Ozone Protection (Amendment) Act 1993 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Ozone Protection (Amendment) Act 1993

No. 56 of 1993

An Act to amend the Ozone Protection Act 1991

[Notified in ACT Gazette S171:  31 August 1993]

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Short title

1.  This Act may be cited as the Ozone Protection (Amendment) Act 1993.

Commencement

2.  This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.

Principal Act

3.  In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Ozone Protection Act 1991.1

Application for licence

4.  Section 13 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (2) (b) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(b)in the case of an application for a licence other than a licence to which paragraph (1) (d) applies—specify the period, not exceeding 12 months, for which the licence is sought;”.

Form of licence

5.  Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (1) (a) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(a)in the case of a licence other than a licence to service an article which contains an ozone depleting substance—the period for which the licence is to remain in force;”.

Duration of licences

6.  Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a)by omitting “A licence” and substituting “Subject to subsection (2), a licence”; and

(b)by adding at the end the following subsection:

“(2)  A licence granted under section 14 to service an article which contains an ozone depleting substance remains in force—

(a)until it is cancelled or suspended by the Authority; or

(b)if a date is prescribed under subsection 9 (1) in relation to an ozone depleting substance to which the licence relates—until the prescribed date;

whichever first occurs.”.

Application

7.  (1)  Notwithstanding section 6 of this Act, sections 18 and 22 of the Principal Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of this Act apply in relation to an existing licence until it is first renewed after 31 August 1993.

(2)  Subsection 22 (2) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act applies in relation to a licence to service an article which contains an ozone depleting substance—

(a)that is granted after the date of commencement of this Act; or

(b)in the case of an existing licence—immediately after its first renewal after 31 August 1993.

(3)  In this section—

“existing licence” means a licence to service an article which contains an ozone depleting substance granted on or before 31 August 1993.

NOTE

1. Act No. 107, 1991.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 19 August 1993]

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