1Primary Producers Relief Act 1935

PRIMARY PRODUCERS RELIEF.

No. 47 of 1935.

An Act to provide for Financial Assistance to the States in the provision of Relief to Primary Producers, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 4th November, 1935.]

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.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Primary Producers Relief Act 1935.

(2.) The Financial Relief Act 1932–1933*, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Financial Relief Act 1932–1935.

(3.) The Financial Relief Act 1934†, as amended by the Financial Relief Act 1935‡ and by this Act, may be cited as the Financial Relief Act 1934–1935.

Definitions.

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

“artificial manure ” means any substance—

(а) which contains nitrogen, phosphoric acid or potash;

(b) which has been manufactured, produced or prepared in any manner for the purpose of fertilizing the soil or supplying nutriment to plants; and

(c) in respect of which, if used in a State, the laws of that State in relation to the preparation and sale of that substance as a fertilizer have been complied with,

but does not include—

(d) any animal or vegetable matter which has not been subjected to process or manufacture ;

(e) agricultural lime or other soil amendment; or

(f) any product prepared primarily for supplying lime to the soil;

“Territory” means a Territory of the Commonwealth situated within the Commonwealth

Appropriation of £275,000 for relief to primary producers.

3. Subject to this Act, there shall be payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, which is hereby appropriated accordingly, the sum of Two hundred and seventy-five thousand pounds for the purposes of financial assistance to the States in the provision of relief to primary producers in respect of the production of primary produce other than wheat and for the purposes of providing relief to primary producers in any Territory in respect of that production.

Amount payable to each State.

4. The amount which may be paid under the last preceding section to any State shall be such as represents payments made by the State to primary producers in respect of the production of primary produce other than wheat, in that State, at the rate of fifteen shillings for each ton of artificial manure used in that State, in respect of that production, by primary producers during the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six: