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STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 90.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1922.

(Ninth Amendment.)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Customs Act 1901-1922, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fourth day of July, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

AUSTIN CHAPMAN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Amendment of Customs Regulations 1922.

(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 24, as amended to this date.)

Regulations 94 and 95 of the Customs Regulations 1922 are repealed, and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Section 107. KING’S WAREHOUSES.

Rent and Charges Payable for Goods Warehoused in a King’s Warehouse.

94. (1) Rent and charges according to the following scale shall be paid in respect of goods warehoused in any King’s Warehouse:—

Articles.								Receipt and Delivery.		Rent per Week.
								s.	d.	s.	d.
1. WINES AND SPIRITS AMD OTHER LIQUIDS, N.E.I.— In bulk, per package—
	(a) Tuns, puncheons, butts, or pipes exceeding 90 gallons							10	6	1	6
	(b) Hogsheads over 71 gallons and not exceeding 90 gallons							3	6	0	4
	(c) Hogsheads over 40 gallons and not exceeding 71 gallons							2	9	0	3
	(d) Barrels or quarter casks over 20 gallons and not exceeding
	40 gallons		..	..	..	..	..	2	0	0	2
	(e) Octaves or smaller packages, 9 gallons and not exceeding
	20 gallons		..	..	..	..	..	1	3	0	1
In bottles, tins, kegs, or drums, per package—
	(a) Packages containing 5 gallons and under 9 gallons						..	0	5	0	0¾
	(b) Packages containing 3 gallons and under 5 gallons						..	0	4	0	0½
	(c) Packages under 3 gallons			..	..	..	..	0	3	0	0½
2. BEER, per package—
	(a) Hogsheads		..	..	..	..	..	2	3	0	2½
	(b) Half-hogsheads or barrels				..	..	..	1	6	0	1½
	(c) Cases	..	..	..	..	..	..	0	9	0	0¾
C.7910.—Price 3d.

Charges Payable for Goods Warehoused, etc.—continued.

Articles.								Receipt and Delivery.		Rent per Week.
3. TOBACCO—								s.	d.	s.	d.
	Manufactured (a) per package			..	..	..	..	2	0	0	1½
	Unmanufactured (b) per cwt. or portion thereof Cigars, Cigarettes, and Snuff—						..	1	3	0	1½
	(c) per package. 90 lbs. nett or over					..	..	4	0	0	4
	(d) per package, 40 lbs. and under 90 lbs.					..	..	3	6	0	3½
	(e) per package, under 40 lbs. nett					..	..	3	3	0	3¼
4. DRUGS—Including Medicinal Opium, per package							..	1	0	0	3
5. GRAIN, RICE, OATMEAL, FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR, per ton								5	6	0	6
								Per Ton Weight.		Per Ton Measurement.
6. HEAVY GOODS —
	(a) In packages over 10 cwt. and not exceeding 20 cwt. by
	weight	..	..		..	..	..	9	0	0	7½
	(b) in packages over 20 cwt. and not exceeding 30 cwt. by
	weight	..	..		..	..	..	12	9	0	7½
	(c) In packages over 30 cwt. and not exceeding 40 cwt. by
	weight	..	..		..	..	..	15	3	0	8
	(d) In packages over 40 cwt and not exceeding 50 cwt. by
	weight	..	..		..	..	..	20	3	0	8
	(e) In packages over 50 cwt. and not exceeding 60 cwt. by
	weight	..	..		..	..	..	30	3	0	9
	(f) In packages over 60 cwt. and not exceeding 70 cwt. by
	weight	..	..		..	..	..	32	9	0	9
	(g) In packages over 70 cwt. and not exceeding 80 cwt. by
	weight	..	..		..	..	..	35	3	0	10
	(h) In packages over 80 cwt.							40	3	1	0
7. MOTOR CARS		..	..		..	..	..	35	0	0	9
								Receipt and Delivery.		Rent per Week.


8. TIMBER, per 100 superficial feet					..	..	..	1	6	0	1½
9. GOODS OF SUCH VALUE AS IN THE OPINION OF THE COLLECTOR REQUIRE SPECIAL PRECAUTION FOR SAFETY—
	(a) Not exceeding £100 in value				..	..	..	0	9	1	0
	(b) For every additional £100 in value or portion thereof							0	9	1	0
10. UNSPECIFIED GOODS, per ton					..	..	..	7	6	0	7½

(2) The minimum charge in respect of rent under this regulation shall be 1d.

(3) Goods not otherwise specified shall be rated according to weight or measurement at the option of the Collector.

(4) Where charges are levied by weight or measurement at per ton, fractional parts shall be charged in proportion.

