7Declarations relating to specification, value or costs

#### 7 Declarations relating to specification, value or costs (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, declare that this Act is to have effect as if there were substituted for a specified variable provision, or a specified part of a specified variable provision, a provision, or part of a provision, as the case may be, set out in the notice. (2) The Minister shall not make a declaration under subsection (1) that would result in this Act having effect as if there were a change to subsection 16(1). (3) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, revoke or amend a declaration in force under subsection (1). (4) A declaration under subsection (1) or the revocation or amendment of such a declaration has effect from and including such day (which may be a day earlier than the publication in the Gazette of the notice containing the declaration, revocation or amendment) as is specified in the notice. (5) Where, but for this subsection, a declaration under subsection (1) or the revocation or amendment of such a declaration would result in the amount of the bounty payable in respect of the manufacture or modification of particular bountiable equipment the manufacture or modification, as the case may be, of which was commenced before the day on which the notice containing the declaration, revocation or amendment was published in the Gazette being reduced, that declaration, revocation or amendment does not apply in relation to that particular bountiable equipment. (6) Where, but for this subsection, a declaration under subsection (1) or the revocation or amendment of such a declaration would result in bounty ceasing to be payable in respect of the manufacture or modification of particular bountiable equipment the manufacture or modification, as the case may be, of which was commenced before the day on which the notice containing the declaration, revocation or amendment was published in the Gazette, that declaration, revocation or amendment does not apply in relation to that particular bountiable equipment. (7) The provisions of sections 48 (other than paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) and subsection (2)), 48A, 48B, 49, 49A and 50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to notices under this section as if in those provisions references to regulations were references to notices, references to a regulation were references to a notice and references to a repeal were a reference to a revocation. (8) For the purposes of this section, the manufacture of goods shall not be taken to have commenced unless and until the assembly of the goods, or of part of the goods, has commenced.