Wine Grapes Charges Act 1969 (Cth)

Wine Grapes Charges

No. 2 of 1969

An Act to amend section 3 of the Wine Grapes Charges Act 1929–1966.

[Assented to 8 April 1969]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Wine Grapes Charges Act 1969.

(2.) The Wine Grapes Charges Act 1929–1966 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Wine Grapes Charges Act 1929–1969.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Charge on grapes used for wine making.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a)of sub-section (2.) the words “One dollar fifty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Two dollars fifty cents”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-section (2.) the words “Four dollars fifty cents” and inserting in their stead the words “Seven dollars fifty cents”; and

(c) by omitting sub-section (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—

“(3.) All moneys payable under this section in respect of grapes delivered to a winery or distillery during a period of twelve months ending on the thirtieth day of June in any year shall be paid to a prescribed authority—

(a)as to one-half of those moneys—not later than the next following thirtieth day of September; and

(b)as to the remainder—not later than the next following thirty-first day of March.”.

Application.

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