Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BOUNTY (METAL WORKING MACHINES AND ROBOTS) ACT 1985 No. 133 of 1985 - SECT 7

7. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), the Minister may, by notice in writing
published in the Gazette, declare that this Act is to have effect as if there
were substituted for a specified variable provision, or a specified part of a
specified variable provision, a provision, or part of a provision, as the case
may be, set out in the notice.

(2) The Minister shall not make a declaration under sub-section (1) that would
result in this Act having effect as if there were a change to subsection 16
(1).

(3) The Minister may, by notice in writing published in the Gazette, revoke or
amend a declaration in force under sub-section (1).

(4) A declaration under sub-section (1) or the revocation or amendment of such
a declaration has effect from and including such day (which may be a day
earlier than the publication in the Gazette of the notice containing the
declaration, revocation or amendment) as is specified in the notice.

(5) Where, but for this sub-section, a declaration under sub-section (1) or
the revocation or amendment of such a declaration would result in the amount
of the bounty payable in respect of the manufacture or modification of
particular bountiable equipment the manufacture or modification, as the case
may be, of which was commenced before the day on which the notice containing
the declaration, revocation or amendment was published in the Gazette being
reduced, that declaration, revocation or amendment does not apply in relation
to that particular bountiable equipment.

(6) Where, but for this sub-section, a declaration under sub-section (1) or
the revocation or amendment of such a declaration would result in bounty
ceasing to be payable in respect of the manufacture or modification of
particular bountiable equipment the manufacture or modification, as the case
may be, of which was commenced before the day on which the notice containing
the declaration, revocation or amendment was published in the Gazette, that
declaration, revocation or amendment does not apply in relation to that
particular bountiable equipment.

(7) The provisions of sections 48 (other than paragraphs (1) (a) and (b) and
sub-section (2) ), 49, 49A and 50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in
relation to notices under this section as if in those provisions references to
regulations were references to notices, references to a regulation were
references to a notice and references to a repeal were a reference to a
revocation.

(8) For the purposes of this section, the manufacture of goods shall not be
taken to have commenced unless and until the assembly of the goods, or of part
of the goods, has commenced.