Potato Growing Industry Trust Fund Amendment Act 1988 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

POTATO GROWING INDUSTRY

TRUST FUND AMENDMENT ACT

No. 51 of 1988

AN ACT to amend the Potato Growing Industry Trust Fund Act

1947.

[Assented to 8 December 1988]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Potato Growing Industry Trust Fund

Amendment Act 1988.

Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on such day as is fixed by

proclamation.

No. 51] Potato Growing Industry Trust Fund Amendment Act	[1988
Principal Act

3. In this Act the Potato Growing Industry Trust Fund Act 1947* is

referred to as the principal Act.

[* Reprinted as approved 17 August 1975 and amended by Acts Nos. 63

of 1981, 4 of 1982 and 96 and 98 of 1985.]

Section 21 amended

4.     Section 21 of the principal Act is amended by repealing subsection

(3) and substituting the following subsections

(3) The contribution to be made by each grower shall be a levy based on his gross proceeds from the sale of potatoes at a percentage rate declared from time to time by the Minister on the recommendation of the Committee.

(3a) The liability of growers to contribute to the Fund may be suspended by the Minister whenever he and the Committee are satisfied that the moneys then in the Fund are sufficient for the purposes of this Act for the time being. ".

Section 22 amended

5.    Section 22 of the principal Act is amended by repealing

subsection (3).