Statutory Rules

1976 No. 289

REGULATIONS UNDER THE CANNING-FRUIT CHARGE ACT 1959.*

WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 9 (2) of the Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959 that, before making regulations under section 9 of that Act, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendation with respect to the rate of the charge imposed by that Act made to the Minister by the Australian Canned Fruit Sales Promotion Committee constituted by the Canned Fruit (Sales Promotions) Act 1959:

AND WHEREAS the Australian Canned Fruit Sales Promotion Committee has recommended to the Minister that the rate of the charge should be 70 cents per tonne of fruit:

NOW THEREFORE I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and after taking into consideration the recommendation with respect to the rate of the charge imposed by the Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959 made to the Minister by the Australian Canned Fruit Sales Promotion Committee, hereby make the following Regulations under the Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959.

Dated this sixteenth day of December, 1976.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

PHILLIP LYNCH

Treasurer.

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CANNING-FRUIT CHARGE REGULATIONS

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Canning-Fruit Charge Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 December 1976.

Rate of charge.

3. For the purposes of section 7 of the Canning-Fruit Charge Act 1959, the rate of the charge is 70 cents per tonne of fruit.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 20 December 1976.