CUSTOMS TARIFF (No. 2).
No. 32 of 1950.
An Act relating to Duties of Customs.
[Assented to 7th December, 1950.]
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) 1950.
(2.) The Customs Tariff 1933–1949, as amended by the Customs Tariff 1950, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) Section one of the Customs Tariff 1950 is amended by omitting sub-section (3.).
(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Customs Tariff 1933–1950.
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.
Time of Imposition of duties.
3. The time of the imposition of the duties of Customs imposed by this Act is the ninth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty, at nine o’clock in the forenoon, reckoned according to standard time in the Australian Capital Territory, and this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation at that time.
THE SCHEDULE. Section 2.
Amendments of the Schedule to the Principal Act.
By omitting the whole of Prefatory Note (13) and inserting in its stead the following Prefatory Note:—
“(13) Unless the Tariff otherwise expressly provides, or the Minister otherwise directs, the term ‘ artificial silk’ shall include synthetic fibres made from substances having either a cellulosic or protein base and synthetic fibres made from substances produced by either or both of the chemical processes known as polymerisation and condensation.”
IMPORT DUTIES
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
DIVISION V.—TEXTILES, FELTS AND FURS, AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF, AND ATTIRE. | |||
105. By omitting the whole of paragraph (4) of sub-item (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:— “(4) Tapestries and tapestry curtain material, viz.:— |
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(a) Woven, viz.:—wholly of artificial silk; containing a mixture of fibres in which more than 50 per cent, by weight is artificial silk and, if the mixture of fibres includes wool, not more than 5 per cent, by weight is wool per square yard | 1s. 6d. | 1s. 8½d. | 2s. 1½d. |
(b) Wholly of artificial silk or containing a mixture of fibres in which at least 10 per cent by weight is artificial silk and, if the mixture of fibres includes wool, not more than 5 per cent. by weight is wool, except piece goods enumerated in sub-item (a) (4) (a) per square yard | l½d. | 4d. | 9d.” |
By omitting the whole of paragraph (1) of sub-item (d) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:— |
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“(1) (a) Woven, viz.:—wholly of artificial silk or containing a mixture of fibres in which more than 50 per cent. by weight is artificial silk, except tyre cord fabric and piece goods enumerated in sub-items (a) (4) (a), (a) (5), (d) (3) and (f) per square yard | 1s. 6d. | 1s. 8½d. | 2s. 1½d. |
(b) Artificial silk or containing artificial silk or having artificial silk worked thereon, except piece goods enumerated in sub-items (a) (1) (b), (a) (3), (a) (4), (a) (5), (aa), (d) (1) (a), (d) (3) and (f) per square yard | l½d. | 4d. | 9d.” |
By adding to sub-item (d) a new paragraph (4) as follows:— |
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“(4). Wholly of artificial silk or containing artificial silk, of types which would otherwise be classified under sub-item (a) (4) (a) or sub-item (d) (1) (a), as prescribed by Departmental By-laws per square yard | Free | 2 ½d. | 7 ½d.” |
The Schedule—continued.
