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32 of 1932.
31 of 1934.
3 of 1938.
29 of 1938. 24 of 1950.
24 of 1950: Schedule.
Short title.
24 of 1950. Schedule.
Interpretation.
24 of 1950, Schedule.
(Cap. 1.)
24 of 1950, Schedule.
24 of 1950, Schedule.
G.N. 298/33.
Special licence fee for motor vehicles which are not Commonwealth products.
Commonwealth Preference.
CHAPTER 47.
COMMONWEALTH PREFERENCE.
To secure an increased trade between the Colony and other parts of the Commonwealth.
[28th October, 1932.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Commonwealth Preference Ordinance.
2. (1) In this Ordinance-
"Commonwealth" bears the meaning given thereto by section 3 of the Interpretation Ordinance;
"Commonwealth product", in the case of motor vehicle means a vehicle which is substantially manufactured within the Commonwealth;
"motor vehicle" includes motor car, motor lorry, motor omnibus, motor truck, motor bicycle and motor tricycle.
(2) No vehicle shall be deemed to be substantially manufactured within the Commonwealth unless, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, at least one half, or such other proportion as the Governor in Council may fix by order, of its value is the result of labour within the Commonwealth.
3. (1) There shall be charged, levied and paid, in respect of the first registration in the Colony of every motor vehicle hereafter registered which, in the opinion of the Commissioner of Police, is not a Commonwealth product, a special licence fee of an amount equal to fifteen per cent 29 of 1938, s. 2. of the value of such vehicle, including cost freight and insurance, on arrival in the Colony, after deduction of the value of the tyres and of any spare wheels or other spare parts.
24 of 1950, Schedule.
24 of 1950, Schedule.
(2) Such special licence fee shall be in addition to the ordinary licence fee payable under any Ordinance or regulations relating to the licensing of vehicles.
(3) Where it appears to the Governor in Council that such special licence fee has been paid in respect of a private motor vehicle brought into and kept in the Colony for a
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