Customs Tariff Validation Act (No. 2) 1974

CUSTOMS TARIFF VALIDATION ACT (No. 2)

1974

No. 119 of 1974

An Act to provide for the Validation of certain Collections of Duties of Customs in accordance with Customs Tariff Proposals, and for related purposes.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows: —

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff Validation Act (No. 2) 1974.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Validation—Customs Tariff Proposals No. 6 (1974).

3 (1) For the purpose of validating the demand and collection of certain duties of Customs (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) and for the purpose of otherwise giving effect, in respect of the period that commenced on 1 January 1974 and ended on 30 June 1974, to the alterations proposed by Customs Tariff Proposals No. 6 (1974) introduced into the House of Representatives on 18 July 1974—

(a) the Customs Tariff 1966-1973, as deemed to have been amended by sub-section (2), shall be deemed to have been further amended on 1 January 1974 in accordance with Customs Tariff Proposals No. 6 (1974); and

(b) the amendments deemed to have been made by paragraph (a) shall be deemed to have been repealed on 30 June 1974.

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the Customs Tariff 1966-1973 shall be deemed to have been amended in accordance with the following Customs Tariff Proposals:—

Validation—Customs Tariff Proposal No. 7 (1974).

4. (1) For the purpose of validating the demand and collection of certain duties of Customs (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) and for the purpose of otherwise giving effect, in respect of the period that commenced on 24 April 1974 and ended on 30 June 1974, to the alterations proposed by Customs Tariff Proposals No. 7 (1974) introduced into the House of Representatives on 18 July 1974—

(a) the Customs Tariff 1966-1973, as deemed to have been amended by sub-section (2), shall be deemed to have been further amended on 24 April 1974 in accordance with Customs Tariff Proposals No. 7 (1974); and

(b) the amendments deemed to have been made by paragraph (a) shall be deemed to have been repealed on 30 June 1974.

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1), the Customs Tariff 1966-1973 shall be deemed to have been amended in accordance with the Customs Tariff Proposals set out in sub-section 3(2) and the following Customs Tariff Proposals.

Repeal—application of section 8 of Acts Interpretation Act.

5. Section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901-1973 applies in relation to a repeal referred to in paragraph 3(1)(b) or 4(1)(b) as if the repeal were a repeal by this Act of a former Act.