Import Duties—continued.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. | |
DIVISION X.-WOOD, WICKER, AND CANE. | ||||
291. By omitting the whole of sub-item (c) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— “(c) Logs, not sawn, viz.:— |
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(1) For use in the manufacture of plywood and veneers— |
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(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this sub-paragraph ad val. | Free | .. | 5 per cent. | |
(b) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this sub-paragraph ad val. | 5 per cent. | .. | 10 per cent. | |
(2) Other— |
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(a) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douglasii); Hemlock (all species of Tsuga); Larch (all species of Larix); Spruce (all speoies of Picea) and White Fir (all species of Abies)— |
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(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super. feet (Brereton measurement) | Free | 6d. | 6d. | |
(2) Other per 100 super. feet (Brereton measurement) | 4s. | 4s. 6d. | 4s. 6d. | |
(b) N.E.I.— |
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(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws ad val. | Free | 17½ per cent. | 17½ per cent. | |
(2) Other----------------ad val. | 7½ per cent. | 27½ per cent. | 27½ per cent.” | |
By omitting the whole of sub-item (d) (twice occurring) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— |
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“ (d) Spars in the rough— |
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(1) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga Douqlasii); Hemlock (all species of Tsuga); Larch (all species of Larix); Spruce (all species of Picea) and White Fir (all species of Abies)— |
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(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super. feet | Free | 6d. | 6d. | |
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(b) Other-----------------per 100 super. feet | 4s. | 4s. 6d. | 4s. 6d. | |
(Brereton measurement) | ||||
(2) Other (a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws---ad val. | Free | 10 per cent. | 10 per cent. | |
(b) Other--------------------------ad val. | 7 ½per cent. | 27½ per cent. | 27½ per cent.” | |
By omitting the whole of sub-item (f) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— |
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“(f) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:—Redwood (Sequoia Sempercirens) and Western Red Cedar (Thuja Plicata)— |
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(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over— (a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws--------------per 100 super. Feet | Free | .. | 2s. | |
(b) Other-----------------per 100 super. Feet | 2s. | .. | 4s. | |
The Schedule—continued
Import Duties—continued
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
Division X.—Wood, Wicker, and Cane—continued | |||
91.—continued. |
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(2) In sizes of 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)— |
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(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws-------------per 100 super. feet | Free | .. | 2s. |
(b) Other-----------------per 100 super, feet | 2s. 3d. | .. | 5s. 6d. |
(3) In sizes less than 8 inches x 2 inches (or its equivalent)— |
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(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super. feet | Free | .. | 2s. |
(b) Other-----------------per 100 super. feet | 6s. | .. | 10s.” |
By omitting the whole of sub-item (h) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— |
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“ (h) Timber, undressed, n.e.i., viz.:—Other— |
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(1) In sizes of 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent) and over— |
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(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws-------- per 100 super. Feet | Free | 1s. | 6s. 6d. |
(b) Other---------------------per 100 super. Feet | 6s. | 7s. | 12s. 6d. |
(2) In sizes of 7 inches x 2 ½ inches . (or its equivalent) and upwards, and less than 12 inches x 6 inches (or its equivalent)— |
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(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super. Feet | Free | 1s. | 5s. |
(b) Other - per 100 super. Feet | 9s. | 10s. | 14s. |
(3) In sizes less than 7 inches x 2 ½ inches (or its equivalent)— |
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(a) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super. feet | Free | 1s. | 3s. 6d. |
(b) Other------------------per 100 super. feet | 12s. | 13s. | 15s. 6d.” |
By omitting the whole of sub-item (k) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— |
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“ (k) Timber, bent or cut into shape, dressed or partly dressed, n.e.i.— |
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(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws— ad val. | Free | .. | 10 per cent. |
(2) Other-----------------------------ad val. | 32½ per cent. | .. | 57½ per cent.” |
By omitting the whole of sub-item (l) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— |
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“(l) Timber, dressed or moulded, n.e.i.; timber tongued or grooved or tongued and grooved; weatherboards— |
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(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 super. feet | Free | .. | 2s. |
(2) Other---------------------per 100 super. feet | 16s. 6d. | .. | 24s.” |
92. By omitting the whole of sub-item (g) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— |
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“ (g) Architraves, mouldings n.e.i., skirtings and room mouldings, up to and including 6 inches in width and up to and including 1 inch in thickness— |
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(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws per 100 lineal feet | Free | .. | 1s. |
(2) Other---------------------per 100 lineal feet | 6s. 9d. | .. | 10s.” |
The Schedule—continued.
Import Duties—continued.
Tariff Items. | British Preferential Tariff. | Intermediate Tariff. | General Tariff. |
Division X.—Wood, Wicker, and Cane—continued. | |||
293. By omitting the whole of sub-item (a) and inserting in its stead the following sub-item:— |
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“ (a) limber, undressed, in sizes less than 7 feet 6 inches x 10½ inches x 2½ inches for use in the manufacture of doors— |
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(1) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this paragraph per 100 super. feet | Free | 1s. | 2s. |
(2) As prescribed by Departmental By-laws for the purposes of this paragraph per 100 super. feet | 4s. | 5s. | 6s.” |