CUSTOMS TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE) (No. 2).
No. 55 of 1960.
An Act to amend the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1959, as amended by the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1960.
[Assented to 19th November, 1960.]
BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) (No. 2) 1960.
(2.) The Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1959, as amended by the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1960, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) Section one of the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1960 is amended by omitting sub-section (2.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1933-1960.
Commencement.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Amendment of Tariff in accordance with First Schedule.
3.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended as set out in the First Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended.
(2.) The time of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by the last preceding sub-section is the twentieth day of May, One thousand nine hundred and sixty, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Australian Capital Territory, and this section shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.
Amendment of Tariff in accordance with Second Schedule.
4.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by the last preceding section is further amended as set out in the Second Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) The time of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by the last preceding sub-section is the seventeenth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and sixty, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Australian Capital Territory, and this section shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.
Amendment of Tariff in accordance with Third Schedule.
5.—(1.) The Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by the last two preceding sections is further amended as set out in the Third Schedule to this Act and duties of Customs are imposed in accordance with the Schedule to the Principal Act as so amended and as so further amended.
(2.) The time of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by the last preceding sub-section is the ninth day of September, One thousand nine hundred and sixty, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Australian Capital Territory, and this section shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.
THE SCHEDULES.
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FIRST SCHEDULE. Section 3.
Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act.
Consecutive No. | Tariff Item. | Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
103. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
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“103 | 325 (a) Leather manufactures n.e.i.; leather cut into shape, not covered by item 329(d) (4) (a); harness n.e.i.; razor strops; whips, including handles, keepers, thongs and lashes | 17½ per cent. ad val. |
| (b) Harness and buggy saddles------------------- | 17½ per cent. ad val.” |
105. By omitting the item. | ||
SECOND SCHEDULE. Section 4.
Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by Section Three of this Act.
Consecutive No. | Tariff Item. | Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. |
By inserting new items as follows:— |
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“120 | 320 (C) (2) (c) (2) Film to which clause (2) of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 320 in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 19331960, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies Provided that any such films printed from a negative which was not the produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom or New Zealand shall not be entitled to entry at the rate above. | Free |
“121 | 320 (c) (2) (c) (6) Film to which clause (6) of sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (2) of sub-item (c) of item 320 in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1960, or that Act as amended from time to time, or as proposed to be amended from time to time by a Customs Tariff alteration proposed in the Parliament, applies | 1d. per lineal foot |
| Provided that any such films printed from a negative which was not the produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom or New Zealand shall not be entitled to entry at the rate above. And provided further, that, in respect of this item, where a film is imported containing more than one series of exposures placed side by side across its width, duty shall be charged on each series of exposures as if each series were a separate film.” |
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Section 5. THIRD SCHEDULE.
Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act as amended by Sections Three and Four of this Act.
Consecutive No. | Tariff Item. | Tariff Rates on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of New Zealand. | |
31. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
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“31 | Ex 141 (b) (1) Lead piping-------------------------------- | 4s. 6d. per cwt. | |
| Ex 141 (b) (3) (b) Lead alloy piping-------------------------- | 4s. 6d. per cwt.” | |
73. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
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“73 | Ex 208 (a) (1) Brasswork, bronzework and gunmetalwork for general engineering and plumbing and other trades (other than valves, taps, tobies, hydrants, and similar articles of any material) | 22½ per cent. ad val.” | |
74. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
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“74 | Ex 208 (a) Valves, taps, tobies, hydrants and similar articles, of any material | 27½ per cent. ad val.” | |
85. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
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“85 | Ex 231 Paints and colours, viz.:— |
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| (c) (2) Kalsomine, water paints and distempers, in powder form | 17½ per cent. ad val. | |
| (g) (1) Ground in liquid, n.e.i.; paints and colours prepared for use; sheep marking oils; enamels, n.e.i.; enamel paints and glosses, n.e.i. | 17½ per cent. ad val. | |
| Ex 232 (a) Colours ground in plasticizing media other than drying oils; cellulose ester enamels | 17½ per cent. ad val.” | |
88. By inserting a new item as follows:— |
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“88 | 255 (a) Glue in dry form---------------------------------- | 17½ per cent. ad val. or 5d. per lb., whichever rate returns the higher duty. | |
| 255 (c) Gelatine— |
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| (1) Coloured gelatine sheets of the type used for window displays and for lighting effects; gelatine dust of the type used in the manufacture of ladies’ evening shoes | Free | |
| (2) Other------------------------------------- | 17½ per cent. ad val. or l0d. per lb., whichever rate returns the higher duty.” | |
100. By inserting a new item as follows:— |
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“100 | 320 (b) (2) Cinematographs, n.e.i.--------------------------- | 15 per cent. ad val.” | |
101. By omitting the item and inserting in its stead the following item:— |
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“101 | Ex 179 (C) Ex 181 (F) (1) Ex 181 (F) (3) Ex 181 (G) (3) | Accessories for cinematographs, viz.:— Amplifiers, volume controls, loudspeakers and switch-boards | Free” |