Customs Acts Amendment Act 1964
Customs Acts Amendment Act 1964
Customs Acts Amendment Act 1964
Customs Acts Amendment Act 1964
Public Act |
1964 No 62 |
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Date of assent |
17 November 1964 |
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Contents
An Act to amend the Customs Acts, and to validate and confirm certain Orders in Council made under the authority of the Customs Amendment Act 1921 and the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1961
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short Title
This Act may be cited as the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1964.
Part I Customs Duties
2 This Part to be read with Customs Act 1913
This Part of this Act shall be read together with and deemed part of the Customs Act 1913 (in this Part referred to as the principal Act).
3 Production of licence or permit for restricted goods
The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after section 49, the following section:
“49a
Where under this Act or any other Act, or under any regulations or order made under this Act or any other Act, the importation of any goods, or of goods of any class or kind, is prohibited except under the authority of a licence or permit, the Collector or other proper officer may, if he thinks fit, refuse to accept an entry for those goods, or for any goods of that class or kind, until a licence or permit for their importation is produced to him.”
4 Power of Governor-General in Council to suspend excise duties on goods supplied to certain organisations and their members
The principal Act is hereby further amended by inserting, after section 141, the following section:
“141a
“(1)
The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, suspend any excise duty in respect of any goods or classes of goods manufactured in New Zealand and—
“(a)
Supplied solely for the use of such organisations, expeditions, or other bodies as may be approved by the Minister and as may from time to time be established or temporarily based in New Zealand consequent on any agreement or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Government of New Zealand with the Government of any other country or with the United Nations; or
“(b)
Supplied solely for the use of persons temporarily resident in New Zealand for the purpose of serving as members of any such approved organisation, expedition, or other body.
“(2)
In respect of any goods or class of goods to which any Order in Council made for the purposes of this section relates, the Comptroller may at any time impose such conditions as he thinks fit.
“(3)
Every Order in Council made for the purposes of this section shall be laid before Parliament within fourteen days after the making thereof if Parliament is then in session, and, if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next ensuing session.”
5 Duty on goods temporarily imported
(1)
The principal Act is hereby further amended by repealing section 155 (as substituted by section 5 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963), and substituting the following section:
“155
“(1)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 129 of this Act, in cases and under conditions prescribed by regulations the duty payable on any goods may be secured by way of deposit of money or, in such cases as may be approved by the Comptroller, by such other security as is provided for in this Act, and the Collector may on receipt of such security deliver the goods from the control of the Customs.
“(2)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (3) of this section and to such conditions as may be prescribed, the deposit so made shall be returned to the person by whom it was made, or, as the case may require, the security shall be released, if—
“(a)
The goods, being goods imported to be used temporarily in New Zealand for industrial or commercial purposes, are exported within such period as the Minister may in any particular case determine; or
“(b)
The goods, not being goods to which paragraph (a) of this subsection applies, are exported—
“(i)
Within the prescribed period, not exceeding twelve months from the date of their landing; or
“(ii)
In cases where the Comptroller is satisfied that the importer is prevented by force majeure from exporting the goods within the prescribed period, then within such extended period as the Comptroller may permit; or
“(c)
The Comptroller is satisfied that the goods have been accidentally destroyed at any time within the period so determined, prescribed, or extended.
“(3)
Where in any case to which subsection (2) of this section applies—
“(a)
Goods imported to be used temporarily in New Zealand for industrial or commercial purposes are exported within the period determined by the Minister as aforesaid; or
“(b)
Any other goods, being goods on which, in the opinion of the Minister, duty should be paid, are exported within the prescribed period or within such extended period as aforesaid; or
“(c)
The Comptroller is satisfied that any such goods have been accidentally destroyed within the period so determined or, as the case may be, such prescribed or extended period as aforesaid—
duty shall be paid in respect thereof on the amount by which the value of the goods for duty, as assessed by the Collector, at the time of their exportation or destruction is less than their value for duty, as ascertained in accordance with the Customs Acts, at the time of their importation.
