STATUTORY RULES.
1947. No. .
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1936 *
WHEREAS by section 112 of the Customs Act 1901-1936 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 1901-1936.
Dated this Twenty-fifth day of June, 1947.
W. J. McKell
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(SGD.) BEN COURTICE
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendments of Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations.†
Third Schedule.
1. The Third Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in the second column of item 71, after the word “salts,”, the word “scrap,”;
(b) by omitting items 73, 74, 76, 79 and 82; and
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1947.
† 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. 136; 1942, No 479; 1945, Nos. 87 and 1949; 1946, Nos. 10, 53, 90, 106, 126, 138, 166, 178 and 179; and 1947, Nos. 11, 35, 54 and
3272.—Price 3d. 8/23.5.1947.
(c) by adding at the end thereof the following items:—
“96 | Bristles and manufactured goods incorporating bristles | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Shipping. |
97 | Caneite............... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of the Interior. |
98 | Fibro-cement........... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
99 | Cement, Portland......... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
100 | Earthenware, namely, pipes and fittings, sanitary ware, roofing tiles | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
101 | Electrical materials, namely, bare and covered electrical wires and cables | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
102 | Fibres, namely, sisal and Indian coir | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Shipping. |
103 | Glass, clear and obscure | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
104 | Gums and resins, natural and synthetic, for the preparation of paints | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
105 | Gypsum, rock and calcined | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
106 | Iron, cast and malleable | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
107 | Iron and steel (including stainless steel), namely, plates (including black iron and galvanized plates); sheets (including black iron, galvanized and corrugated galvanized sheets); castings; second-hand billets, bars, angles, flats and sections | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
108 | Joinery (including all mouldings, made-up doors and windows, door frames, door jambs, box frames and sashes) | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of the Interior. |
109 | Masonite.............. | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of the Interior. |
110 | Oils, drying (for paints and lacquers) | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
111 | Paints and lacquers (oil, water and synthetic) | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
112 | Pigments and colours...... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
113 | Plaster, fibrous.......... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
114 | Rods, steel (including engineers’ rounds and reinforcing) | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
115 | Seeds of the castor oil plant | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
116 | Solder, bars and strips | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Shipping. |
117 | Thinners and solvents (for paints and lacquers) | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
118 | Wallboards, gypsum....... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Works and Housing. |
119 | Prepared cooking mixtures containing animal or vegetable fat | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture. |
120 | Sodium sulphide......... | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture. |
121 | Casein, lactic and rennet, and manufactures of rennet casein, namely, rods and sheets | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner. |
122 | Mica................. | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Supply and Shipping. |
123 | Honey, and mixtures and spreads containing honey | The intending exporter shall produce to the Collector of Customs a covering approval issued by the Department of Commerce and Agriculture.”. |
Fourth Schedule.
2. The Fourth Schedule to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations is amended by inserting after item 5a the following item:—
“5b | Cocoa-bean products, namely, couverture, cocoa butter and neatwork.”. |
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.