8Declarations of percentages

#### 8 Declarations of percentages (2) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, declare a percentage specified in the notice to be prescribed percentage 2 for the purposes of section 17. (4) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, declare a percentage specified in the notice to be prescribed percentage 4 for the purposes of section 17. (5) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, revoke a declaration in force under subsection (2) or (4). (6) A declaration under subsection (2) or (4) or the revocation 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 or revocation) as is specified in the notice. (7) Where, but for this subsection, a declaration under subsection (2) or (4) or the revocation of such a declaration would result in the amount of the bounty payable under section 16 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 or revocation was published in the Gazette being reduced, that declaration or revocation does not apply in relation to that bounty. (8) 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. (9) 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.