BEER EXCISE.

No. 38 of 1928.

An Act to amend the Beer Excise Act 1901-1923

[Assented to 25th September, 1928.]

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 and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Beer Excise Act 1928.

(2.) The Beer Excise Act 1901–1923 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Beer Excise Act 1901–1928.

Definitions.

2. Section five of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definition of “Quarts, pints or half-pints” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘Quarts, pints, half-pints or quarter-pints’ means quart, pint, half-pint or quarter-pint bottles, and includes bottles reputed to contain quarts, pints, half-pints or quarter-pints.”.

Size of vessels.

3. Section forty-four of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “or half-pints” and inserting in their stead the words “half-pints or quarter-pints”.