STATUTORY RULES.
1947. No. 60.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1933.*
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 Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1933.
Dated this twenty-first day of May, 1947.
W. J. McKell
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd.) BEN COURTICE
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendments of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations.†
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.
Definitions.
2. Regulation 5 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting after the definition of “disease” the following definition:—
“‘fibre’ means wool, re-processed wool, re-used wool, hair, silk, cotton, linen, and any other fibrous material, whether natural or artificial;”;
(b) by inserting after the definition of “preservative” the following definitions:—
“‘re-processed wool’ means the resultant fibre when wool has been woven, knitted or felted into a textile product which, not having been utilized in any way by any consumer, has subsequently been reduced to a fibrous state;
‘re-used wool’ means the resultant fibre when wool (including re-processed wool) has been spun, woven, knitted or felted into a textile product, which, after having been used in any way by any consumer, has subsequently been reduced to a fibrous state;”; and
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1947.
† Statutory Rules 1940, No. 280.
1737.—Price 3d. 9/14.3.1947.
(c) by inserting after the definition of “the Act” the following definition:—
“‘wool’ means the natural fibre from the fleece of any variety of domestic sheep or lamb, other than the fibre from re-processed wool or re-used wool;”.
Conditional prohibition of certain imports.
3. Regulation 7 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended by omitting item (1) of paragraph (b) and inserting in its stead the following item:—
“(1) (a) Textile products made solely from wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool, or containing any proportion of wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool, namely:—
(i) Woven, knitted, felted or other materials manufactured from fibre, and articles of apparel (other than hats) manufactured in whole or in part out of those materials but not including linings, interlinings or trimmings forming part of those articles;
(ii) Blankets and rugs; and
(iii) Tops and yarns;
(b) Apparel (including boots and shoes) and the materials from which apparel is manufactured, other than apparel or materials covered by sub-item (a) of this item.”.
Apparel (including boots and shoes).
4. Regulation 15 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the word “Wool” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Cotton”;
(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the word “apparel” the words “(other than apparel (excluding hats) made from wool, re-processed wool, or re-used wool or containing any proportion of wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool)”;
(c) by inserting in sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) after the word “Where” the word “those”; and
(d) by inserting in sub-regulation (4.) after the word “goods” the words “(other than piece goods made from wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool or containing any proportion of wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool)”.
Textile products made from wool, &c.
5. After regulation 15 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations, the following regulation is inserted:—
“15a In the case of textile products (other than hats) made from wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool or containing any proportion of wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool, separate particulars, in order of predominance of weight, shall be given in the trade description, of the percentage by weight of—
(a) wool;
(b) re-processed or re-used wool;
(c) each fibre (other than wool, re-processed wool or re-used wool) if the precentage by weight of such fibre is five per centum or more;
(d) any other fibres; and
(e) any non-fibrous loading, filling or adulterating material,
in those textile products, and the prescribed particulars shall, wherever practicable, be applied by means of indelible stamping:
Provided that, in the case of any such textile products which contain at least ninety-five per centum by weight of any one kind of fibre, it shall be sufficient if the textile products are described by the name of the preponderating fibre present in the textile products, e.g., ‘All Wool’, ‘All Re-processed Wool’ or ‘All Re-used Wool’.”.
By Authority: L.F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.