The Border Duties Convention Act of 1876 No 17a (NSW)

1876. 39° VIC. No. 37. 35

Border Duties Convention.

No. XXXVII.

An Act to antliorize the making* of Conven­

tions respecting* the Border Duties ^vith —

any of the adjoining* Colonies.	[16̂ /̂ June,
18v6.]

"^T T IIE E /E A S it is expedient tliat provision be made for the con-Preamble.

Y T tinuance for a limited period of the Convention made with

the Government of the Colony of South Australia under the authority of “ The Border Duties Act of 1873” and to provide for making ftirther Conventions Avith the said Government and also Avith the respective Governments of Victoria and Queensland Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of N cav South "Wales in Parliam ent assembled and by the authority of the same as folloAVs:—

1. The Convention made betAA oen the GoA’ernments of A cav The existing

South "Wales and South Australia under the authority of the “ Border

Duties Act of 1873” respecting the payment of Customs duties Avhich south Australia may

Avill expire by effluxion of time on the sixteenth dav of the present emended for six

month of June may be continued for a further period not exceeding	'
six months.

2. XotAvithstanding any Act imposing Customs duties or other ciovcrnor may make

same to the contrary it shall be laAATul for the Governor Avith the roap« ting the Border

advice of the Executive Council to make from time to time a Conven­

tion under the hands and seals of any tAvo of the members of the

said Council Avith the Governments of Victoria South Australia or

charges or authorizing the making of regulations in respect of the of Customs duties and charges upon the importation of goods and live stock across their respective borders or boundaries and for sulistituting a consolidated rate payable by one Colony to tlie other in liini of such collection and during the continuance; of such Convention.

3. Every such ConAmntion shall be limited in its duration to Comeutiou to exist

tbrcc years and sball eontaiir a stipulation tba t either G()Aanaiiri(aity" ĵ,5“'‘®" ' ’‘''‘' ' ' ‘™®

shall be entitled to term inate the same at any time on giving to the witi, a duusB

other GoA'ernment notice in Avriting of its intention not less than tiiree pi-ovidiugfoi-earlier

calendar months jrrior to such term ination And a cojry of OA't'iy '

Conveuition made nndt'r authority of this Act shall be laid before both And copy to be laid

Houses of Parliam ent Avithin th irty days after the same shall have bi'cn	I’ariiameut.
enterttd into if Parliam ent shall then be in Session otherwise' Avithin th irty days after the eommeiret'mcnt of its next Session And shall also be pulrlished in the Gazette.

4.   This A ct may for all purposes be cited as “ The Border Duties sb<>it title ami

CouA'cirtion Act of 1870 ” and shall come into operation on the sixteenth day of June one thousand eight hundred aird seventy-six.