MOF-BUDGET Jun. 2016 | Page 421

Customs Management (Amendment) Bill, 2016 c CUSTOMS MANAGEMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016 Annex E Customs Management (Amendment) Bill, 2016 A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE CUSTOMS MANAGEMENT ACT Enacted by the Parliament of The Bahamas 1. 2. Short title and commencement. (1) This Act which amends the Customs Management Act 1, may be cited as the Customs Management (Amendment) Act, 2016. (2) This Act shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2016. Amendment of section 78 of the principal Act. Subsection (3) of section 78 of the principal Act is amended by the deletion of the word “height” and the substitution thereof of the word “eight”. 3. Amendment of section 99 of the principal Act. Section 99 of the principal Act is amended by the insertion immediately after subsection (15), the following new subsection— “(16) For the purposes of this section, “customs broker” shall include an authorised courier.”. 4. Amendment of section 104 of the principal Act. Subsection (2) of section 104 of the principal Act is amended— (a) by the deletion of the words “in writing”; and (b) in paragraph (a)— 1 No. 30 of 2011 Page - 2 [421] 2016/2017 DRAFT ESTIMATES OF REVENUE & EXPENDITURE