“(4)
If at the expiry of the period so determined, prescribed, or extended any security has not been dealt with in accordance with subsection (2) of this section—
“(a)
Any duty so secured by way of deposit of money shall be dealt with as Customs revenue; and
“(b)
Any duty otherwise secured under this section shall be paid to the Collector by the importer within fourteen days after the expiry of that period, and on such payment the security shall be released.”
(2)
Section 5 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963 is hereby repealed.
6 Matters as to which regulations may be made
Section 311 of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:
“(f)
Modifications of any provisions of the Customs Acts in their application to goods (not being goods passing through the Post Office), that are imported into or exported from New Zealand by means of aircraft, but so that no such modification shall affect the liability of any goods to duty, or the rate of any duty, or the law relating to prohibited imports or exports.”
7 Duty on goods from countries not forming part of the Commonwealth
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (4) of section 11 of the Customs Amendment Act 1927 (as substituted by section 6(1) of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963), any application made not later than the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and sixty-four, for a direction under the said section 11 (as so substituted) in respect of any goods entered for home consumption may be dealt with by the Minister as if it had been made pursuant to subsection (4) of that section.
8 Entry of certain goods under former Tariff
(1)
Section 4 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1961 is hereby amended—
(a)
By omitting from subsection (2) the words “item 180(8)(a) or item 352 or”
:
(b)
By omitting from subsection (2) the words “three years”
(as substituted by section 7 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963), and substituting the words “four years”
.
(2)
Section 7 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963 is hereby repealed.
(3)
This section shall come into force on the first day of July, nineteen hundred and sixty-five.
9 Alteration of Tariff
(1)
The Customs Tariff is hereby amended by repealing so much thereof as is specified in the First Schedule to this Act, and substituting the duties and exemptions from duty specified in the Second Schedule to this Act.
(2)
The Tariff is hereby further amended in the manner indicated in the Third Schedule to this Act.
(3)
The Second Schedule to the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963 is hereby amended by repealing so much thereof as relates to Group 512.
(4)
The Orders in Council specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Act are hereby amended in the manner indicated in that Schedule.
(5)
Except so far as it relates to Group 666 of the Tariff, this section shall be in force in the Cook Islands.
(6)
This section shall come into force on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and sixty-five.
Part II Distillation
10 This part to be read with Distillation Act 1908
This Part of this Act shall be read together with and deemed part of the Distillation Act 1908 (in this Part referred to as the principal Act).
11 Power of Governor-General in Council to suspend excise duty on spirits supplied to certain organisations and their members
Section 92a of the principal Act (as inserted by section 13 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963) is hereby amended by adding the following subsection as subsection (2):
“(2)
Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) of this section, the provisions of section 141a of the Customs Act 1913 (as inserted by section 4 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1964) shall extend and apply in respect of such spirits as aforesaid as if the references in the said section 141a to goods were references to spirits.”
Part III Tobacco Duty
12 This Part to be read with Tobacco Act 1908
This Part of this Act shall be read together with and deemed part of the Tobacco Act 1908 (in this Part referred to as the principal Act).
13 Power of Governor-General in Council to suspend excise duty on tobacco supplied to certain organisations and their members
The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after section 3, the following section:
“3a.
The provisions of section 141a of the Customs Act 1913 (as inserted by section 4 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1964) shall extend and apply in respect of tobacco manufactured in New Zealand as if the references in the said section 141a to goods were references to tobacco.”
Part IV Beer Duty
14 This Part to be read with Part III of Finance Act 1915
This Part of this Act shall be read together with and deemed part of Part III of the Finance Act 1915 (in this Part referred to as the principal Act).
15 When beer duty payable
Section 47 of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting from the proviso the words “of the following Tuesday”
, and substituting the words “of Tuesday of the third week following the week in which the worts were pitched”
.
