STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 14.

REGULATIONS under the canned fruits export CHARGES ACT 1926.

WHEREAS by section 4 of the Canned Fruits Export Charges Act 1926, it is enacted that the Governor-General may, after report to the Minister by the Canned Fruits Control Board constituted under the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926, make Regulations prescribing lower rates of the charge imposed on canned fruits exported from the Commonwealth:

And whereas the Board has reported to the Minister that the rate of charge to be imposed on canned fruits exported from the Commonwealth should be at a lower rate than is prescribed in the Canned Fruits Export Charges Act 1926, namely, at the rate of one-twelfth of a penny for each thirty ounces of canned fruits exported:

Now therefore I, the Deputy of the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Canned Fruits Export Charges Act 1926, to come into operation on the fourteenth day of February One thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.

Dated this tenth day of February, 1927.

SOMERS,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

T. PATERSON,

Minister of State for Markets and Migration.

Canned Fruits Export Charges Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Canned Fruits Export Charges Regulations.

Definitions.

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

“the Act” means the Canned Fruits Export Charges Act 1926.

Rates of charge on export of canned fruits.

3. The charge imposed and to be levied and paid under section three of the Act shall be imposed, levied and paid at the rate of one twelfth of a penny for each thirty ounces of canned fruits exported.

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