Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3) (Cth)

Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 159

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999.

Dated 1 September 2011

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

MIKE KELLY

Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1. Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 3).

1. Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 October 2011.

1. Amendment of Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999

Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulations 1999.

Schedule 1          Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1]          Schedule 7, clause 4

substitute

1. Prescribed amount

For paragraph (a) of the definition of prescribed amount in subclause 3 (4) of Schedule 7 to the Excise Levies Act, the amount for hot dressed carcase weight, cold dressed carcase weight or deemed carcase weight is 4 cents.

Note   For the operative rate of NRS excise levy on deer slaughter, see regulation 200 of the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Regulations 1998.

[2]          Schedule 8

substitute

Schedule 8          Deer velvet

(regulation 5)

1. Rate of levy — sale of deer velvet

For paragraph 4 (1) (a) of Schedule 8 to the Excise Levies Act, the percentage of the sale value of deer velvet is 1%.

1. Rate of levy — deer velvet used in producing other goods

For paragraph 5 (1) (a) of Schedule 8 to the Excise Levies Act, the percentage of the declared value of deer velvet is 1%.

Note

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