STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 24.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DRIED FRUITS EXPORT CHARGES ACT 1924-1929.*

WHEREAS by section 4 of the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924-1929 it is provided that the Governor-General may, after report to the Minister by the Dried Fruits Control Board constituted under the Dried Fruits Export Control Act 1924-1938, make Regulations prescribing a lower rate of the charge imposed on dried currants, dried sultanas or dried lexias exported from the Commonwealth on or after such date as is specified in the Regulations, not being earlier than the first day of March, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven:

And whereas the said Dried Fruits Control Board has reported to the Minister that the rates of charge imposed on dried currents, dried sultanas and dried lexias exported from the Commonwealth on or after the first day of March, One thousand nine hundred and forty-seven should be as prescribed by the Regulations hereunder, being rates lower than the rates imposed by the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924-1929:

Now therefore I, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924-1929.

Dated this twenty sixth day of February, 1947.

W. DUGAN

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Commerce and Agriculture.

Amendment of the Dried Fruits Export Charges Regulations.†

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of March, 1947.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on                                                       , 1947.

† Statutory Rules 1938, No. 23, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, No. 17; 1940, No. 41; 1941, No. 45; 1942, No. 75; and 1943, No. 16.

1054.—Price 3d.                                                                                                                                      9/13.2.1947.

2. Regulation 4 of the Dried Fruits Export Charges Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—

Rate of charge on certain dried fruit

            " 4. The charge imposed and to be levied and paid under section 3 of the Dried Fruits Export Charges Act 1924-1929 on dried currants, dried sultanas and dried lexias exported from the Commonwealth on or after the first day of March, 1947, shall be imposed, levied and paid at the following rates :—

(a)   the rate in respect of dried currants shall be two pence for each hundredweight of dried currants exported;

(b)   the rate in respect of dried sultanas shall be twopence halfpenny for each hundredweight of dried sultanas exported; and

(c)   the rate in respect of dried lexias shall be twopence halfpenny for each hundredweight of dried lexias exported.".