1Apple and Pear Export Charge Regulations

Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 298

REGULATIONS UNDER THE APPLE AND PEAR EXPORT CHARGE ACT 1976.*

WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 7 (1) of the Apple and Pear Export Charge Act 1976 that subject to sub-section 7 (2) of that Act, the rate of the charge imposed by that Act is such rate as is prescribed:

AND WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section 7 (3) of that Act that before making regulations for the purposes of sub-section 7(1) of that Act, the Governor-General shall take into consideration any recommendations made to the Minister by the Australian Apple and Pear Growers’ Association with respect to the rate of the charge:

AND WHEREAS the rate last recommended to the Minister by that Association is 5 cents per box 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 recommendations made to the Minister by that Association with respect to the rate of the charge, hereby make the following Regulations under the Apple and Pear Export Charge Act 1976.

Dated this twenty-third day of December, 1976.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

IAN SINCLAIR

Minister of State for Primary Industry.

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APPLE AND PEAR EXPORT CHARGE REGULATIONS

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Apple and Pear Export Charge Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 1977.

Rate of charge.

3. For the purposes of sub-section 7 (1) of the Apple and Pear Export Charge Act 1976, the rate of the charge imposed by that Act is 5 cents per box of fruit.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 30 December 1976.