STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 114.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901–1925 AND THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905–1926.

I, 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 Customs Act 1901–1925, and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905–1926, to come into operation on and from 1st January, 1929.

Dated this fifth day of November, 1928.

Signed by the Governor-General

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signed by the Minister of State for Markets

Minister of State for Markets.

 

Amendment of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 22, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 3 of the Commerce (General Exports) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of “Department” the following definition:—

“‘Diameter’ in relation to fresh fruit means the greatest transverse measurement of the fruit taken at right angles to the line joining the stem and the calyx;”; and

(b) by omitting from the definition of “Prunes” the following words:—

“Burton”

“Coates”,.

2. Regulation 44 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“44. Prunes intended for export shall be in accordance with such one of the following sets of conditions as is applicable to the description of the prunes:—

(a) Prunes describable as 20-30.—The fruit shall be of such size that not less than 20 prunes nor more than 30 prunes shall comprise one pound weight avoirdupois;

(b) Prunes describable as 30-40.—The fruit shall be of such size that not less than 30 prunes nor more than 40 prunes shall comprise one pound weight avoirdupois;

(c) Prunes describable as 40-50.—The fruit shall be of such size that not less than 40 prunes nor more than 50 prunes shall comprise one pound weight avoirdupois;

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(d) Prunes describable as 50-60.—The fruit shall be of such size that not less than 50 prunes nor more than 60 prunes shall comprise one pound weight avoirdupois;

(e) Prunes describable as 60-70.—The fruit shall be of such size that not less than 60 prunes nor more than 70 prunes shall comprise one pound weight avoirdupois;

(f) Prunes describable as 70-80.—The fruit shall be of such size that not less than 70 prunes nor more than 80 prunes shall comprise one pound weight avoirdupois; and

(g) Prunes describable as 80-90.—The fruit shall be of such size than not less than 80 prunes nor more than 90 prunes shall comprise one pound weight avoirdupois,

and in all cases the fruit shall be of a uniformly good dark colour.”

3. Regulation 48 is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (c) the words “Russeting of the surface shall not be deemed to be a blemish if the skin is unbroken. None of the fruits shall be less than two and one quarter inches in diameter, except in the case of varieties which, in the opinion of the Collector, may be regarded as normally small, in which case none of the fruits shall be less than two inches in diameter; and—” and inserting in their stead the following words:—

“Russeting of the surface shall not be deemed to be a blemish if the skin is unbroken. None of the apples shall be less than two and one-quarter inches in diameter except in the case of varieties which, in the opinion of the Collector, may be regarded as normally small, in which case none of the apples shall be less than two inches in diameter. Apples of the minimum diameter of two inches bearing any signs of black spot fungus shall not be exported. The diameter of pears in this grade shall not be less than two inches and;” and

(b) by omitting paragraph (d) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph—

“(d) Apples or pears described as ‘Plain’ shall consist of apples or pears of one size and one variety, free from broken skins, and not seriously blemished or injured by any disease, but fruit slightly blemished by black spot fungus, caterpillars, hailmarks or limb rubs, may be exported provided that the total area covered by such blemishes on any apple or pear does not exceed the area contained in a circle having a diameter of half an inch. Provided further that apples of the minimum diameter of two inches bearing any signs of black spot fungus shall not be exported. Russeting of the surface shall not be deemed to be a blemish if the skin is unbroken. The diameter of apples or pears shall not in any case be less than two inches”.

4. Regulation 48b is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) the words “from cheek to cheek” (wherever occurring).


5. Regulation 60 is amended by omitting paragraph (k) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph—

“(k) being prunes, the trade description shall also state whether the fruits are:—

‘20–30’;

60–70’;

‘30–40’;

70–80’; or

‘40–50’;

80–90’.”

‘50–60’;

 

6. Regulation 61 is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead—

Additional trade description for fresh apples and pears.

“61. In the case of fresh fruit, being apples or pears, the trade description shall be placed on one end of the case and shall set out—

(a) in letters or figures of not less than one-quarter of an inch in height if on printed paper labels, and not less than three-quarters of an inch if stencilled on cases—the variety and size or number of the apples or pears contained in each case, and whether the apples or pears are—

‘Special’;

‘Standard’; or

‘Plain’

Provided that the size of the apples or pears appearing in the trade description shall be stated as follows:—

‘2 inches’, which term shall include fruit of 2 inches or greater diameter, but less than 2¼ inches;

‘2¼ inches’, which term shall include fruit of 2¼ inches or greater diameter, but less than 2½ inches;

‘2½ inches’, which term shall include fruit of 2½ inches or greater diameter but less than 2¾ inches;

‘2¾ inches’, which terms shall include fruit of 2¾ inches or greater diameter, but less than 3 inches;

‘3 inches’, which term shall include fruit of 3 inches or greater diameter but less than 3¼ inches;

‘3¼ inches’ which term shall include fruit of 3¼ inches or greater diameter but less than 3½ inches; and

‘3½ inches’, which term shall include fruit of 3½ inches or greater diameter:

Provided further than in no case shall any apples or pears be less than the minimum size prescribed in Regulation 48 for each of the grades mentioned; and

(b) in letters of not less than one-half inch in height on one end of the package—the grower’s name (or registered brand) or in the case of a firm or corporation the firm or corporate name (or registered brand):”

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.