STATUTORY RULES.

1949. No. 109.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE MEAT EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1935-1946.*

WHEREAS it is enacted by the Meat Export Control Act 1935-1946 that for the purpose of enabling the Australian Meat Board effectively to control the export of Australian meat, meat products and edible offal, the Governor-General may make regulations prohibiting the export from the Commonwealth of any meat, meat products or edible offal except by persons who hold licences issued by the Minister, and in accordance with such conditions and restrictions as are prescribed after recommendation to the Minister by the Board:

And whereas the Board has recommended to the Minister that the export from the Commonwealth of meat, meat products or edible offal should be in accordance with the conditions and restrictions prescribed by the Meat Export Control (Licences) 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 Meat Export Control Act 1935-1946.

Dated this thirtieth day of November, 1949.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Commerce and Agriculture.

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Amendments of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations.†

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definition of “the Secretary” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘the Manager’ means the officer, appointed under section 15 of the Act, to be the Manager.”.

Application for licence to export meat.

2. Regulation 5 of the Meat Export Control (Prices) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

Return of meat shipped to United Kingdom.

3. Regulation 9 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

Return of meat shipped elsewhere than to United Kingdom.

4. Regulation 10 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1949.

† Statutory Rules 1936, No. 84, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 91 and 145.

370.—Price 3d. 9/16.11.1949.

Return of meat shipped by one licensee on behalf of another licensee.

5. Regulation 11 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

Persons who may sign returns.

6. Regulation 12 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

Information to be furnished.

7. Regulation 13 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

Withholding meat from export.

8. Regulation 14 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

Notices.

9. Regulation 15 of the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “Secretary” and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

Schedule.

10. The Schedule to the Meat Export Control (Licences) Regulations is amended by omitting from Forms A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J the word “Secretary” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Manager”.

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