16 Power of Governor-General in Council to authorise refund of duty on beer supplied to certain organisations and their members
The principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, after section 49, the following section:
“49a
“(1)
The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, authorise the refund of any beer duty paid in respect of beer manufactured in New Zealand and—
“(a)
Supplied solely for the use of such organisations, expeditions, or other bodies as may be approved by the Minister and as may from time to time be established or temporarily based in New Zealand consequent on any agreement or arrangement entered into by or on behalf of the Government of New Zealand with the Government of any other country or with the United Nations; or
“(b)
Supplied solely for the use of persons temporarily resident in New Zealand for the purpose of serving as members of any such approved organisation, expedition, or other body.
“(2)
In respect of any beer to which any Order in Council made for the purposes of this section relates, the Comptroller may at any time impose such conditions as he thinks fit.
“(3)
Every Order in Council made for the purposes of this section shall be laid before Parliament within fourteen days after the making thereof if Parliament is then in session, and, if not, then within fourteen days after the commencement of the next ensuing session.”
Part V Confirmation of Orders in Council
17 Orders in Council confirmed
Whereas by section 31 of the Customs Amendment Act 1921 (as amended by section 18 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1961) it is provided that every Order in Council made under section 12 of the Customs Amendment Act 1921 and laid before the House of Representatives in any session pursuant to that section shall expire on the close of the last day of that session except so far as it is expressly validated or confirmed by an Act of Parliament passed during that session: And whereas by subsection (8) of section 5 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1961 (as amended by section 3(2) of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1962 and section 8 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1963) it is provided that the provisions of the said section 31 shall apply to every Order in Council made under subsection (6a) or subsection (7) of the said section 5: And whereas the Orders in Council specified in the Fifth Schedule to this Act have been made under the authority of section 12 of the Customs Amendment Act 1921 and section 5 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1961 and have been laid before the House of Representatives during the present session, and it is desirable to validate and confirm those Orders: Be it therefore enacted as follows:
Subject to section 9 of this Act, the Orders in Council specified in the Fifth Schedule to this Act are hereby declared to be valid and are hereby confirmed as required by section 31 of the Customs Amendment Act 1921.
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULE PORTIONS OF CUSTOMS TARIFF REPEALED
Section 9(1)
PART I THE STANDARD TARIFF
Group 652—COTTON FABRICS OF STANDARD TYPE (NOT INCLUDING NARROW AND SPECIAL FABRICS)
| Item Number | Tariff and Statistical Items | Rates of Duty | Statistical Unit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Preferential | Australian Agreement | Canadian Agreement | Most Favoured Nation (“S”Indicates Also Applies to Switzerland) |
General Tariff | |||
| 652.220.0 | Other terry towelling and similar terry fabrics, of cotton (bleached, dyed, mercerised, printed, or otherwise finished) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of cotton (other than terry towelling or similar terry fabrics falling within items 652.120.0 and 652.220.0 and fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| 652.232.9 | Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| 652.235.0 | Other woven pile and chenille fabrics: Other kinds (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
Group 653—TEXTILE FABRICS OF STANDARD TYPE (NOT INCLUDING NARROW AND SPECIAL FABRICS) OTHER THAN COTTON FABRICS
| Item Number | Tariff and Statistical Items | Rates of Duty | Statistical Unit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Preferential | Australian Agreement | Canadian Agreement | Most Favoured Nation (“S”Indicates Also Applies to Switzerland) |
General Tariff | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of silk (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes: | |||||||
| 653.131.1 | Wholly of silk | Free | 15%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| Specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| 653.131.9 | Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other pile and chenille fabrics of silk: | |||||||
| 653.132.9 | Other kinds | Free | 15%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.320.0 | Woven fabrics of true hemp | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven fabrics of jute: | |||||||
