STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 432.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE RABBIT SKINS EXPORT CHARGES ACT 1940-1942.*

WHEREAS by section 4 of the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Act 1940-1942 it is provided that a charge is imposed and shall be levied and paid on all rabbit skins exported from the Commonwealth after a date to be fixed by Proclamation and that the rate of charge shall be as prescribed after report to the Minister by the Australian Rabbit Skins Board constituted under the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Appropriation Act 1940 but shall not in any case exceed Two shillings and sixpence for each pound of rabbit skins exported:

And whereas the said Australian Rabbit Skins Board has reported to the Minister that the rate of charge imposed on rabbit skins exported from the Commonwealth on and after the seventh day of October, 1942, should be at the rates prescribed by the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Regulations as amended by the Regulations hereunder:

Now therefore 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 Rabbit Skins Export Charges Act 1940-1942.

Dated this seventh day of October, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Commerce.

Amendment of the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Regulations.†

Rate of charge on rabbit skins.

1. Regulation 2 of the Rabbit Skins Export Charges Regulations is amended by omitting the words “One shilling and sixpence” and inserting in their stead the word “ninepence”.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the seventh day of October, 1942.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on    October, 1942.

† Statutory Rules 1940, No. 105, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, No. 149; 1941, No. 107, and 1942, No. 285.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

7167.—Price 3d.        25/5.10.1942.