Dried Fruits Export Charges

No. 18 of 1970

An Act to amend the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924–1965.

[Assented to 17 June 1970]

BE it enacted by the Queen’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 Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1970.

(2.) The Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924–1965 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924–1970.

Commencement.

2.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2.) Section 3 of this Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Charge on export of dried fruits.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words “one-tenth of a cent” and inserting in their stead the words “three-tenths of a cent”.

Regulations.

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “imposed”; and

(b) by inserting after the word “Commonwealth” the words “in respect of which entry for export is made”.

Making of regulations.

5. At any time after the commencement of this section and before the date fixed under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of this Act, regulations may be made under the Principal Act as amended by this Act as if section 3 of this Act had come into operation, but regulations so made shall not come into operation before the date fixed under that sub-section.

Application of amendment.

6. The amendment made by section 3 of this Act does not apply in relation to dried fruits in respect of which entry for export is made before the date fixed under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of this Act.