| 653.400.1 | Brattice cloth | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.400.2 | Canvas | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.400.3 | Hessian | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.400.9 | Other kinds (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of synthetic fibres (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| 653.531.9 | Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 653.532.9 | Other kinds (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of artificial fibres (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| 653.631.9 | Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 653.632.9 | Other kinds (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven fabrics of glass fibre: | |||||||
| 653.800.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.800.9 | Other kinds | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.910.0 | Woven fabrics of metal thread or of metallised yarn, of a kind used in articles of apparel, as furnishing fabrics, or the like | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven fabrics of vegetable textile fibres n.e.i.: | |||||||
| 653.940.1 | As may be determined by the Minister | Such rate of duty not exceeding | |||||
| 22½% | 37½% | sq. yd. | |||||
| as the Minister may in any case direct | |||||||
| 653.940.9 | Other | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.960.0 | Woven pile and chenille fabrics n.e.i. (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
GROUP 666—POTTERY
| Item Number | Tariff and Statistical Items | Rates of Duty | Statistical Unit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Preferential | Australian Agreement | Canadian Agreement | Most Favoured Nation (“S”Indicates Also Applies to Switzerland) |
General Tariff | |||
| Tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic or toilet purposes: | |||||||
| Of porcelain or china (including biscuit porcelain and parian): | |||||||
| Cooking utensils: | |||||||
| 666.400.1 | As may be approved by the Minister and under such conditions as he may prescribe | Free | 40% | 55% | lb | ||
| 666.400.2 | Other per lb | 7½d. | 7½d. plus 40% | 7½d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.400.3 | Breakfast, dinner, tea, and coffee sets; cups, saucers, plates, and dishes per lb | 7½d. | 7½d. plus 40% | 7½d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| Other tableware: | |||||||
| 666.400.4 | As may be approved by the Minister and under such conditions as he may prescribe | Free | 40% | 55% | lb | ||
| 666.400.5 | Other per lb | 7½d. | 7½d. plus 40% | 7½d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.400.6 | Other articles | 32½% | 50% | 60% | lb | ||
| Of pottery other than porcelain or china: Cooking utensils: | |||||||
| 666.500.1 | As may be approved by the Minister and under such conditions as he may prescribe | Free | 40% | 55% | lb | ||
| 666.500.2 | Other per lb | 7½d. | 7½d. plus 40% | 7½d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.500.3 | Breakfast, dinner, tea, and coffee sets; cups, saucers, plates, and dishes per lb | 7½d. | 7½d. pus 40% | 7½d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| Other tableware: | |||||||
| 666.500.4 | As may be approved by the Minister and under such conditions as he may prescribe | Free | 40% | 55% | lb | ||
| 666.500.5 | Other per lb | 7½d. | 7½d. plus 40% | 7½d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.500.6 | Other articles | 32½% | 50% | 60% | lb | ||
SECOND SCHEDULE SUBSTITUTED PROVISIONS OF THE CUSTOMS TARIFF
Section 9(1)
PART I THE STANDARD TARIFF
Group 652—COTTON FABRICS OF STANDARD TYPE (NOT INCLUDING NARROW AND SPECIAL FABRICS)
| Item Number | Tariff and Statistical Items | Rates of Duty | Statistical Unit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Preferential | Australian Agreement | Canadian Agreement | Most Favoured Nation (“S”Indicates Also Applies to Switzerland) |
General Tariff | |||
| Other terry towelling and similar terry fabrics, of cotton (bleached, dyed, mercerised, printed, or otherwise finished): | |||||||
| 652.220.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 652.220.9 | Other kinds | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of cotton (other than terry towelling or similar terry fabrics falling within items 652.120.0 and 652.220.1 to 652.220.9 and fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair: | |||||||
| 652.232.2 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 652.232.9 | Other kinds | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other woven pile and chenille fabrics: | |||||||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 652.235.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 652.235.9 | Other (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
Group 653—TEXTILE FABRICS OF STANDARD TYPE (NOT INCLUDING NARROW AND SPECIAL FABRICS) OTHER THAN COTTON FABRICS
