Statutory Rules 1993   No. 3331

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Honey Levy (No. 2) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, and having taken into consideration the recommendations made to the Minister for Primary Industries and Energy by the Federal Council of Australian Apiarists’ Associations with respect to the rate of levy to be prescribed for the purpose of paragraph 5 (1) (b) of the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962, make the following Regulations under that Act.

Dated 2 December 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

SIMON CREAN

Minister for Primary Industries and Energy

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1.   Commencement

1.1   These Regulations commence on 1 January 1994.

2.   Amendment

2.1   The Honey Levy (No. 2) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

3.   Regulation 4 (Prescribed rate of levy)

3.1   Subregulation 4 (2):

Omit the subregulation, substitute:

 “(2) For the purposes of paragraph 5 (1) (b) of the Honey Levy Act (No. 2) 1962, the prescribed rate of levy:

 (a) for honey produced on or after 1 January 1994, is 0.57 cent per kilogram of honey; and

 (b) for honey produced on or after 1 January 1995, is 0.61 cent per kilogram of honey; and

 (c) for honey produced on or after 1 January 1996, is 0.65 cent per kilogram of honey.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 10 December 1993.

2. Statutory Rules 1983 No. 210 as amended by 1985 No. 247; 1987 No. 106; 1988 No. 252; 1989 Nos. 227 and 309; 1990 No. 368; 1991 No. 406.