STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 193.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE BUTTER AGREEMENT ACT 1920.

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 Butter Agreement Act 1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-first day of October, 1920.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. MASSY GREENE,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Butter Agreement Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Butter Agreement Regulations 1920.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“the Act” means the Butter Agreement Act 1920;

“the Committee” means the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee constituted under these Regulations;

“the Minister” means the Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee.

3. For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations there shall be a Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee.

Members of Committee.

4.—(1.) The Committee shall consist of the Minister, who shall be the Chairman of the Committee, a Deputy Chairman who shall be appointed by the Minister, three nominees of the Commonwealth Government, two representatives for each of the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland in respect of the butter factories in those States, one representative for each of the States of South Australia and Tasmania in respect of the butter factories in those States, one representative for each of the States of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland in respect of the cheese factories in those States, and the Commonwealth Dairy Expert.

(2.) The members of the Commonwealth Dairy Produce Pool Committee constituted under the War Precautions (Dairy Produce Pool) Regulations (being Statutory Rules 1918, No. 278, as amended by Statutory Rules 1918, No. 316, by Statutory Rules 1919, No. 31, and by Statutory Rules 1920, Nos. 19, 62 and 115) shall be deemed to be members of the Committee constituted under the Regulations.

(3.) In the absence of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman at any meeting the members of the Committee present shall appoint one of their number to act as Chairman at that meeting.

Voting of members.

5.—The Chairman and in his absence the Deputy Chairman, and in the absence of both, the member appointed to act as Chairman, shall have a casting vote only.

(2.) The Commonwealth Dairy Expert shall have a voice but no vote on any question before the Committee.

Quorum.

6. Seven members of the Committee shall form a quorum.

Minutes.

7. The Committee shall cause minutes to be kept of its meetings.

Vacancies in Committee.

8. (1.) Any member of the Committee except the Minister, Deputy Chairman or the Commonwealth Dairy Expert, who is absent without leave from three consecutive meetings of the Committee, shall cease to be a member of the Committee.

(2.) In the event of a vacancy occurring by reason of the death, resignation or forfeiture of office of any member of the Committee, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the member, whose death, resignation or forfeiture of office caused the vacancy, was chosen.

(3.) The Committee may grant leave of absence to any member of the Committee, and during the absence of such member may appoint another to act in his place, and the member so appointed shall have all the powers of the absent member.

Recommendations as to export of butter.

9. The Committee may, from time to time, make recommendations to the Minister in connexion with the granting or withholding of consent to the export of butter from the Commonwealth.

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