| Item Number | Tariff and Statistical Items | Rates of Duty | Statistical Unit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Preferential | Australian Agreement | Canadian Agreement | Most Favoured Nation (“S”Indicates Also Applies to Switzerland) |
General Tariff | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of silk (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes: | |||||||
| Wholly of silk: | |||||||
| 653.131.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.131.2 | Other | Free | 15%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| Specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair: | |||||||
| 653.131.4 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.131.9 | Other | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other pile and chenille fabrics of silk: | |||||||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 653.132.3 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.132.9 | Other | Free | 15%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Woven fabrics of true hemp: | |||||||
| 653.320.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.320.9 | Other kinds | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven fabrics of jute: | |||||||
| 653.401.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 653.401.2 | Brattice cloth | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.401.3 | Canvas | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.401.4 | Hessian | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.401.9 | Other (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of synthetic fibres (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair: | |||||||
| 653.531.2 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.531.9 | Other kinds | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 653.532.3 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.532.9 | Other kinds (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics of artificial fibres (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| Moquettes specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics: | |||||||
| Not containing sheep’s or lambs’ wool or fine animal hair: | |||||||
| 653.631.2 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.631.9 | Other kinds | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 653.632.3 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.632.9 | Other kinds (specify kind) | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Glass fibre fabrics in the piece: | |||||||
| 653.810.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other: | |||||||
| Woven fabrics (not including pile and chenille fabrics or narrow woven fabrics as defined in Note 2 to Group 654): | |||||||
| 653.810.2 | Tyrecord fabric | Free | 15% | lb | |||
| 653.810.3 | Other kinds | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile and chenille fabrics: | |||||||
| 653.810.4 | Moquettes specially suited for use as furnishing fabrics | Free | 12½%S | 17½% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.810.5 | Other woven pile and chenille fabrics | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| 653.810.6 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics, not elastic or rubberised | Free | 10% | 10% | 25% | lb | |
| 653.810.7 | Narrow woven fabrics as defined in Note 2 to Group 654, and narrow fabrics (bolduc) consisting of warp without weft assembled by means of an adhesive | 25% | 40% | 65% | |||
| 653.810.8 | Braids and ornamental trimmings in the piece | 25% | 40% | 60% | |||
| 653.810.9 | Tulle and other net fabrics (but not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics), plain or figured; hand or mechanically made lace in the piece | Free | 20%S | 40% | |||
| 653.811.0 | Embroidery in the piece | 22½% | 40%S | 60% | |||
| Woven fabrics of metal thread or of metallised yarn, of a kind used in articles of apparel, as furnishing fabrics, or the like: | |||||||
| 653.910.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.910.9 | Other kinds | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven fabrics of vegetable textile fibres n.e.i.: | |||||||
| 653.941.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| Other kinds: | |||||||
| 653.941.2 | As may be determined by the Minister | Such rate of duty not exceeding | |||||
| 22½% | 37½% | sq. yd. | |||||
| as the Minister may in any case direct | |||||||
| 653.941.9 | Other | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
| Woven pile and chenille fabrics n.e.i. (other than fabrics falling within items 654.010.1 to 654.010.9): | |||||||
| 653.960.1 | Assembled by sewing, gumming, or similar operation | 22½% | 42½% | 55% | sq. yd. | ||
| 653.960.9 | Other kinds | Free | 15% | sq. yd. | |||
Group 666—POTTERY
| Item Number | Tariff and Statistical Items | Rates of Duty | Statistical Unit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Preferential | Australian Agreement | Canadian Agreement | Most Favoured Nation (“S”Indicates Also Applies to Switzerland) |
General Tariff | |||
| Tableware and other articles of a kind commonly used for domestic or toilet purposes: | |||||||
