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for Minerals and Energy; and

         (b) on and after 5 October 1976 and before 20 December 1977—the Minister for National Resources; and

         (c) on and after 20 December 1977 and before 8 December 1979—the Minister for National Development; and

         (d) on and after 8 December 1979 and before 11 March 1983—the Minister for National Development and Energy; and

       (e) on and after 11 March 1983 and before 1 July 1983—the Minister for Resources and Energy.".

Applicable petroleum prices

  4. Section 6ab of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by omitting from subsection (1) "sections 6b, 6c and 6d" and substituting "section 6b, 6c or 6d";

     (b) by inserting in subsection (1) "in respect of stabilized crude petroleum oil obtained from a production area that is, under Departmental By-laws, a prescribed production area, a prescribed new production area or a prescribed intermediate production area, as the case requires, for the purposes of that section," after "31 December 1987";

     (c) by inserting in subsection (1) "and an oil producing region that constitutes or includes that production area" after "the month" (wherever occurring);

     (d) by omitting from subsection (2) "sections 6b, 6c and 6d" and substituting "section 6b, 6c or 6d";

     (e) by inserting in subsection (2) "in respect of stabilized crude petroleum oil that has, under the Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987, a VOLWARE commencement date of 31 December 1987" after "1 January 1988".

5. The Principal Act is amended by inserting after section 6ab the following section:

Application of section 6b, 6c or 6d to different oil producing regions

  "6ac. Where:

     (a) a final VOLWARE price, an interim VOLWARE price or a reference price has been, or is taken to have been, determined under the Petroleum Excise (Prices) Act 1987 for a month and an oil producing region; and

  (b) that oil producing region is constituted by or includes:

         (i) a particular prescribed production area within the meaning of section 6b; or

         (ii) a particular prescribed new production area within the meaning of section 6c; or

         (iii) a particular prescribed intermediate production area within the meaning of section 6d;

that determination is taken to have effect, and, at all material times to have had effect, in the application of that section in respect of stabilized crude petroleum obtained from that production area, as if it

were also a determination of that price made in respect of that particular production area.".

Duties of excise on certain crude petroleum oil

  6. Section 6b of the Principal Act is amended:

     (a) by inserting in paragraph (5a) (a) "and a particular prescribed production area" after "a financial year";

     (b) by omitting from paragraph (5a) (b) "a particular prescribed production area" and substituting "that prescribed production