Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 5) (Cth)

Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 5)1

Statutory Rules 2003 No. 3292

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998 and the National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998.

Dated 18 December 2003

P. M. JEFFERY

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command

JUDITH TROETH

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

1Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 5).

2Commencement

These Regulations commence on 1 January 2004.

3Amendment of Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Regulations 1998

Schedule 1 amends the Primary Industries Levies and Charges (National Residue Survey Levies) Regulations 1998.

Schedule 1Amendments

(regulation 3)

  

[1]Subregulation 239 (5), notes 1 and 2

substitute

Note These are the operative rates of levy. The maximum rate of levy is 8 cents per head for lambs — see subclause 3 (1) of Schedule 5 to the NRS Customs Levy Act.

[2]After regulation 239

insert

239AARate of NRS customs levy on export of goats (NRS Customs Levy Act, Sch 5, cl 3)

For subclause 3 (2) of Schedule 5 to the NRS Customs Levy Act, the rate of levy for the export of goats is 6 cents per head of goats.

Note This is the operative rate of levy. The maximum rate of levy is 8 cents per head — see subclause 3 (2) of Schedule 5 to the NRS Customs Levy Act.

[3]Subregulation 240 (4), note

omit

[4]Subregulation 241 (3), notes 1 and 2

substitute

Note During the period 1 September 1999 to 15 November 2001 (inclusive) the rate of levy prescribed by this regulation on certain lamb transactions and on a delivery or slaughter of lambs mentioned in paragraph 2 (1) (b), (c) or (d) of Schedule 15 to the NRS Excise Levy Act was halved — see subregulation 241 (3), as in force on 15 November 2001.

[5]After regulation 241

insert

242Rate of NRS excise levy on goat transactions (NRS Excise Levy Act, Sch 15, cl 3)

For subclause 3 (2) of Schedule 15 to the NRS Excise Levy Act, the rate of levy for a transaction by which the ownership of goats is transferred, or for a delivery or slaughter of goats, is 6 cents per head of goats.

Note 1 This is the operative rate of levy. The maximum rate of levy is 8 cents per head — see subclause 3 (2) of Schedule 15 to the NRS Excise Levy Act.

Note 2 Regulation numbers 243–246 intentionally not used.

Notes

1. These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1998 No. 147, as amended by 1998 Nos. 182, 245 and 316; 1999 Nos. 24, 179, 214 and 269; 2000 Nos. 134, 240, 285 and 323; 2001 Nos. 115, 136, 218 and 259; 2002 Nos. 50, 60 and 292; 2003 Nos. 15, 99, 114 and 218.

2. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette