Wine Export Bounty Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 92.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WINE EXPORT BOUNTY ACT 1924-1927.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Wine Export Bounty Act 1924-1927, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirteenth day of August, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

THOS. W. CRAWFORD,

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Wine Export Bounty Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wine Export Bounty Regulations.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

‘‘Authorized Person” means a person appointed in writing by the Minister to be an authorized person for the purposes of these Regulations;

“Bounty” means bounty under the Act;

“Collector” means Collector of Customs for a State;

“Exporter” means the owner of the fortified wine at the time when the Export Entry is passed;

“Officer” means an officer of Customs;

‘‘The Act” means the Wine Export Bounty Act 1924-1927.

Notice of intention to export and claim bounty.

3. Persons who intend to claim bounty on fortified wine shall unless the Minister otherwise directs forward to the Collector at the port of export, at least seven days before shipment, a notice in accordance with Form A in the schedule.

Form of Claim for bounty.

4.—(1). Claims for bounty shall be lodged in the office of the Collector for the State from which the wine is exported, and shall be in accordance with Form B in the Schedule.

(2.) All claims for bounty shall be supported by—

(a) a certificate as to the correctness of the statements contained therein signed by an officer; and

(b) a certificate by the exporter,

in accordance with the terms set out in Form B in the Schedule.

Powers of authorized person.

5. Any authorized person may, at all reasonable times, enter upon any premises where there is stored any fortified wine in respect of which notice of intention to export and claim bounty has been given, and may inspect the fortified wine and the accounts books and documents of the

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exporter for the purposes of examination and audit, and may, upon inspection or audit, make and take away extracts from those books of account and documents.

Inspection of books of account, &c.

6. Where notice of intention to claim bounty has been given in accordance with these Regulations, the exporter giving notice shall—

(a) allow any authorized person to have access at all reasonable times to his premises for the purpose of inspecting accounts books and documents in his possession or control relating to grapes or to fortifying spirit purchased;

(b) provide, when requested by an authorized person so to do, all reasonable facilities and assistance necessary to enable the authorized person to effectively inspect and audit all books of account kept by him in accordance with the Act and all documents in his possession or control relating to grapes or to fortifying spirit purchased;

(c) produce such books and accounts and the documents relating to entries therein for examination and audit by any authorized person when required by him so to do; and

(d) supply such samples of the wine as the Collector requires.

7. Claimants for bounty shall pay to the Collector a charge of Three shillings per hour or any portion thereof for the time an officer is employed on their application under these Regulations within official hours of duty. The charge for an officer’s services outside official hours shall be Four shillings and sixpence per hour or portion thereof.

8. The Wine Export Bounty Regulations 1924 (Statutory Rules 1924 No. 150 as amended by Statutory Rules 1925 No. 57) are hereby repealed.

THE SCHEDULE.

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Form A.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Wine Export Bounty Act 1924-27.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EXPORT.

State of

To the Collector of Customs,

...........................

I hereby give notice that I intend to export and claim bounty on fortified wine, particulars of which are set out hereunder

Signature of Intending Exporter,

Address—

Date—

Form B.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Wine Export Bounty Act 1924-27.

Dr. to (a)

Financial Year 19 State of

Pursuant to Notice forwarded on the 192

I hereby claim bounty in respect of fortified wine exported by me on and after the (b)

 and up to the (c)  The particulars

relating to the goods are as follow:—

Particulars.

Total pounds

Total  pounds

 shillings pence.

Signature of Exporter.

(a) Insert full note and address.

(b) Here insert date of first day of period during which fortified wine in respect of which claim is made was exported.

(c) Here insert date of last day of period during which fortified wine in respect of which claim is made was exported.

Officer’s Certificate.

I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief, after due inquiry, that the particulars and statements contained in the above claim for bounty are true and correct for the purposes of the Wine Export Bounty Act 1924-27, and that the claimant is entitled to bounty on the fortified wine specified in the claim.

Officer of Customs.

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I certify that this account is correct within the meaning of Section 34 of the Audit Act 1901-1926.

Certifying Officer.

Date / / 

Received on the 19 , from

the sum of pounds shillings

pence, in full payment of the above account.

..........................Exporter.

Witness to the payment and signature....................

Certificate by Exporter.

(To be placed on the back of the Form.)

I, of , do hereby certify as follows:—

(1) I am the exporter of the fortified wine specified in this claim for bounty.

(2) The description of the fortified wine and the particulars relating thereto, set out in this claim for bounty, are true and correct in every respect.

(3) The whole of the fortified wine specified in this claim for bounty—

(a) is fortified wine the produce of Australia, and is the fermented juice of the grape which has been fortified so as to contain not less than thirty-four per centum of proof spirit;

(b) is of good and merchantable quality.

(4) Nothing on my part has been done or omitted to be done, and, to the best of my knowledge and belief, nothing on the part of any other person has been done or omitted to be done, whereby my right to bounty in respect of the fortified wine has been forfeited or taken away.

(5). No other claim for bounty has been made nor has any bounty been paid in respect of the fortified wine specified in this claim for bounty.

(6) The following is a true and correct statement as to the grapes and fortifying spirit purchased by me during the year immediately preceding the date of exportation of the fortified wine in respect of which this claim for bounty is made

............................Signature of Exporter

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