STATUTORY RULES.
1954. No. .
REGULATIONS UNDER THE EXCISE ACT 1901-1952.*
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 Excise Act 1901-1952.
Dated this twenty-sixth
day of, ,1954.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
Amendments of the Excise Regulations. †
1. After Regulation 11a of the Excise Regulations the following heading and regulation is inserted :—
“ Security.
“ 11ab. The sum in which security is to be given by an applicant for a licence to manufacture tobacco, cigars, cigarettes and snuff in respect of which a licence fee specified in the following scale is payable is the sum specified in that scale opposite that licence fee :—
Licence fee payable. | Amount of security to be given. |
£5 per annum................ | £200 |
£10 per annum................. | £300 |
£20 per annum................. | £500 |
£50 per annum................. | £800 |
£100 per annum................. | £1,200 |
£150 per annum................. | £1,800 |
£250 per annum................. | £2,500 |
£350 per annum................. | £3,500 |
£500 per annum................. | £5,000 |
£600 per annum and over........... | £7,500.”. |
2. Regulation 31 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ at the rate of Four shillings and sixpence per hour ” and inserting in their stead the words “ at the rate prescribed by Regulation 209a of these Regulations ”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on, 1954.
† Statutory Rules 1925, No. 181, as amended by Statutory Rules 1926, No. 70; 1928, No. 181; 1929, Nos. 74, 92 and 97; 1930, No. 71; 1931, Nos. 25 and 43; 1932, Nos, 13, 51, 105 and 129; 1933, Nos. 37 and 103; 1934, Nos. 9, 65 and 76; 1936, Nos. 26, 56 and 99; 1939, Nos. 5, 39, 60, 121 and 169; 1940, Nos. 17 and 48; 1941, No. 313; 1942, Nos. 291, 835 and 387; 1943, Nos. 22 and 140; 1944, No. 173; 1945, No. 103; 1946, No. 89; 1947, Nos. 28 and 85; 1948, Nos. 36 and 95; 1949, No. 96; 1950, No. 16; 1951, Nos. 81 and 123; 1952, No. 97; 1953, No. 86; and 1954, No. 22.
3349.—Price 3d. 15/13.8.1954.
3. Regulation 37 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ to the Collector the sum of Four shillings and sixpence per hour for the officer’s services ” and inserting in their stead the words “ for the officer’s services at the rate prescribed by Regulation 209a of these Regulations ”.
4. Regulation 65 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ for such services ” and inserting intheir stead the words “ for the services of the extra officer at the rate prescribed by Regulation 209a of these Regulations ”.
5. Regulation 69 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ Four shillings and sixpence per hour or part of an hour ” and inserting in their stead the words “ calculated at the rate prescribed by Regulation 209a of these Regulations”.
6. Regulation 75d of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) the word “ three ” and inserting in its stead the word “ twelve ”.
7. Regulation 117 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “, Australian methylated spirit ”.
8. Regulation 154 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the word “ Comptroller ” and inserting in its stead the word “ Collector ”.
9. Regulation 186 of the Excise Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation :—
“ (1a.) A label placed, upon excisable goods shall show—
(a) the name of the manufacturer or distiller and the address (including the word ‘ Australia ’) of the factory or distillery ; or
(b) the factory number and State number allotted to the factory or the distillery letter and State number allotted to the distillery, as the case requires, and the words ‘ Made in Australia ’ or such other words indicating that the goods have been made in Australia as the Collector approves.”.
10. Regulation 204 of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the table and inserting in its stead the following table:—
Purpose of Form. | Character of Goods. | Number of Form. |
Home consumption..................... | Spirits, excluding spirits cleared ex distillories and manufacturing warehouses | 31a |
Home consumption..................... | All other excisable goods..... | 32 |
Removal interstate for warehousing or for clearance for home consumption | All excisable goods......... | 33 |
Warehousing or removal within a State | All excisable goods......... | 34 |
Exportation beyond the Commonwealth or removal coastwise or inland for exportation beyond the Commonwealth | All excisable goods......... | 34a |
Despatch note......................... | All excisable goods......... | 35 |
11. Regulation 209a of the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ Four shillings and sixpence ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Eight shillings ”.
12. Regulation 234d of the Excise Regulations is amended by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (4.), after the word “ factory,” (first occurring), the word “ or ”.
13. Form 31 in the Schedule to the Excise Regulations is repealed.
14. Form 31a in the Schedule to the Excise Regulations is repealed and the following Form inserted in its stead :—
Regulation 204. Form 31a. Warrant No.
Australian Excise.
Excise Act 1901-
Home Consumption, Entry—Spirits (Excluding Spirits Cleared ex Distilleries and Manufacturing Warehouses).
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15. Form 34 in the Schedule to the Excise Regulations is amended by omitting the words—
“ Entry—Removal within a State.”
and inserting in their stead the words—
“ Entry for Warehousing or Removal within a State.”.
16. Form 38 in the Schedule to the Excise Regulations is repealed.
Printed for the Government of the Commonwealth by A. J. Arthur at the Government Printing Office, Canberra.