Commonwealth act

Meat Export Control Act 1955

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

51 of 1955

Collection

act

Plain English Summary

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This Act temporarily extends Australia’s meat export control regime by incorporating the Meat Export Control Act 1935 and keeping it in force until 6 November 1958.

It affects the Australian Meat Board and exporters, and includes an automatic removal of all Board members (except the Chair) if the government reconstitutes the Board while the Act operates, allowing a clean transition during restructuring.

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Meat Export Control Act 1955

MEAT EXPORT CONTROL.

No. 51 of 1955.

An Act relating to the Australian Meat Board.

[Assented to 3rd November, 1955.]

[Date of commencement, 1st December, 1955.]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Meat Export Control Act 1955.

Duration of Act.

This Act shall continue in force until the sixth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight.

Meat Export Control Act to be read as one with this Act.

The Meat Export Control Act 1935-1953 shall be incorporated and read as one with this Act.

Certain members of Board to cease to hold office upon reconstitution of Board.

If, at a time while this Act is in force, an Act comes into force which amends section five of the Meat Export Control Act 1935-1953 for the purpose of reconstituting the membership of the Australian Meat Board, the members of the Board (other than the Chairman) holding office immediately before the commencement of the amending Act shall, upon the commencement of that Act, cease to hold office.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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