Sanctions (Prohibited Imports) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1935. No. 117.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE SANCTIONS ACT 1935.

I, THE GOVERNOR‑GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Sanctions Act 1935.

Dated this fifteenth day of November, 1935.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

T. W. WHITE

Minister of State for Trade and Customs acting for and on behalf of the Treasurer.

 

Sanctions (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Sanctions (Prohibited Imports) Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall take effect on and from the eighteenth day of November, 1935.

Prohibition of Importation of goods from Italy.

3.—(1.) The importation into the Commonwealth of goods consigned from or grown in or manufactured (wholly or partly) in Italy, from whatever source arriving, is hereby prohibited unless the consent in writing of the Minister for Trade and Customs to the importation of the goods has first been obtained:

Provided that this regulation shall not apply to—

(a) gold or silver bullion and coin;

(b) goods grown or produced in Italy which have been subjected to some process in another country, or goods manufactured partly in Italy and partly in another country, if it is proved, to the satisfaction of the Minister for Trade and Customs, that twenty‑five per centum or more of the value of the goods at the time when they left the place from which they were consigned toAustralia is attributable to processes undergone since the goods left Italy;

(c) goods en route to Australia at the date of the coming into operation of these Regulations;

(d) books, newspapers and periodicals, maps and cartographical productions, and printed or engraved music; and

(e) personal belongings of travellers from Italy.

(2.) If at any time any question arises under these Regulations as to whether any goods alleged to have been consigned from any country other than Italy were so consigned, or were not grown, produced or manufactured in Italy, the Minister may require the importer to

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 15th November, 1935.

5314.—Price 3d.

furnish proof, to his satisfaction as to the country from which the goods were consigned, and in which the goods were grown, produced or manufactured, and unless proof is furnished to the satisfaction of the Minister that the goods were consigned from, and grown, produced or manufactured in, some country other than Italy the goods shall be deemed to be goods consigned from or grown, produced or manufactured in Italy.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.