(5) When goods are re-packed into smaller quantities no extra charge under the headings “ receipt and delivery ” shall be made on account of the re-pack.

(6) The charge for re-gauging or re-weighing bulk spirits or other liquids in bulk shall be 1s. per vessel.

(7) The charge for each re-pack, re-weigh, or re-examination shall be calculated upon the time occupied in the completion of the operation at the rate of 2s. 6d. per hour. For any broken period of one hour not exceeding 30 minutes 1s. 6d. shall be the charge.

Section 72a.

RENT AND CHARGES PAYABLE FOR GOODS DEPOSITED IN KING’S WAREHOUSE BY ORDER OF COLLECTOR.

95. (1) Rent and charges according to the following scale shall be paid in respect of goods deposited in King’s Warehouse by order of the Collector :—

Articles.									Receipt and Delivery.		Rent per Week.
1. WINES AND SPIRITS AND OTHER LIQUIDS, N.E.I.—									s.	d.	s.	d.
	In bulk, per package—
		(a) Tuns, puncheons, butts, or pipes exceeding 90 gallons						..	11	0	2	0
		(b) Hogsheads over 71 gallons and not exceeding 90 gallons							4	0	0	5
		(c) Hogsheads over 40 gallons and not exceeding 71 gallons							3	0	0	4
		(d) Barrels or quarter casks over 20 gallons and not exceeding
		40 gallons		..	..	..	..	..	2	3	0	3
		(e) Octaves or smaller packages, 9 gallons and not exceeding
		20 gallons		..	..	..	..	..	1	6	0	2
	In bottles, tins, kegs, or drums, per package—
		(a) Packages containing 5 gallons and under 9 gallons						..	0	6	0	2
		(b) Packages containing 3 gallons and under 5 gallons						..	0	5	0	1
		(c) Packages under 3 gallons			..	..	..	..	0	4	0	0½
2. BEER, per package—
		(a) Hogsheads		..	..	..	..	..	2	6	0	3
		(b) Half-hogsheads or barrels			..	..	..	..	1	9	0	2
		(c) Cases	..	..	..	..	..	..	1	0	0	1
3. TOBACCO—
	Manufactured—
		(a) per package		..	..	..	..	..	2	3	0	2
	Unmanufactured—
		(b) per cwt. or portion thereof				..	..	..	1	6	0	2½
	Cigars, Cigarettes, Snuff—
		(c) per package, 90 lbs. nett or over				..	..	..	4	6	0	5
		(d) per package, 40 lbs. and under 90 lbs.					..	..	3	9	0	4
		(e) per package, under 40 lbs, nett				..	..	..	3	6	0	3½
4. DRUGS, including Medicinal Opium, per package							..	..	1	3	0	6
5. GRAIN, RICE, OATMEAL, FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR, per ton									8	0	0	8
5. GRAIN, RICE, OATMEAL, FLOUR, SALT, SUGAR, per ton									Per Ton weight.		Per Ton Measurement
6. HEAVY GOODS—									Per Ton weight.		Per Ton Measurement
		(a) In packages over 10 cwt. and not exceeding 20 cwt. by
		weight		..	..	..	..	..	11	6	0	8
		(b) In packages over 20 cwt. and not exceeding 30 cwt. by
		weight		..	..	..	..	..	15	6	0	9
		(c) In packages over 30 cwt. and not exceeding 40 cwt. by
		weight		..	..	..	..	..	17	9	0	10
		(d) In packages over 40 cwt. and not exceeding 50 cwt. by
		weight		..	..	..	..	..	22	9	1	0
		(e) In packages over 50 cwt. and not exceeding 60 cwt. by
		weight		..	..	..	..	..	32	9	1	0
		(f) In packages over 60 cwt. and not exceeding 70 cwt. by
		weight		..	..	..	..	..	35	0	1	2
		(g) In packages over 70 cwt. and not exceeding 80 cwt. by
		weight,		..	..	..	..	..	37	9	1	2
		(h) In packages over 80 cwt.				..	..	..	42	9	1	4
7. MOTOR CARS				..	..	..	..	..	40	0	0	11
									Receipt		Rent
									and		per
									Delivery.		Week.
8. TIMBER, per 100 superficial feet						..	..	..	1	8	0	2
9. GOODS OF SUCH VALUE AS IN THE OPINION OF THE COLLECTOR REQUIRE SPECIAL PRECAUTION FOR SAFETY—
		(a) Not exceeding £100 in value				..	..	..	0	9	1	3
		(b) For every additional £100 in value or portion thereof						..	0	9	1	3

Rents and Charges Payable for Goods Deposited, etc —continued.

