Prune Bounty Act (No. 2) 1936 (Cth)

PRUNE BOUNTY (No. 2).

 

No. 43 of 1936.

An Act to amend the Prune Bounty Act 1936

[Assented to 9th October, 1936.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Prune Bounty Act (No. 2) 1936.

(2.) The Prune Bounty Act 1936 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Prune Bounty Acts 1936.

Definitions.

2.Section two of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “the Secretary”.

Specification of bounty.

3. Section four of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting, after the word “shall”, the words “, subject to this Act,”; and

(b) by omitting the words “year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five” and inserting in their stead the words “period of two years ending on the thirty-first day of December, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six”.

Rate of bounty.

4.Section five of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—

“(1.) The rate of bounty payable under this Act shall be—

(a) in respect of prunes exported during the year ended on the thirty-first day of December, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five—Three farthings for each pound of prunes exported; and

(b) in respect of prunes exported during the year ending on the thirty-first day of December, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six—One half-penny for each pound of prunes exported.”.

Payee of bounty.

5. Section six of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.) the words “the prescribed authority within the meaning of the Dried Fruits Act 1928–1935” and inserting in their stead the words “a prescribed authority”; and

(b) by adding at the end of paragraph (b) of that sub-section the words “and is certified by a prescribed authority to have been so exported”.

 

6.Section seven of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Condition of payment.

“7.A payment of bounty shall not be made under this Act unless the claimant for that bounty has, as prescribed, lodged an application therefor on or before the thirtieth day of June in the year next following that in which the prunes were exported:

Provided that where the Minister is satisfied that the circumstances of any case justify the payment of bounty where the claimant has lodged an application after that date, payment of bounty may be made in respect of that application.”.

7.Section ten of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Return to be laid before Parliament.

“10. A report upon the working of this Act and a return setting forth—

(a) the amount of bounty paid under this Act; and

(b) such other particulars as are prescribed,

shall be prepared during the month of November next following any financial year in which bounty is paid under this Act, and shall be laid before each House of the Parliament within fifteen sitting days of that House after the thirtieth day of that month.”.