Statutory Rules 1997    No. 941

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Commerce (Imports) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905.

Dated 30 April 1997.

 

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

 

GEOFF PROSSER

Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Commerce (Imports) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[Note: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 5 (Interpretation)

2.1   Subregulation 5 (1) (definitions of “approved brand”, “bottle”, “bristle”, “compressed or liquefied gases”, “gold-plated”, “gilt”, “infants’ food”, “liquid chemicals”, “main display portion”, “poultry”, “preservative”, “resins”, “rolled gold”, “gold cased”):

Omit the definitions.

3.   Regulation 8 (Trade description—general requirements)

3.1   Paragraph 8 (c):

Omit “subject to subregulations 10 (7) and (8),”.

3.2   Paragraph 8 (d):

Omit “subject to regulation 20B,”.

4.   Regulation 9 (Trade description—additional requirements in certain cases)

4.1   Subregulation 9 (1):

Omit “10 to 20,”, substitute “11 to 20,”.

4.2   Subregulation 9 (2):

Omit the subregulation.

5.   Second Schedule (Standards)

5.1   Omit the Second Schedule.

6.   Other omissions

6.1   Omit the regulations mentioned in the following table:

 

Regulation

Title

10

Articles used for food or drink by man

16

Jewellery

17

Brushware

18

Electric lamps

19

Cigarette papers and tubes

20A

Pre-packed articles—weight or measure

20B

Manner of marking weight or measure

20C

Units of measurement in terms of which statement of weight may be marked

20D

Units of measurement in terms of which statement of volume may be marked

20E

Decimal submultiples

20F

Statement of weight to be in terms of the largest unit of weight or measurement

20G

Sizes of print

20H

Manner etc. of stating weight or measure in the case of certain articles

20J

Prohibition of use of certain terms in expressing weight or measure of articles

20K

Statement of dimensions of certain articles

20L

Thickness or width to be marked on package in certain cases

20M

Special printing relating to certain articles

20N

Statement of weight in terms of numbers of bags to the ton in certain cases

20P

Provisions applicable where articles contained in inner and outer packages

20Q

Restriction of use of certain expressions on packages

21

General prohibition of importation

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 May 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1940 No. 280 as amended by 1949 No. 46; 1951 No. 154; 1952 No. 48; 1953 No. 54; 1954 No.s.73 and 104; 1955 Nos. 33 and 68; 1959 No. 74; 1963 No. 21; 1969 No. 200; 1973 Nos. 41 and 82; 1974 No. 136; 1976 No. 232; 1981 No. 226; 1989 No. 23; 1994 No. 103.