Regulation of Sugar Cane Prices Acts Amendment Act of 1951 (15 Geo Vi No. 28) (Qld)

550 SUGAR. Regulation of Sugar Cane Prices, Etc., Act. 15 G eo . VI. No. 28, 15NGO e . o 2.8 v . i . An Act to Amend “ The Regulation of Sugar Cane T he R egulation Prices Acts, 1915 to 1948,” in certain of S ugar C ane P rices A cts A mendment particulars. A ct of 1951. [A ssented to 11 th O ctober , 1951.] E it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, B by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:— short title 1. This Act may be cited as “ The Regulation of and. . Sugar Cane Prices Acts Amendment Act of 1951,” and cons rue lon- ke reacL as one with * “ The Regulation of Sugar Cane Prices Acts, 1915 to 1948,” herein referred to as the Principal Act. Collective The Principal Act and this Act may be collectively 1 e' cited as “ The Regulation of Sugar Cane Prices Acts, 1915 to 1951.” Amendments 2. Section ten of the Principal Act is amended °fs. io. by inserting before the words “be signed by the chairman ” appearing in the first paragraph thereof, the words “ in each and every year be made and ”. The said first paragraph is further amended by repealing therein the words “ after the appointment in each year of the members of the Local Board ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ of the year in question ”. ^endments 3. Section twenty of the Principal Act is amended— (i.) By inserting after subsection six of that section the following subsection, namely:— “ (6 a .) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,— (a) Upon an application made, within twenty-one days after a mill has ceased crushing for any season, to the Central Board by any twenty cane growers or by the mill suppliers committee constituted for that mill; and * 6 G. 5 No. 5 and amending Acts.

SUGAR. 551 1951. _ Regulation of Sugar Cane Prices, Etc., Act. (b) Upon being satisfied that the crushing season in question of that mill was unduly long having regard to the total quantity of sugar-cane which the owner thereof was lawfully required to take delivery of and crush during that season and that cane- growers were economically prejudiced by that undue length, the Central Board may change by increasing by such amount as it deems just the base price fixed by the award if, but only if, the Central Board is further satisfied that the undue length of the crushing season in question was occasioned by acts or omissions of, or other circumstances within the control of, the owner of that mill and that that owner should justly bear the economic loss thereby occasioned. ” ; (ii.) By adding to subsection eleven thereof the words “ and, where required by the Central Board in the case of any mill, apparatus as approved by the Central Board for the continuous sampling of sugar-cane juice for analysis 4. The following section is inserted after section New s. 4U forty-one of the Principal Act, namely :— inserted. “[41 a .] Any and every owner of a mill, and all Powers of persons authorised by him may for the purposes of the shuagrvaer- sctainnge, — or supply or delivery to his mill, of t 1 r 6 a 8 m ?6 w 0* a * y 0 . (a) Construct, maintain, alter, repair, work and use a tramway— (i.) Upon any land the property of that owner, any land in respect whereof that owner holds an easement for tramway purposes, and any land, including any road, in respect whereof that owner has, by virtue of section forty-one of this Act, an easement for tramway purposes ; or (ii.) Subject to the provisions of subsection twenty-four of section thirty-five of *“ The Local Government Acts , 1936 to 1951,” upon any road in respect whereof that owner holds a permit under that subsection; and * 1 G. 6 No. 1 and amending Acts.

552 SUGAR. Sugar Experiment Stations, Etc., Act. 1 E liz . II. No. 7, (6) Provide for use and use and employ on a tramway as aforesaid, including any and every tramway to which section forty-one of this Act applies, such locomotive engines (whether steam engines or engines motivated by any power other than steam), other motive power, and rolling stock to be drawn or propelled thereby as the owner in question deems necessary for the efficient working and use for the purposes .aforesaid of that tramway. This section shall be construed so as not to limit or affect any power or authority conferred upon any owner of a mill under any other Act with respect to any of the matters specified in this section.” 1 E N l o i . z . 7. II. An Act to Amend “The Sugar Experiment Stations T he S ugar E xperiment Acts, 1900 to 1951,” in certain particulars. S tations A cts A mendment [A ssented to 17 th A pril , 1952.] A ct of 1952. E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, B by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— short title 1. This Act may be cited as “ The Sugar Experiment construction. Stations Acts Amendment Act of 1952,” and shall be read as one with * “ The Sugar Experiment Stations Acts, 1900 to 1951,” herein referred to as the Principal Act. Collective The Principal Act and this Act may be collectively tltle‘ cited as “ The Sugar Experiment Stations Acts, 1900 to 1952.” Amendments 2. Section seven of the Principal Act is amended— 0 s‘ " (a) By repealing the first paragraph of the said section seven and by inserting, in lieu of that repealed paragraph, the following paragraphs, namely:— , “ The Minister may, in each and every calendar year, make and levy an assessment on every ton of sugar-cane received at a sugar works during the crushing season, * 64 V. No. 17 and amending Acts.