STATUTORY RULES

1969 No.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMERCE (TRADE DESCRIPTIONS) ACT 1905-1966.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905-1966.

Dated this eighth day of December, 1969.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Customs and Excise.

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Amendments of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations†

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation upon the expiration of three months after the date on which they are notified in the Gazette.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 5 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended by omitting from the definition of “fibre” the words “linen and” and inserting in their stead the words “linen, cashmere, mohair or the hair of the alpaca, the camel, the llama or the vicuna, and includes”.

Articles of apparel, textile products and leather.

3. Regulation 15 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “ ‘Pure Wool’.” and inserting in their stead the words “ ‘Pure Wool’ or ‘All Wool’.”;

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the trade description applied to articles of apparel or textile products which contain less than ninety-five per centum by weight of wool shall not include the words ‘Pure Wool’ or ‘All Wool’.

“(2a.) Where any articles of apparel or textile products contain not less than eighty per centum by weight of wool and not less than ninety-five per centum by weight of two or more of the following fibres, namely, wool, cashmere, mohair or the hair of the alpaca, the camel, the llama or the vicuna, the trade description may include the words ‘Pure Wool’ or ‘All Wool’.

“(2b.) Where the words ‘Pure Wool’ or ‘All Wool’ are included in the trade description applied to articles of apparel or textile products, sub-regulation (3.) of this regulation does not apply to or in relation to the trade description.”; and

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “The trade” and inserting in their stead the words “Subject to sub-regulation (2a.) of this regulation, the trade”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1969.

† Statutory Rules 1940, No. 280, as amended by Statutory Rules 1949, No. 46; 1951, No. 154; 1952, No. 48; 1953, No. 54; 1954, Nos. 73 and 104; Nos. 33 and 68; 1959, No. 74; and 1963, No. 21.

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