Statutory Rules

1976 No. 232

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

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of 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.

Dated this twenty first day of October, 1976.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(sgd) John Howard

Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs.

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Amendments of the, Commerce (Imports) Regulations†

Interpretation.

1. Regulation 5 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of “drug” the following definition:—

“ ‘ fertilizer ’ includes any substance intended for or commonly used to fertilize the soil, other than—

(a) animal or vegetable manure; or

(b) crude material for the manufacture of fertilizer;”; and

(b) by omitting the definition of “ manures ”.

Additional prohibition of certain imports.

2. Regulation 7 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1) the word “ manures ” and substituting the word “ fertilizer ”.

3. Regulation 12 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation substituted:—

Fertilizer.

“ 12. (1) In the case of fertilizer, the trade description shall be indelibly branded upon the bag or other covering in which the fertilizer is contained and

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 25 October 1976.

† 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; 1955, Nos. 33 and 68; 1959, No. 74; 1963, No. 21; 1969, No. 200; 1973, Nos. 41 and 82; and 1974, No. 136.

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shall, where the fertilizer contains nitrogen, potassium or phosphorus, include a statement of the percentage of each of those elements contained in the fertilizer.

“ (2) In a trade description that is applied to fertilizer—

(a) the word ‘ nitrogen ’ may be represented by the symbol ‘ N ’;

(b) the word ‘ potassium ’ may be represented by the symbol ‘ K ’; and

(c) the word ‘ phosphorus ’ may be represented by the symbol ‘ P ’.”.

Jewellery.

4. Regulation 16 of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1), after the words “ carat quality ”, the words “ or degree of millesimal fineness ”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words and figures “ (e.g. ‘.925 fine ’) ”.

Pre-packed articles—weight or measure.

5. Regulation 20a of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (9) the words “ Seventh Schedule ” and substituting the words “ Sixth Schedule ”.

Provisions applicable where articles contained in inner and outer packages.

6. Regulation 20p of the Commerce (Imports) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3) the words “ Seventh Schedule ” and substituting the words “ Sixth Schedule ”.

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 February 1977.

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