Pig Slaughter Levy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory

Rules1991No. 104 1

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Pig Slaughter Levy Regulations 2(Amendment)

  

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after taking into consideration:

(a) the latest recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971 made to the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy by the Pig Research and Development Corporation; and

(b) the recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (c) of the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971 made to the Minister of State for Primary Industries and Energy by the members of the Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Consultative Council (being the Council established by the Exotic Animal Disease Control Act 1989) nominated by the National Farmers’ Federation;

make the following Regulations under the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971.

 

 Dated 16 May 1991.

 

 W. B. CAMPBELL

 Administrator

 

 By His Excellency’s Command,

  

J. KERIN

Minister of State for Primary Industries

and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 July 1991.

 

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Pig Slaughter Levy Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

 

3.   New regulation 2a

3.1   After regulation 2, insert:

 

Interpretation

 “2a. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, ‘Act’ means the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971.”.

4.   Regulation 3 (Prescribed amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act)

4.1   Omit the regulation, substitute:

“3.

For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act, the amount of 55 cents in respect of each pig slaughtered is prescribed.”.

 

5.   Regulation 4 (Prescribed amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of the Act)

5.1   Omit “Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971”, substitute “the Act”.

6.   New regulation 4a

6.1   After regulation 4, insert:

 

Prescribed amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (c) of the Act

 “4a. For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (c) of the Act, the amount of 1.433 cents in respect of each pig slaughtered is prescribed.”.

NOTES

 

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 May 1991.

 

2. Statutory Rules 1975 No. 123 as amended by 1977 No. 30; 1978 No. 268; 1980 No. 294; 1981 No. 284; 1984 No. 311; 1985 Nos. 10 and 244; 1987 Nos. 2 and 104; 1988 No. 247; 1989 No. 28.