STATUTORY RULES.
1923. No. 205.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901‑1923.
(Fifteenth Amendment).
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 1901‑1923, to come into operation on the first day of January, 1924.
Dated this fourteenth day of December, 1923.
FORSTER,
Governor‑General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Ll. ATKINSON,
for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
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Amendment of Customs Regulations 1922.
(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 24, as amended to this date).
1. Regulation 22(1) of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following Regulation inserted in its stead:—
“22 (1) When work is permitted before or after working hours, or on any Sunday or holiday, for the convenience of the public, the rates to be charged for the services of the officers employed shall be as follow, viz.:—
(a) Officers acting under direct supervision of a superior officer, lockers, drawback officers, and officers inspecting re‑imported goods (regulation 111a), 3s. per hour, or part thereof, except between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., when the rate shall be 3s. 6d. per hour, or part thereof.
(b) Officers in charge of the loading on or discharge of goods from ships, 3s. 6d. per hour, or part thereof, except between the hours of 11 p.m. and 8 a.m., when the rate shall be 4s. 6d. per hour, or part thereof.
(c) Officers of the indoor staff, 3s. 6d per hour, or part thereof.
(d) Officers receiving the report of a vessel, clearing a vessel, or receiving the report and clearing a vessel at the same time—
(i) if not engaged for more than two hours, 6s.;
(ii) if engaged for more than two hours, 3s. per hour or part thereof, with a maximum charge of 24s. for any twenty‑four hours.”
C.19349.—Price 3d.
2. Regulation 50 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“General and Private Warehouses.”
“50. In Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide and Port Adelaide, Perth and Fremantle, the annual fees to be charged for licences for general and private warehouses shall be as follow:—
| £ |
(a) Where the whole services of a locker are required................ | 300 |
(b) Where the whole services of more than one locker are required, for each additional locker after the first | 225 |
(c) Where the half services only of a locker are required.............. | 150 |
(d) Where the whole or half the services of a locker are not required— |
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(1) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity under 250 tons .... | 30 |
(2) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of 250 tons and under 500 tons | 45 |
(3) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of 500 tons and under 1,000 tons | 60 |
(4) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of 1,000 tons and over | 75.” |
3. Regulation 51 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“51. In places other than those above specified, the annual licence‑fees for general and private warehouses shall be as follow:—
| £ |
(1) Where the whole services of a locker are required.................... | 225 |
(2) Where the half services of a locker are required..................... | 150 |
(3) Where the whole or half services of a locker are not required, three‑fourths of the tonnage scale of fees prescribed in the preceding regulation.” |
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4. Regulation 53 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“53. The annual fee to be charged for licences, as general or private warehouses, of magazines, floating or otherwise, to be used for the purpose of storing explosives only, shall be £1 10s.”
5. Regulation 54 of the Customs Regulations 1922, is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“54. (1) All questions as to the number of lockers required and the time necessary for their attendance shall be determined by the Comptroller.
(2) When the whole or half the services of a locker are not required, the services of a locker when required shall be paid for at the rate of 3s. per hour or part thereof. Provided that the Comptroller may waive this payment where the necessary attendance by a locker can be given without expense to the Department. The Comptroller may authorize the application of this proviso to warehouses of any class.”
6. Regulation 55 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“Machinery Warehouses.
55. (1) Except as provided in regulation 58, the annual fees to be charged for licences for machinery warehouses in Sydney Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide and Port Adelaide, Perth and Fremantle, shall be as follow:—
| £ |
(a) Where the whole services of a locker are required.................... | 300 |
(b) Where the whole services of more than one locker are required, for each additional locker after the first | 225 |
(c) Where the half services only of a locker are required.................. | 150 |
(2) Except as provided in regulation 56, the annual licence‑fees for machinery warehouses in places other than those specified above shall be as follow;—
| £ |
(a) Where the whole services of a locker are required.................... | 225 |
(b) Where the half services only of a locker are required.................. | 150.” |
7. Regulation 56 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“56. 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 the following scale, and the services of a locker when required shall be paid for at the rate of 3s. per hour or part thereof:—
| £. | s. | d. |
(a.) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity under 250 tons......... | 15 | 0 | 0 |
(b) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of 250 tons and under 500 tons | 22 | 10 | 0 |
(c) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of 500 tons and under 1,000 tons | 30 | 0 | 0 |
(d) For warehouses having a tonnage capacity of 1,000 tons and over.... | 37 | 10 | 0.” |
8. Regulation 57 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“Manufacturing Warehouses.
57. (1) Except as provided in regulation 58, the annual fees to be charged for licences for manufacturing warehouses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hobart, Adelaide and Port Adelaide, Perth and Fremantle, shall be as follow:—
| £ |
(a) Where the whole services of a locker are required................ | 300 |
(b) Where the whole services of more than one locker are required, for each additional locker after the first | 225 |
(c) Where the half services only of a locker are required.............. | 150 |
(2) Except as provided in regulation 58, the annual licence‑fees for manufacturing warehouses, in places other than those above‑specified, shall be as follow:—
| £ |
(a) Where the whole services of a locker are required................ | 225 |
(b) Where the half services only of a locker are required.............. | 150.” |
9. Regulation 58 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“58. At all places where the whole or half the services of a locker are not required, the annual licence‑fee shall be £7 10s., and the services of a locker, when required, shall be paid for at the rate of 3s. per hour or part thereof.”
10. Regulation 59(2) of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“59. (2) The annual fee chargeable for such licence shall be £7 10s.”
11. Regulation 60(3) of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“60. (3) The annual licence‑fee under this regulation shall be £1 10s., and the services of a locker when required shall be paid for at the rate of 3s. per hour, or part thereof.”
12. Regulation 76 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“76. The operation of reducing and bottling shall be carried out under the supervision of a locker, but if his services are not available, under the supervision of a special officer 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.”
13. Regulation 94(7) of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“94. (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 3s. per hour. For any broken period of one hour not exceeding thirty minutes, 2s. shall be the charge.”
14. Regulation 111b (2) (a) of the Customs Regulations 1922 is amended by the deletion of the figures “2s. 6d.” and the substitution of the figure “3s.” in lieu thereof.
15. Regulation 147 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is amended by the deletion of the figures “2s. 6d.” and the substitution of the figure “3s.” in lieu thereof.
16. Regulation 165 of the Customs Regulations 1922 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“165. Each applicant for a Customs’ agent’s licence shall give security (in accordance with Form 63 or 63a) in the following sum:—
(a) If not employing a sub‑agent, £2,000.
(b) If employing one or more sub‑agents, an additional sum of £1,000 for each sub‑agent.”
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