CUSTOMS TARIFF (NEW ZEALAND PREFERENCE) (No. 2).

No. 36 of 1922.

An Act Relating to Preferential Duties of Customs on Goods the Produce or Manufacture of the Dominion of New Zealand.

[Assented to 18th October, 1922.]

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.

1.—   This Act may be cited as the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922 (No. 2).

Rates of duty on imports from New Zealand.

2.  Notwithstanding anything contained in the Customs Tariff 1921–1922, or the Customs Tariff (New Zealand Preference) 1922, from and after a time and date to be fixed by proclamation, the goods specified in the Schedule to this Act if produced or manufactured in the Dominion of New Zealand and imported direct from that Dominion shall be free of duty or subject to duty as follows:—

(a) goods which are specified in the Schedule to be free of duty shall be free of duty; and

(b) goods for which rates of duty are specified in the Schedule shall be subject to duty at those rates.

Time of imposition of or exemption from duty.

3.—(1.)   Goods to which paragraph (a) of the last preceding section applies shall be free of duty if they are imported into Australia after the time and date fixed by proclamation under that section, or imported into Australia before that time and date and not entered for home consumption until after that time and date.

(2.)    In respect of goods to which paragraph (b) of the last preceding section applies the rates of duty imposed by this Act shall be charged collected and paid to the King for the purposes of the Commonwealth on all such goods imported into Australia after the time and date fixed by proclamation under that section, or imported into Australia before that time and date and not entered for home consumption until after that time and date.

Act not to affect imposition of dumping duties.

4.  Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of the Commonwealth to impose or collect any duties of Customs chargeable under the Customs Tariff (Industries Preservation) Act 1921–1922.

THE SCHEDULE.