STATUTORY RULES.
1949. No. 113.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1947.*
WHEREAS by section 112 of the Customs Act 1901-1947 it is provided that the Governor-General may, by regulation, prohibit the exportation of any goods the exportation of which would, in his opinion, be harmful to the Commonwealth :
And whereas it is provided by the said section that the said power of prohibition shall extend to authorize the prohibition of the exportation of goods generally, or to any specified place, and either absolutely or so as to allow the exportation of the goods subject to any condition or restriction :
And whereas I am of the opinion that the exportation of the goods specified in these Regulations, except as provided in these Regulations, would be harmful to the Commonwealth :
Now, therefore, 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 Customs Act 1901 -1947.
Dated this thirtieth day of November, 1949.
W. J. McKELL
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
E. J. HOLLOWAY
for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendments of the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations.†
Second Schedule.
1. The Second Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended by inserting before item 2k the following item:—
" 2 | Goods (including industrial or other capital equipment) received as reparations.". |
Third Schedule.
2. The Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting items 16, 22, 44, 58, 59, 68, 70, 86, 102 and 120 ;
(b) by omitting item 66 and inserting in its stead the following item :—
" 66 | Arsenicals, as specified hereunder : —Sheep dip preparations containing arsenic ; cattle dip preparations containing arsenic ; weedicides of arsenical base ; calcium arsenate ; sodium arsenite ; and Paris Green. | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture." ; |
* Notified in the Commonwealth, Gazette on 1st December, 1949.
†Statutory Rules 1935, No. 2, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 4, 103 and 115 ; 1936, Nos. 27, 87, 103 and 141 ; 1937, No. 73 ; 1938, Nos. 61, 65 and 86 ; 1939, No. 170 ; 1940, No. 30 ; 1941, No. 136 ; 1942, No. 479 ; 1945, Nos. 87 and 149 ; 1946, Nos. 10, 53, 90, 106, 126, 138, 166, 178 and 179 ; 1947, Nos. 11, 35, 54, 80, 82, 95, 105, 116, 138 and 153 ; 1948, Nos. 6, 50, 105 and 120 ; and 1949, Nos. 3, 8 and 16.
4103. —price 3d.
(c) by omitting item 88 and inserting in its stead the following item : —
“88 | Seeds, vegetable, namely, french bean, cucumber. | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture." ; |
(d) by omitting item 121 and inserting in its stead the following item : —
" 121 | Casein, lactic ......... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture." ; |
(e) by omitting items 123, 126 and 130 ;
(f) by omitting item 133 and inserting in its stead the following item : —
" 133 | Motor vehicles partly or wholly assembled | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Transport " ; |
(g) by omitting items 136, 137 and 150 ; and
(h) by omitting item 152 and inserting in its stead the following items :—
" 152 | Heating and cooking appliances, namely, gas, electric and fuel stoves ; hot water services ; coppers ; bath heaters ; sink heaters ; and urns | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Post-war Reconstruction |
153 | Pigs, live ............ | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture |
154 | Apples and pears....... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture |
155 | Zinc bars, blocks and ingots | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Development |
156 | Electrical accessories, viz. adaptors; fuses; lamp holders ; plugs and sockets ; appliance plugs ; ceiling roses ; and wall ceiling surface, and flush switches | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Post-war Reconstruction |
157 | Thorium ore, concentrates, residues or metal | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Development |
158 | Uranium ore, concentrates, residues or metal | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Development |
159 | Rice meal ........... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture |
160 | Fibre, Manilla hemp ..... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Development |
161 | Cordage, rope, twine and yarn containing Manilla hemp. | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Development ”. |
Fourth Schedule.
3. The Fourth Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting item 6ab and inserting in its stead the following items :—
" 6ab | Fruit pulp, namely, raspberry and blackcurrant |
6ac | Malt |
6ad | Molasses." ; |
(b) by inserting after item 7d the following item :—
" 7e | Sewing machine needles, household and industrial."; and |
(c) by omitting item 10b and inserting in its stead the following item :—
" 10b | Tools, hand, namely :—bits, wood auger and nail ; micrometers ; boxwood rules, threefoot, four fold ; saws of all kinds.". |
Sixth schedule.
4. The Sixth Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended by omitting item 2.
By Authority : l. f. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.