STATUTORY RULES
1971 No.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE LIVE-STOCK SLAUGHTER LEVY ACT 1964-1968.*
WHEREAS the Australian Meat Board continued in existence by the Meat Industry Act 1964-1969 has made recommendations in the Minister of State for Primary Industry with respect to the respective amounts to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-section (1.) of section 6. paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 6a and paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 6b of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1968:
And whereas before making the recommendations with respect to the respective amounts to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection (1.) of section 6, paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 6a and paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 6b of that Act, the Australian Meat Board had consulted the Australian Woolgrowers’ and Graziers’ Council and the Australian Wool and Meat Producers’ Federation:
And whereas before making the recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) of section 6 of that Act the Australian Meat Board had consulted the Australian Woolgrowers’ and Graziers’ Council, the Australian Wool and Meat Producers’ Federation and the Australian Meat Research Committee constituted under the Meat Research Act 1960-1968:
Now therefore. I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, and having taken those recommendations into consideration, hereby make the following Regulations under the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Act 1964-1968.
Dated this eighteenth day of January, 1971.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Sgd. J. D. Anthony
Minister of State for Primary Industry.
Amendments of the Live-stock Slaughter. Levy Regulations†
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of February, 1971.
2. Regulation 4 of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Prescribed amount per head of cattle slaughtered.
“4.—(1.) For the purpose of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 6 of the Act, the amount per head or cattle slaughtered is Twenty cents.
“(2.) For the purpose of paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) of section 6 of the Act, the amount per head of cattle slaughtered is Twenty-five cents.”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1971.
† Statutory Rules 1964, No. 91, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, Nos. 64 and 111.
26511/70—Price 5c. 10/22.12.1970
Prescribed amount per head of sheep slaughtered.
3. Regulation 5 of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(1.) For the purpose of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 6a of the Act, the amount per head of sheep slaughtered is Two cents.”.
Prescribed amount per head of lambs slaughtered.
4. Regulation 6 of the Live-stock Slaughter Levy Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(1.) For the purpose of paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) of section 6b of the Act, the amount per head of lambs slaughtered is Two cents.”.
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