STATUTORY RULES.
1950. No. .
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1049.*
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 1901-1949.
Dated this twenty-second
day of March , 1950.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendments of the Customs Regulations.†
1. Regulation 8 of the Customs Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “ owned ” the words “ or hired ”.
2. Regulation 9 of the Customs Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “ owner ” the words “ or hirer ”.
3. Regulation 54 of the Customs Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“ 54. Where the whole or half the services of a locker are not required, the fees payable by a licensee for the services of a locker, when required, shall be at the rate of Four shillings and sixpence per hour or part of an hour during which the services of the locker are required plus the expenses (if any) incurred by the locker in travelling to and from the warehouse.”.
4. Regulation 56 of the Customs Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“ 56.—(1.) At all places where the whole or half the services of a locker are not required, the annual licence-fee shall be in accordance with whichever of the following fees is applicable:—
| £ | s. | d. |
(a) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of under two hundred and fifty tons | 15 | 0 | 0 |
(b) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of two hundred and fifty tons and under five hundred tons | 22 | 10 | 0 |
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1950.
† Statutory Rules 1920, No. 203, as amended by Statutory Rules 1927, Nos. 17, 95 and 121; 1928, Nos. 47, 57, 74 and 95; 1920, Nos 25, 56 and 127; 1930, Nos. 91, 138 and 140; 1931, Nos. 16, 42 and 90; 1932, No. 90; 1933, Nos. 21, 105, 106 and 129; 1934, Nos. 109 and 127; 1935, Nos. 1, 41, 69 and 113; 1936, Nos. 49 and 168; 1938, No. 111; 1939, No. 157; 1940, Nos. 203 and 256; 1946, Nos. 127 and 161; 1947, Nos. 29, 83, 94 and 152; 1948, No. 156; and 1949, Nos. 34, 78, 95 and 111.
1352—Price 3d. 9/17.3.1950.
| £ | s. | d. |
(c) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of five hundred tons and under one thousand tons | 30 | 0 | 0 |
(d) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of one thousand tons or more | 37 | 10 | 0 |
“ (2.) In addition, the licensee shall pay for the services of a looker, when required, at the rate of Four shillings and. sixpence per hour or part of an hour during which the services of a locker are required plus the expenses (if any) incurred by the locker in travelling to and from the warehouse.”.
5. Regulation 58 of the Customs Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) the figure and letter “ 3s.” and inserting in their stead the words “ Four shillings and sixpence ”; and
(b) by adding at the end of that paragraph the words “ plus the expenses (if any) incurred by the locker in travelling to and from the warehouse ”.
6. Regulation. 60 of the Customs Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (3.) the following sub-regulations:—
“ (3a.) Where the attendance by a looker is provided without expense to the Department, the Comptroller may waive the payment of the fees prescribed by regulations 54, 56, 58 and 61 of these Regulations for the services of the locker.
“ (3b.) All questions as to the number of lockers required and the time during which their services are required shall be determined by the Comptroller.
“ (3c.) A licensee who requires the services of a locker shall give to the Collector at least six working hours’ notice of his requirements.”.
7. Regulation 6.1 of the Customs Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“ (3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 50 or 51 of these Regulations, the annual licence-fee under this regulation shall be One pound ten shillings and the services of a locker, when required, shall be paid for at the rate of Four shillings and sixpence per hour or part of an hour during which the services of the locker arc required plus the expenses (if any) incurred by the locker in travelling to and from the warehouse.”.
8. Regulation. 76 of the Customs Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the words “ whose services shall be paid for at the rate of 3s. per hour, or part thereof, by the person applying for permission to reduce and bottle the spirits ”; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
“ (2). The fees payable for the services of the special officer by the person applying for permission to reduce and bottle the spirits shall be at the rate of Four shillings and sixpence per hour or part of an hour during which the services of the officer arc required plus the expenses (if any) incurred by the officer in travelling to and from the warehouse.”.
9.—(1.) After regulation “ 127 of the Customs Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
“ 128. For the purposes of section 164a of the Act, the Collector may make, at the time of entry of leaf tobacco, a rebate of the duty payable on the importation of the leaf tobacco at whichever of the following rates is applicable:—
(a) where the leaf tobacco is to be manufactured in Australia into tobacco—ten per centum;
(b) where the leaf tobacco is to be manufactured in Australia into cigarettes—fifteen per centum; or
(c) where the leaf tobacco is to be manufactured in Australia into cigars—thirty per centum.”.
(2.) This regulation shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1950.
10. Form 70 in the Schedule to the Customs Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “ owner ” (first occurring) the words “ or hirer ”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.