Articles.					Charges.
10. SINGLE PACKAGES AND SMALL CONSIGNMENTS—
	(a) One or more packages of same import mark or consignment aggregating not more than 2 feet by measurement or 1 cwt. by weight				4s. 6d., including receipt and delivery and two weeks’ rent, after that 1d. per week
	(b) One or more packages of same import mark or consignment aggregating more than 2 feet by measurement or 1 cwt. by weight, but not more than 10 feet by measurement or 5 cwt. by weight .. ..				6s., including receipt and delivery and two weeks’ rent, after that 1d. per week
	(c) One or more packages of same import mark or consignment aggregating more than 10 feet by measurement or 5 cwt. by weight, but not more than 20 feet bymeasurement or 10 cwt. by weight				7s., including receipt and delivery and two weeks’ rent, after that 2d. per week

					Receipt and Delivery.		Rent per Week.
					s.	d.	s.	d.
11. UNSPECIFIED GOODS, per ton		..	..	..	8	0	0	8

(2) Cartage.—In all cases where cartage is charged in addition to the rates set out above, the actual amount paid for such cartage only is to be charged. Such rate should not exceed the current rate at time of warehousing the goods.

(3) Where charges are levied by weight or measurement at per ton, fractional parts shall be charged in proportion.

(4) Goods not otherwise specified shall be rated according to weight or measurement at the option of the Collector.

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

Overview

The Regulations Under the Customs Act 1901-1922, enacted in 1923, were introduced to provide a comprehensive set of regulations governing the storage and handling of goods in King's warehouses, particularly in relation to the charges and rents applicable for various types of goods. This legislative instrument was made by the Governor-General in Council under the authority granted by the Customs Act. The primary aim was to standardise and update the existing regulations to reflect changes in trade practices and economic conditions of the time, ensuring clarity and fairness in the application of customs duties and warehousing fees. The Regulations specified detailed rates for rent and charges payable for goods warehoused in King's warehouses, categorised by type and size of goods, to provide a transparent and consistent framework for importers and customs officials. By replacing and amending the previous Customs Regulations 1922, these regulations aimed to address any gaps or ambiguities in the previous legislative framework, ensuring that the administration of customs duties and warehousing charges was efficient and equitable.

Scope and Application

The Regulations Under the Customs Act 1901-1922, specifically the Ninth Amendment, govern the rent and charges payable for goods warehoused in King’s Warehouses within the Commonwealth of Australia. These regulations apply to a wide range of goods, including wines, spirits, tobacco, drugs, grain, heavy goods, motor cars, and timber. The regulations detail a comprehensive scale of charges based on the type and quantity of goods, ensuring that specific rates are applied to different categories of goods such as bulk containers, cases, packages, and even single packages. The rent and charges must be paid according to the scale provided, and goods not specified in the scale are rated by weight or measurement at the Collector's discretion. Notably, the regulations also address the charges for re-gauging, re-weighing, and re-packing of goods, with specific rates for these additional services. The scope of the Act is national, covering all goods imported into Australia and stored in King’s Warehouses across the country. The application of these regulations is further extended or restricted through subordinate instruments, allowing for adjustments and refinements to the rates and charges over time.

Key Provisions

The Customs Regulations 1923 (C1923L00090) establish detailed provisions for the rent and charges payable for goods warehoused in King's Warehouses and goods deposited by order of the Collector. Section 107 outlines the specific rent and charges according to various categories of goods, including wines, spirits, tobacco, and heavy goods, with detailed rates for different quantities and types of goods. The regulation stipulates minimum charges and provides for the option to rate goods according to weight or measurement. It also includes provisions for additional charges for cartage, re-gauging, re-weighing, and re-examination, with specific rates set out for these services. These regulations impose obligations on parties and entities involved in the warehousing of goods to ensure that all applicable charges are paid. Warehousers must adhere to the prescribed rates for rent and additional services, and must not exceed the rates for cartage as specified. The Collector has discretion in certain instances, such as choosing between weight or measurement for goods not otherwise specified. These provisions aim to ensure a standardised and fair system for charging warehouse services. Breach of these regulations may lead to various consequences. Non-payment of charges or non-compliance with the specified rates could result in legal action for recovery of dues. Although the specific penalties are not detailed within these regulations, they likely fall under the broader legal framework of the Customs Act 1901-1922 and may include fines or other civil penalties. It is also possible that persistent non-compliance could lead to criminal charges, depending on the severity and intent behind the breach.

Area of Law: Commercial Law
Instrument: Regulation
Concepts: Definitions & Interpretation; Charges Payable for Goods Warehoused; Cartage Charges

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