LAWS OF TUVALU

IMPORT LEVY FUND REGULATIONS 1997 

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Arrangement of Sections

Section 

1 Citation and commencement 
2 Application of disbursements from the Import Levy Fund 
3 Payment from the Import Levy Fund 
4 Penalties for false claim 

SCHEDULE 

Supporting Documents 

ENDNOTES 

Table of Legislation History 
 Table of Renumbered Provisions 
 Table of Endnote References 

IMPORT LEVY FUND REGULATIONS 1997

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IMPORT LEVY (SPECIAL FUND) ACT 1997 (ACT 4 OF 1997)

Commencement [8th September, 1997] 

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Import Levy (Special Fund) Act, the Minister makes the following Regulations — 

1 	Citation and commencement 

These Regulations may be cited as the Import Levy Fund Regulations 1997 and shall come into effect on 8th September, 1997. 

2 	Application of disbursements from the Import Levy Fund 

(1) 	Disbursements from the Import Levy Fund may be made to finance or assist to finance the transportation by ship within Tuvalu of goods in respect of which the import levy has been paid; 

(2) 	The amount disbursed shall not exceed the reasonable costs of conveying such goods by ship as determined by reference to the rates and charges from time to time in force for general cargo on the route in question. 

(3) 	The cost of transport include agent's charges, commission, insurance, freight, postage, bill of lading charges, port dues, handling and storage and all other charges incidental to and necessarily incurred in the transportation of the goods under subregulation (1). 

(4) 	The expression "within Tuvalu" means to or from any island in the Schedule to or from Funafuti. 

3 Payment from the Import Levy Fund 

Any person claiming cost of transportation of goods referred to in subregulation 2 (1) within Tuvalu may be required to produce such receipted accounts, certified copies of manifest or other documents as may be required for the purpose of establishing whether the disbursement from the Import Levy Fund may be made. 

4 Penalties for false claim 

Any person who knowingly submits to the Minister any document referred to in regulation 3 containing a statement which is to that person's knowledge false in a material particular shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $100 and to imprisonment for 3 months. 

Schedule

(sub-regulation 2(4))

Nanumaga 

Nui 

Nanumea

 Nukufetau 

Niulakita 

Nukulaelae 

Niutao 

Vaitupu 

ENDNOTES 

Table of Legislation History 

Legislation 	Year and No 	Commencement 	

			

Table of Renumbered Provisions 

Original 	Current 	

		

Table of Endnote References