Tariff (Amendment) Bill, 2016
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TARIFF (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2016
A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE TARIFF ACT
Annex E
Tariff (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Enacted by the Parliament of The Bahamas
1.
Short title.
This Act, which amends the Tariff Act, 1 may be cited as the Tariff (Amendment)
Act, 2016.
2.
Amends section 15 of the principal Act.
Section 15 (b) of the principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after
subparagraph (iii), the following as a new subparagraph (iv) —
“(iv) to add tariff rate quota products to Chapter 99;”.
3.
Amends the First Schedule to the principal Act.
The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended —
(i)
under the heading “Additional Rules of Interpretation”, by inserting,
immediately after (2) (d), the following —
“(e) “unpackaged” means anything exceeding 20 pounds.”;
(ii)
by deleting the words “10%” appearing in the column “Rates of Duty”
corresponding to Tariff Code Headings/Subheadings “0306.2710”;
“1702.9030”; and substituting therefor the word “Free”;
(iii)
by deleting the words “35%” appearing in the column “Rates of Duty”
corresponding to Tariff Code Heading/Subheading “0409.0000”; and
substituting therefor the word “Free”;
(iv)
by deleting the words “35%” appearing in the column “Rates of Duty”
corresponding to Tariff Code Headings/Subheadings “0511.1000”;
“0511.9190”; “0511.9900”; and substituting therefor the word “Free”;
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