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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Determinations by Minister of Customs under Section 16 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1934.

Customs Department, Wellington, 4th December, 1934.

PART I.

IN pursuance of section 16 of the Customs Acts Amendment Act, 1934, the Minister of Customs doth hereby determine that, with respect to each of the following classes of motor-vehicles the undermentioned goods may be entered under Tariff item 389 (a) as unassembled or completely knocked down motor-vehicles:—

Column No. 1.
Classes of Motor-vehicles.

Class I:—
Motor-vehicles, being passenger motor-vehicles other than omnibuses

Column No. 2.
Goods which may be entered under Tariff Item 389 (a).

(I) Chassis, consisting of—
(a) Side members, end members, cross members, subframe, dumb irons, tank saddles, brackets for fixing engine, spring brackets, engine and gear box; and

(b) Scuttle (or cowl), wind-shield assembly, mud-guards, valances, running boards, and other parts of chassis

(II) Bodies, viz.:—
(i) “Composite” bodies, being bodies the shell of which is composed of metal panels and a wooden framework,—
(a) Metal panels .. .. Shall be plain or machined metal stampings, with or without a priming coat of paint or similar material but must not be built up in any way by welding or any other process which has the like effect.
(b) Framework .. .. Must be completely dismantled into its component parts.
(c) Other parts of body (excluding upholstery or other interior trimmings, seat springs, and cushions, in any form whatever) May, subject to the foregoing restriction, be imported in such condition as the importer elects.

(ii) “All steel” bodies, being bodies consisting of metal panels which when welded together form the shell,—
(a) Side panels (right and left) }
Rear panel }
Shall be plain or machined metal stampings with or without a priming coat of paint or similar material but must not be built up in any way by welding or any other process which has the like effect, except that reinforcing plates or parts and such other parts as are ordinarily welded to individual panels may be attached thereto.
(b) Underbody (or floor) May be built up but no other panels (e.g., side or rear panels) may be attached thereto.
(c) Other parts of body (excluding upholstery or other interior trimmings, seat springs, and cushions, in any form whatever) May, subject to the foregoing restrictions, be imported in such condition as the importer elects.

Class II:—
Motor-vehicles, being omnibuses, commercial trucks, or delivery vans

Chassis .. .. .. .. Shall be imported in the condition set out with respect to the chassis of motor-vehicles in Class I.

PART II.

I hereby make the following further determinations under the aforesaid section:—
(1) If any motor-vehicles of any of the classes mentioned in Part I of this notice are imported in a condition less assembled or more completely knocked down than that respectively set out in Column No. 2 of that Part, they may be entered under Tariff item 389 (a).
(2) If motor-vehicles or parts of motor-vehicles of any of the classes mentioned in Part I of this notice are imported in a condition more assembled or less completely knocked down than that respectively set out in Column No. 2 of that Part, they shall not be entered under Tariff item 389 (a).
(3) Except with the special permission of the Minister, but subject to paragraph (1) of this Part, no goods enumerated in Column No. 2 of Part I of this notice shall be entered under Tariff item 389 (a) if any other goods comprising the chassis or body or any part thereof respectively that have formed or are intended to form part of the same motor-vehicle shall be or shall have been imported in a form otherwise than as set out in the said Column No. 2. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph, if the Minister is satisfied that the body for any such vehicle is to be wholly manufactured in New Zealand, the chassis for any motor-vehicle of the kind mentioned in Class I of Part I of this notice may be entered under Tariff item 389 (a) if it is imported in the condition set out in Column No. 2 of that Part, or in accordance with paragraph (1) of this Part.
(4) Except with the special permission of the Minister, and under conditions set out by him, all the imported unassembled or completely knocked down (c.k.d.) parts enumerated in Column No. 2 of Part I of this notice for any one vehicle shall be imported in the same ship.