| Of porcelain or china (including biscuit porcelain and parian): | |||||||
| 666.401.1 | Cooking utensils per lb | 9d. | 9d. plus 40% | 9d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.401.2 | Breakfast, dinner, tea, and coffee sets; cups, saucers, plates, and dishes per lb | 9d. | 9d. plus 40% | 9d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.401.3 | Other tableware per lb | 9d. | 9d. plus 40% | 9d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.401.9 | Other articles | 32½% | 50% | 60% | lb | ||
| Of pottery other than porcelain or china: | |||||||
| 666.501.1 | Cooking utensils per lb | 9d. | 9d. plus 40% | 9d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.501.2 | Breakfast, dinner, tea, and coffee sets; cups, saucers, plates, and dishes per lb | 9d. | 9d. plus 40% | 9d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.501.3 | Other tableware per lb | 9d. | 9d. plus 40% | 9d. plus 55% | lb | ||
| 666.501.9 | Other articles | 32½% | 50% | 60% | lb | ||
THIRD SCHEDULE Amendments to the Notes to the Tariff
Section 9(2)
| Portion of Tariff | Amendments |
|---|---|
| Group 654 | By omitting from note 6 (as added by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order 1962 and amended by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1962) the words “(items 653.800.1, 653.800.9, 664.940.4, and 664.940.5)”, and substituting the words “(items 653.810.1 to 653.811.0, 664.940.4, and 664.940.5)”. |
| Group 655 | By omitting from note 2 (as amended by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1962) the words “(except items 653.800.1 and 653.800.9)”, and substituting the words “(except items 653.810.1 to 653.811.0)”. |
By omitting from note 9 (as added by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order 1962 and amended by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1962) the words “(items 653.800.1, 653.800.9, 664.940.4., and 664.940.5)”, and substituting the words “(items 653.810.1 to 653.811.0, 664.940.4, and 664.940.5)”. | |
| Group 656 | By omitting from note 5 (as added by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order 1962 and amended by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1962) the words “(items 653.800.1, 653.800.9, 664.940.4, and 664.940.5)”, and substituting the words “(items 653.810.1 to 653.811.0, 664.940.4, and 664.940.5)”. |
| Group 657 | By omitting from note 4 (as added by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order 1962 and amended by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1962) the words “(items 653.800.1, 653.800.9, 664.940.4, and 664.940.5)”, and substituting the words “(items 653.810.1 to 653.811.0, 664.940.4, and 664.940.5)”. |
| Group 664 | By omitting paragraph (b) of note 1 (as substituted by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1962), and substituting the following paragraph: “(b)Fabrics of glass fibre (items 653.810.1 to 653.811.0).” |
| Group 851 |
By adding the following note: “4. In this Group— “(a)The expression ‘sizes 0 to 8 ½ inclusive’ is to be taken to apply to children’s footwear the internal length of which does not exceed 17·4 centimetres: “(b)The expression ‘not exceeding size 1 ½’ is to be taken to apply to footwear the internal length of which does not exceed 22·5 centimetres: “(c)In the case of footwear without uppers the ‘internal length’ is to be taken as the length of the upper surface of the sole.” |
| Group 897 | By omitting from paragraph (c) of note 3 (as substituted by the Third Schedule to the Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 4) 1963) the words “(except items 651.800.0 and 653.800.1 to 653.800.9)”, and substituting the words “(except items 651.800.0 and 653.810.1 to 653.811.0)”. |
FOURTH SCHEDULE Orders in Council Amended
Section 9(4)
| Order | Amendment |
|---|---|
| The Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1962 (S.R. 1962/92) | By revoking so much of the Second Schedule as relates to items 653.800.1 to 653.800.9. |
| By revoking so much of the Third Schedule as relates to Group 654, notes 2 and 9 of Group 655, Group 656, Group 657, and Group 664. | |
| The Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 4) 1964 (S.R. 1964/167) | By revoking so much of the Second Schedule as relates to items 652.220.0, 652.232.9, 652.235.0, 653.131.1, 653.131.9, 653.132.9, 653.531.9, 653.631.9, 653.632.9, and 653.960.0. |
FIFTH SCHEDULE Orders in Council Made Under Section 12 of the Customs Amendment Act 1921 and Section 5 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act 1961 And Confirmed by this Act
Section 17
| Title | Statutory Regulations Serial Number |
|---|---|
| The Customs Tariff Amendment Order 1964 | 1964/61 |
| The Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 2) 1964 | 1964/62 |
| The Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 3) 1964 | 1964/84 |
| The Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 4) 1964 | 1964/167 |
| The Customs Tariff Amendment Order (No. 5) 1964 | 1964/168 |
This Act is administered in the Customs Department.