Poultry Industry Levy Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1971 No.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POULTRY INDUSTRY LEVY ACT 1965-1966.*

W HEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (1.) of section 6 of the Poultry Industry Levy Act 1965-1966 that the rate of levy imposed by that Act is such amount in respect of each hen as is prescribed:

AND WHEREAS it is enacted by sub-section (2.) of that section that, before making any regulations prescribing an amount, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the rate of levy made to the Minister by The Council of Egg Marketing Authorities of Australia, and regulations shall not be made prescribing a rate in excess of the rate last recommended by that Council to the Minister:

AND WHEREAS the rate last recommended by that Council to the Minister is a rate of Two cents in respect of each hen in the case of levy to be imposed on either of the last two prescribed days in the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, 1971, and a rate of Four cents in respect of each hen in the case of levy to be imposed on a succeeding prescribed day:

NOW THEREFORE I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after taking into consideration the recommendation with respect to the rate last recommended to the Minister by The Council of Egg Marketing Authorities of Australia, hereby make the following Regulations under the Poultry Industry Levy Act 1965-1966.

Dated this thirteenth day of May 1971.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

(SGD.) IAN SINCLAIR

Minister of State for Primary Industry.

 

Amendment of the Poultry Industry Levy Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the ninth day of June, 1971.

2. Regulation 3 of the Poultry Industry Levy Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Prescribed amount of levy.

“3. For the purposes of sub-section (1.) of section 6 of the Act, the amount in respect of each hen is—

(a) in the case of levy imposed on or after the date of commencement of this regulation and before the first day of July, 1971—Two cents; and

(b) in the case of levy imposed on or after the first day of July, 1971—Four cents.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1971.

 Statutory Rules 1965, No. 78. as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 8 and 107; 1967, Nos. 32, 84and 127; 1968, No. 59; 1969, No. 82; and 1970, No. 73.

 

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