WINE GRAPES CHARGES (No. 2).
No. 27 of 1929.
An Act to amend the Wine Grapes Charges Act 1929.
[Assented to 16th December, 1929.]
BE it enacted by the King’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 Wine Grapes Charges Act (No. 2) 1929.
(2.) The Wine Grapes Charges Act 1929 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Wine Grapes Charges Acts 1929.
Definitions.
2. Section two of the Principal Act is amended—
(a) by omitting the definition of “grapes” and inserting in its stead the following definitions:—
“‘dried grapes’ means grapes containing less than sixty per centum of moisture;
“‘fresh grapes’ means grapes containing not less than sixty per centum of moisture;”; and
(b) by omitting the definition of “winery or distillery” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—
“‘winery or distillery’, in relation to any grapes, means a winery or distillery which, during the year in which those grapes are delivered to it, handles not less than ten tons of grapes for use in the manufacture of wine.”.
Charge on grapes used for wine making.
3. Section three of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (1.) and (2.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-sections:—
“(1.) A charge is imposed and shall be levied upon, and shall be paid by, the owner of any winery or distillery on all grapes delivered to that winery or distillery, after the first day of January One thousand nine hundred and thirty, for use in the manufacture of wine.
“(2.) Subject to a lower rate being prescribed by the Regulations, the rate of the charge—
(a) in respect of fresh grapes, shall be fire shillings per ton; and
(b) in respect of dried grapes, shall be fifteen shillings per ton,
of grapes delivered to a winery or distillery for use in the manufacture of wine.”.
4. After section three of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—
Charge may be recovered.
“3a. The charge imposed by this Act shall be deemed, when it becomes due and payable, to be a debt due to the King on behalf of the Commonwealth by the owner of the winery or distillery to which the grapes, in respect of which the charge is payable, were delivered, and may be sued for and recovered by the Commonwealth in any Court of competent jurisdiction.”.