1Citrus Fruits Bounty Act 1938

CITRUS FRUITS BOUNTY.

No. 22 of 1938.

An Act to provide for the Payment of a Bounty on the Export of Citrus Fruits from the Commonwealth during the years One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine and One thousand nine hundred and forty.

[Assented to 5th July, 1938.]

[Date of commencement 2nd August, 1938.]

Preamble.

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives, as follows:—

Short title.

1. This Act may be cited as the Citrus Fruits Bounty Act 1938.

Definitions.

2. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

“agent” means a person who, for and on behalf of any person has the control, receipt or disposal of any citrus fruits belonging to that person and is remunerated by payment of a commission only;

“approved co-operative organization” means an organization approved by the Minister as being an organization representative of the growers of citrus fruits;

“bounty” means bounty under this Act;

“citrus fruits” means oranges, lemons, grape-fruit or mandarins;

“export box”, in respect of any period specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Act, means any box of the dimensions specified in the second column of that Schedule in respect of that period;

“export case”, in respect of any period specified in the first column of the Schedule to this Act, means any case of the dimensions specified in the second column of that Schedule in respect of that period.

Bounty to be paid.

3. There shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, the bounty specified in this Act.

Specifications of bounty.

4. The bounty shall be payable in respect of citrus fruits exported from the Commonwealth to destinations other than New Zealand during the years One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine and One thousand nine hundred and forty in respect of which export permits have been issued under the regulations for the time being in force made under the Customs Act 1901–1936 and the Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905–1933 relating to the exportation of citrus fruits:

Provided that the bounty shall not be payable in respect of—

(a) navel oranges exported from the Commonwealth to the United Kingdom and the Continent of Europe after the thirty-first day of July in any of the years One thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine or One thousand nine hundred and forty;