Pursuant to section 14 of the Fishing Industry Board Act 1963, the New Zealand Fishing Industry Board gives the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Title and commencement?(1) This notice may be cited as the Fish Levy Notice 2002.
(2) This notice shall come into force on 1 April 2002.
2. Interpretation?(1) In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires:
"The Act" means the Fishing Industry Board Act 1963.
"Adjacent waters" means waters of the sea adjacent to New Zealand fisheries waters.
"Board" means the New Zealand Fishing Industry Board.
"Greenweight" means, in relation to fish, the weight of the fish before any processing commences and before any part is removed; and, in relation to processed fish, means the weight of the fish, in the state to which it has been processed, translated to the greenweight using the applicable conversion factor for the time being set or specified under section 188 of the Fisheries Act 1996.
"The regulations" means the Fish Levy Regulations 1976.
(2) Subject to subclause (3), every reference in this notice to the weight of fish shall be construed as a reference to the greenweight of the fish.
(3) Expressions not defined in this notice but defined in the Act or the regulations have, in this notice, the meanings so defined.
3. General levies on fish?There shall be payable to the Board, by every wholesaler, in respect of all fish purchased by the wholesaler (otherwise than from another wholesaler), an amount equal to the sum of:
(a) The amount in respect of fishermen for each tonne or part of a tonne of fish purchased at the appropriate rate specified in Column A of the Schedule; and
(b) The amount in respect of wholesalers for each tonne or part of a tonne of fish purchased at the appropriate rate specified in Column B of the Schedule; and
(c) The amount in respect of retailers for each tonne or part of a tonne of fish purchased at the appropriate rate specified in Column C of the Schedule.
4. Goods and services tax?The levies prescribed by this notice are exclusive of goods and services tax.
5. Amendment?The notices entitled "Fish Levy
Notice 2001" published in the New Zealand Gazette,
22 March 2001, page 679, and "Amendment to the Fish Levy Notice 2001" published in the New Zealand Gazette, 18 October 2001, page 3605, are consequentially revoked.
Schedule
Clause 3
General Levies on Fish
Column A
Fishermen
($ Tonne) Column B
Wholesaler
($ Tonne) Column C
Retailer
($ Tonne) Total
Payable
($ Tonne)
All species 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dated at Auckland this 25th day of March 2002.
C. T. HORTON, Chairman, New Zealand Fishing Industry Board.