CUSTOMS TARIFF (No. 2).

No. 35 of 1928.

An Act relating to Duties of Customs.

[Assented to 22nd September, 1928.]

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 Customs Tariff (No. 2) 1928.

(2.) Section one of the Customs Tariff 1928 is amended by omitting sub-section (2.).

(3.) The Customs Tariff 1921-1926, as amended by the Customs Tariff 1928, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff 1921-1928.

Amendment of Tariff.

2. The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule to this Act, and Duties of Customs are hereby imposed in accordance with the first-mentioned Schedule, as amended by the last-mentioned Schedule.

Date from which new duties commence.

3.—(1.) Subject to sub-section (2.) of this section, the duties imposed by the Schedule to this Act shall be deemed to have been imposed as from the twenty-fifth day of April One thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to the standard time in the Territory for the Seat of Government.

(2.) Where, by an amendment made by this Act, any duty, increase of duty or decrease of duty is imposed on any particular article, as on and from any date later than the twenty-fifth day of April One thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight, the duty, increase of duty or decrease of duty shall be deemed to have been imposed as on and from such later date.

Saving.

4. Nothing in this Act shall affect the operation of the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922-1926, the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922 (No. 2) or the Customs Tariff (Papua and New Guinea Preference) 1926.

THE SCHEDULE.

Amendment to the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1921-1926, as amended by the customs tariff 1928.

IMPORT DUTIES.

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