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Import Duties (Consolidation) (Amendment) Act No 02 of 1996

Commencement: 12/04/1996


REPUBLIC OF VANUATU


IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 2 OF 1996


Arrangement of Sections


1. Amendment of section 3 of Chapter 91.
2. Amendment of unit/Quantity criteria in Schedule I.
3. Amendment of duty rates in Schedule I.
4. Amendment of service tax in Schedule I.
5. Amendment of section 1 X-4 in Schedule III.
6. Commencement.


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IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT


NO. 2 OF 1996


Assent: 12/04/96
Commencement: 02/04/96


An Act to amend the Import Duties (Consolidation) Act [CAP. 91].


BE IT ENACTED by the President and Parliament as follows:-


AMENDMENT OF SECTION 3 OF CHAPTER 91


1. Section 3 of the Import Duties (Consolidation) Act [CAP. 91] in this Act referred to as the "principal Act" is amended in subsection (1) by deleting "5 per cent" and substituting "7 per cent".


AMENDMENT OF UNIT/QUANTITY CRITERIA IN SCHEDULE I


2. (1) The unit/quantity criteria set out in Schedule I to the principal Act are amended to the extent shown in the first Schedule to this Act.


(2) The current unit/quantity criteria shown in Column 2 corresponding to the tariff items in column 1 of Part C to the First Schedule to this Act are deleted and replaced by the unit/quantity criteria shown in column 3.


AMENDMENT OF DUTY RATES IN SCHEDULE I


3. (1) The duty rates set out in Schedule I to the principal Act are amended to the extent shown in the First Schedule to this Act.


(2) The current duty rates shown in column 2 corresponding to the tariff items in column 1 of Part A to the First Schedule to this Act are deleted and replaced by the duty rates shown in column 3.


AMENDMENT OF SERVICE TAX IN SCHEDULE I


4. (1) The service tax rates set out in Schedule I to the principal Act are amended to the extent shown in the First Schedule to this Act.


(2) The current service tax rates shown in column 2 corresponding to the tariff items in column 1 of Part B to the First Schedule to this Act are deleted and replaced by the service tax rates shown in column 3.


AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1 X-4 IN SCHEDULE III


5. Section 1 X-4 of Schedule III to the principal Act is amended by deleting paragraph (b).


COMMENCEMENT


6. This Act shall come into force on the 2nd day of April 1996.


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FIRST SCHEDULE


PART A


1
TARIFF NO.
2
DELETE CURRENT DUTY RATE
3
SUBSTITUTING WITH NEW DUTY RATE



1905.9090
20%
65%
2402.1000
9074 vatu per kg
9321 vatu per kg
2402.2010
7674 vatu per kg
7834 vatu per kg
2402.2020
7674 vatu per kg
7834 vatu per kg
2402.9000
2074 vatu per kg
2264 vatu per kg
2403.0010
2074 vatu per kg
2264 vatu per kg
2403.0020
6222 vatu per kg
6510 vatu per kg
2710.0010
33 vatu per litre
35 vatu per litre
2710.0050
15 vatu per litre
30 vatu per litre
3208.0000
60%
400 vatu per litre
3209.0000
60%
400 vatu per litre
3210.0000
60%
300 vatu per litre
3212.0000
60%
300 vatu per litre

PART B

1
TARIFF NO.
2
DELETE SERVICE TAX RATE
3
SUBSTITUTING WITH NEW SERVICE TAX RATE



8702.0000
5%
9%
8703.1000
5%
9%
8703.2100
5%
9%
8703.2200
5%
9%
8703.2300
5%
9%
8703.2400
5%
9%
8703.3100
5%
9%
8703.3200
5%
9%
8703.3300
5%
9%
8703.9000
5%
9%
8704.1000
5%
9%
8704.2100
5%
9%
8704.2200
5%
9%
8704.2300
5%
9%
8704.3100
5%
9%
8704.3200
5%
9%
8704.9000
5%
9%
8705.0000
5%
9%
8706.0000
5%
9%
8707.0000
5%
9%
8708.0000
5%
9%
8711.1000
5%
9%
8711.2000
5%
9%
8711.3000
5%
9%
8711.4000
5%
9%
8711.5000
5%
9%
8711.9000
5%
9%
8714.1000
5%
9%
8714.9000
5%
9%
1006.1000
5%
10%
1006.2000
5%
10%
1006.3000
5%
10%
1006.4000
5%
10%
1001.0010
5%
10%
1101.0090
5%
10%
1604.0011
5%
10%
1604.0012
5%
10%
1604.0019
5%
10%
1701.9000
5%
10%
3208.0000
5%
100 vatu per litre
3209.0000
5%
100 vatu per litre
3210.0000
5%
100 vatu per litre
3212.0000
5%
100 vatu per litre
2402.9000
519 vatu per kg
600 vatu per kg
2403.0090
519 vatu per kg
600 vatu per kg
2402.1000
778 vatu per kg
800 vatu per kg
2403.2010
778 vatu per kg
800 vatu per kg
2402.2020
778 vatu per kg
800 vatu per kg

PART C


1
TARIFF NO.
2
DELETE UNIT/QUANTITY CRITERIA
3
SUBSTITUTING WITH NEW UNIT/QUANTITY CRITERIA



3208.0000
kg
kg/litre
3209.0000
kg
kg/litre
3210.0000
kg
kg/litre
3212.0000
kg
kg/litre

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