Beer Excise Act Repeal

No. 107 of 1968

An Act to repeal the Beer Excise Act 1901–1968, and for purposes related thereto.

[Assented to 2 December 1968]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Beer Excise Act Repeal Act 1968.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the date fixed under sub-section (3.) of section 2 of the Customs Act (No. 2) 1968.

Repeal.

3. The following Acts are repealed:—

Beer Excise Act 1901

Beer Excise Act 1912

Beer Excise Act 1918

Beer Excise Act 1923

Beer Excise Act 1928

Beer Excise Act 1947

Beer Excise Act (No. 2) 1947

Beer Excise Act 1951

Beer Excise Act 1957

Beer Excise Act 1958

Beer Excise Act 1968.

Excise Act to apply to beer.

4. Subject to this Act, the Excise Act 1901-1968 applies to and in relation to duties of Excise on beer.

Licences.

5.—(1.) If this Act comes into operation on a day other than the first day of January in any year, any licence in force under the Beer Excise Act 1901–1968 immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force under and subject to the Excise Act 1901–1968 as if it were a licence to manufacture granted under that Act, and any security given in relation to the licence by the person to whom the licence was granted for compliance with the Beer Excise Act 1901, or that Act as amended, shall, upon the commencement of this Act, be deemed to be a security given in relation to the licence under the Excise Act 1901–1968 for compliance with that Act.

(2.) The last preceding sub-section does not affect the liability of a person under a security given before the commencement of this Act for compliance with the Beer Excise Act 1901, or that Act as amended, in respect of a failure to comply with that Act, or that Act as amended, that took place before the commencement of this Act.

Beer on premises where licence cancelled, &c.

6. Sections 58a, 58b and 58c of the Beer Excise Act 1901–1968 continue to apply to and in relation to beer on premises in respect of which a licence in force under that Act was cancelled or expired, or otherwise ceased to be in force, before the commencement of this Act.