CANNED FRUITS EXPORT CONTROL.

No. 28 of 1938.

An Act to amend the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926-1935.

[Assented to 6th July, 1938.]

[Date of commencement, 3rd August, 1938.]

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 Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1938.

(2.) The Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926-1935 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Canned Fruits Export Control Act 1926-1938.

Definitions.

2. Section three of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from the definition of “the Board” the words “Canned Fruits Control Board” and inserting in their stead the words “Australian Canned Fruits Board”.

Australian Canned Fruits Board.

3. Section four of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words “Canned Fruits Control Board” and inserting in their stead the words “Australian Canned Fruits Board”.

Annual report.

4. Section twenty-eight of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words “in the month of July” and inserting in their stead the words “not later than the thirtieth day of September”.

Saving.

5. The Australian Canned Fruits Board shall be constituted of the persons who, immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, were the members of the Canned Fruits Control Board constituted under section four of the Principal Act and each of those persons shall be a member of the Australian Canned Fruits Board—

(a) in the case of a member appointed in pursuance of paragraph (a), (d) or (e) of sub-section (2.) of section four of the Principal Act—during the pleasure of the Governor-General; and

(b) in the case of an elected member—subject to sub-section (7.) of section four of the Principal Act, for a period of two years from the date of his election.