Apple and Pear Export Charge Amendment Act 1981

No. 147 of 1981

An Act to amend the Apple and Pear Export Charge Act 1976

[Assented to 21 October 1981]

[Date of commencement 18 November 1981]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Apple and Pear Export Charge Amendment Act 1981.

(2) The Apple and Pear Export Charge Act 19761 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation

2. (1) Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (2) and substituting the following sub-section:

“(2) In the application of this Act to fruit that is not packed in boxes the reference in sub-section 7 (2) to a box of fruit shall be read as a reference to 18 kilograms of fruit or, if the fruit is of a variety in respect of which another weight is specified in the regulations for the purposes of this sub-section, that other weight of fruit.”.

(2) The amendment made by sub-section (1) does not apply in relation to fruit exported in a month commencing before 1 January 1982.

Rate of charge

3. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) “6 cents” and substituting “12 cents”.

Regulations

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting “or permitted by this Act to be prescribed” after “required”.

NOTE

1. No. 197, 1976.