the Marketing of Barley Act, 1946-

1973.

S.23

amended. 12. Section 23 of the principal Act is amended

(a)	by deleting the word "bushel" in line eight of subsection (2) and substituting the word "tonne"; and
(b)	by deleting the passage commencing with the word "retain" in line twelve of subsec- tion (4) and ending with the passage "barley;" in line sixteen of that subsection and substituting the following passage

retain and apply in such manner as the Board in its discretion considers to be of benefit to the barley industry, any amount not exceeding two cents per tonne, .

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Seeds Marketing).

PART IV.-GRAIN POOL ACT, 1932-1966.

13.    (1) In this Part of this Act the Grain Pool and citation.

Act, 1932-1966 is referred to as the principal Act.

(2) The principal Act as amended by this Act Irlraenc i I 1

may be cited as the Grain Pool Act, 1932-1973. pArcatelq icol.edg by

of 1966.

14. Subsection (3) of section 15A of the principal S. 15A amended.

Act is amended

(a) by deleting paragraph (b) and substitut- ing the following paragraph

(b) the oats shall have a natural hecto- litre weight of not less than forty- seven kilograms; ; and

(b) by deleting the word "grammes" in line three of paragraph (f) and substituting the word "grams".