Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BOUNTY (PENICILLIN) ACT 1980 No. 47 of 1980 - SECT 13

13. (1) The regulations may prescribe conditions to be complied with, for the
purposes of this Act, in connection with the production at registered
premises V of bountiable penicillin V.

(2) Where a person carries on, or proposes to carry on, the production at any
premises of bountiable penicillin V, he may apply to the Minister for the
registration of those premises as registered premises V.

(3) If conditions have been prescribed under sub-section (1), the Minister
shall not register the premises under this section unless he is satisfied that
those conditions have been, or will be, complied with.

(4) The Minister may require the applicant to furnish such information as the
Minister considers necessary for the purposes of this Act, and may refuse to
register the premises under this section until the information is furnished to
his satisfaction.

(5) Where an applicant under this section was not, on 13 October 1979, engaged
in the production of bountiable penicillin V at the premises to which the
application relates, the Minister shall refuse to register those premises
under this section unless, in the opinion of the Minister, the registration of
those premises will promote the orderly development in Australia of the
production of penicillin V.

(6) Subject to sub-sections (3), (4) and (5), if, in the opinion of the
Minister, bountiable penicillin V is, or is proposed to be, produced at the
premises in respect of which the application is made, he shall register those
premises as registered premises V.

(7) If the Minister so determines the registration under this section shall be
deemed to have taken effect on and from a date specified by the Minister,
which, in the case of the registration of premises at which the production of
bountiable penicillin V was carried out before the commencing date, may be a
date earlier than that date.

(8) Where the Minister is satisfied, in respect of any registered premises V-

   (a)  that bountiable penicillin V is not being produced at those premises;

   (b)  that the production of bountiable penicillin V is not being carried on
        by the person who applied for the registration of premises under this
        section; or

   (c)  if any conditions have been prescribed in sub-section (1), that
        bountiable penicillin V that is being produced at those premises is
        being produced otherwise than in accordance with those conditions, the
        Minister may, by notice in writing served either personally or by post
        on the occupier of those premises, and if the occupier is not the
        person who applied for the registration of the premises as
        registered premises V, on that person, cancel the registration of the
        premises under this section.