STATUTORY RULES.

1931. No. 65.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CANNED FRUITS EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1926–1930.

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 Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926–1930 to come into operation on and from the date of the commencement of the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1930.

Dated this fifth day of June, 1931.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

PARKER MOLONEY

Minister of State for Markets.

Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 156.)

1. Regulation 3 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “and Migration” from the definition of “The Minister”;

(b) by omitting the words “and Migration” from the definition of “Officer”;

(c) by omitting the word “of” from the definition of “Candidate” and inserting in its stead the word “on”; and

(d) by omitting the definition of “State-controlled cannery”.

2. Sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 6 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting, after “30 oz.”, the words “or the equivalent of that quantity”; and

(b) by omitting the words and figures “canning season 1925–26” and inserting in their stead the words “year ended the thirtieth day of June immediately preceding the election”.

3. Regulation 8 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “and State-controlled” and the words, “or by a person appointed to act on behalf of a State Government which is the owner of a cannery entitled to vote at the election”; and

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(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, where, in the opinion of the Minister, such circumstances exist as render it necessary to alter the date fixed for the lodgment of nominations in respect of co-operative canneries, the Minister may alter that date, and that date, as so altered, shall be the date fixed for the lodgment of nominations.”

4. Regulation 9 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:-

“(3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, where, in the opinion of the Minister, such circumstances exist as render it necessary to alter the date fixed for the lodgment of nominations in respect of privately owned and proprietary canneries, the Minister may alter the date, and that date, as so altered, shall be the date fixed for the lodgment of nominations.”

5. Regulation 31 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “and State-controlled”; and.

(b) by omitting the word “sub-regulation” and inserting in its stead the word “paragraph.”

6. Regulation 33 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “section” and inserting in its stead the word “regulation”.

7. Regulation 40 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “roll” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “poll”.

8. Regulation 35 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “sub-section” and inserting in its stead the word “sub-regulations”.

9. Regulation 44 of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “section” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “regulation”.

10. Form A in the Schedule to the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is omitted and the following form inserted in its stead:—

“Regulation 8.                                                                                                                 Form a.

Commonwealth of Australia.

Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1920–1930.

NOMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVE OF CO-OPERATIVE CANNERIES.

To the Returning Officer—

I;

We, the undersigned, being directors of co-operative canneries entitled to vote at the election of a representative of co-operative canneries on the Canned Fruits Export Control Board, do hereby nominate [here insert the Christian

name or names, in full, surname, place of residence and occupation of person nominated] as a representative of co-operative canneries on the Board.

I,                                                                         , of                                               consent to the above nomination and to act if elected.

Signature of candidate.

Witness.

Address.

N.B.—The candidate’s consent to the nomination may be on a separate paper and in any form, but if given on the nomination paper in the above form its sufficiency is not to be questioned.

A nomination must be signed by not less than five directors of co-operative canneries entitled to vote at the election for which the candidate is nominated.”.

11. Form C in the Schedule to the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “and State-controlled” (wherever occurring).

12. Form F in the Schedule to the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “and State-controlled.”

13. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Canned Fruits Export Control (Poll and Election of Board) Regulations, the words “Poll and” may be omitted from any document used in connexion with any election held under section four of the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926–1930 after the date of the poll.

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.