Statutory Rules

1977 No. 30

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PIG SLAUGHTER LEVY ACT 1971.*

WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 6 (1) of the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971 that the rate of the levy imposed by that Act in respect of pigs slaughtered on or after 1 July 1975 is an amount in respect of each pig, slaughtered equal to the aggregate of–

(a) such amount (not exceeding 10 cents) as is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of that Act; and

(b) such amount (not exceeding 5 cents) as is prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (b) of that Act:

AND WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 6 (2) of that Act that, before ranking regulations prescribing an amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of that Act, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of that paragraph made to the Minister by the Pig Industry Research Committee, and regulations shall not be made prescribing an amount for the purposes of that paragraph that is greater than the amount last recommended by that Committee to the Minister:

AND WHEREAS the Pig Industry Research Committee has recommended to the Minister that the amount to be prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of that Act in respect of each pig slaughtered should be 8 cents and that amount is the amount last so recommended by that Committee to the Minister:

NOW THEREFORE I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after taking into consideration the above-mentioned recommendation made to the Minister by the Pig Industry Research Committee, hereby make the following Regulations under the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971.

Dated this tenth day of March, 1977.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Primary Industry.

Amendments of the Slaughter levy Regulations†

1. Regulation 3 of the Pig Slaughter Levy Regulations is repealed and the

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 15 March 1977.

† Statutory Rules 1975, No. 123.

10432/77—Cat. No. 7740270—Recommended retail price 10c 10/21, 2.1977.

Prescribed amount for the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act.

following regulation substituted:—

“3. For the purposes of paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Pig Slaughter Levy Act 1971, the amount in respect of each pig slaughtered is 8 cents.”.

Application.

2. The amendment effected by regulation 1 applies in respect of pigs slaughtered on or after 1 April 1977.

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