2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1.), after the definition of “eligible organization”, the following definition:—

“‘fruit’ includes tomatoes, and ‘fruit juice’ has a corresponding meaning;”.

Director-General ’ s approvals.

4.—(1.) Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1.) the word “and”;

(b) by adding at the end of sub-section (1.) the following word and paragraph:—

“; and (c) approve arrangements for fresh fruit or fruit juice to be included in meals provided by an eligible organization in the course of conducting an approved meal service.”;

(c) by inserting after sub-section (1.) the following sub-section:—

“(1a.) An arrangement referred to in paragraph (c) of the last preceding sub-section may specify—

(a) the kind and quantity of fresh fruit or fruit juice to be included in a meal; and

(b) the method of delivering the fresh fruit or fruit juice to the person who is to consume it.”; and

(d) by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words “The approval of a delivered meal service under this section” and inserting in their stead the words “An approval under paragraph (b) or (c) of sub-section (1.) of this section”.

(2.) Notwithstanding sub-section (3.) of Delivered Meals Subsidy Act 1970–1972, an instrument of approval relating to an arrangement referred to in paragraph (c) of sub-section (1.) of that section shall not be expressed to be deemed to have taken effect from a date earlier than the date of commencement of this Act.section 5 of the

Authorization of payments.

5.—(1.) Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—

“(1.) Subject to this Act, the Director-General may, in his discretion, authorize the payment by the Commonwealth to an approved organization, in respect of a year to which this Act applies, of an amount calculated at the rate of—

(a) Twenty cents for each meal in which is included fresh fruit or fruit juice in accordance with an arrangement approved under section 5 of this Act; and

(b) Fifteen cents for each other meal,

being a meal provided by that organization in the course of conducting an approved meal service in the immediately preceding year.”.

(2.) The amendment made by the last preceding sub-section has effect from and including the first day of January, One thousand nine hundred and seventy-three.