Commencement: 1 January 1989

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

THE BUSINESS LICENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT

Arrangement of Sections

1. Amendments to First Schedule of Act No. 25 of 1983.
2. Commencement.

---------------

No. 31 of 1988

Assent: 18/1/89
Commencement: 1/1/89

An Act to amend the Business Licence Act No. 25 of 1983 and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

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

AMENDMENTS TO FIRST SCHEDULE OF ACT No. 25 OF 1983

1. The Business Licence Act No. 25 of 1983, as amended, is further amended in the First Schedule as follows:

(a) delete the items "Category A1" and "Category A2" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new items and figures -

"Category Al.	Mining for Minerals	
Category A2.	Quarrying and other Mining	
	
for each employee …………………………………………………………….…. 20.000	
subject to a minimum fee of ………………………………………..………... 100.000";	

(b) delete the items "Category B1", "Category B2" and "Category B3" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new items and figures -

"Category B1.	Abattoirs, Meat Packing	
Category B2.	Canneries 	
Category B3.	Oil Mills	
	
for each employee	…………………………………………… 20.000	
subject to a minimum fee of	………………………………………......100.000";	

(c) delete the item "Category B4" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures –

Category B4.	Bakeries and Confectioneries	
	
for each employee	………………………………….……..…………………... 15.000	
subject to a minimum fee of	…….……………………………………………….……. 75.000";	

(d) delete the items "Category B5", "Category B6", "Category B7", "Category B8" and "Category B9" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new items and figures -

"Category B5.	Manufacture of other food products not elsewhere classified	
Category B6.	Distilleries	
Category B7.	Breweries	
Category B8.	Manufacture of cordials, carbonated waters and other non alcoholic beverages	
Category B9.	Manufacture of Tobacco	
	
for each employee ……….……………………………………………………... 20.000	
subject to a minimum fee of ………………………………………………... 100.000";	

(e) delete the items "Category B10(a) and "Category B10(b)" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new items and figures -

"Category B10(a).	Wood and Furniture	
		
for each employee………………………….…………………………………... 15.000	
subject to a minimum fee of……………………………….………………….. 100.000,	

Category B10(b).	Artifacts and decorative small furnishing, etc	
	
for each employee……………………………………………………………….. 15.000	
subject to a minimum fee of…………….……………..………………………. 50.000";	

(f) delete the items "Category B11(a)" and "Category B11(b)" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new items and figures -

Category B11 (a).	Manufacture of Papers and Paper Products	
Category B11 (b).	Printers and Publisher	
	
for each employee …………………………………………………………….... 20.000	
subject to a minimum fee of ……….………………………………………... 100.000";	

(g) delete the items "Category B12" and "Category B13" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new items and figures -

Category B12.	Manufacture of Chemicals, Chemical Products, Rubbers and Plastics	
Category B13.	Ships Builders and Repairs	
	
for each employee ……….……………………………………………………... 15.000	
subject to a minimum fee of ……..………………………………………..... 75.000";	

(h) delete the items "Category B14" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new items and figures -

"Category B14.	Manufacture of Wearing Apparel	
		
for each employee ………………………………………………………………15.000	
subject to a minimum fee of………………………………..……….………….50.000";	

(i) delete the item "Category B15" and the figure thereunder and substitute the following new item and figures -

"Category B15.	Jewellers	
		
for each employee ……….………………………………….………………….. 20.000	
subject to a minimum fee of…………..………………………………………100.000";	

(j) delete the items "Category B17" and "Category B18" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new items and figures -

"Category B17.	Air Conditioning And Refrigeration	
Category B18.	Other Manufacturers not elsewhere classified	
		
for each employee ……..……………………..………………………………... 20.000	
subject to a minimum fee of ……….………………………………………... 100.000";	

(k) deleted the item "Category C1" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new item and figures -

"Category C1.	Contractors And Jobbing Trades in Building, Earthworks, Electrical Drainage, Harbour, Roadwork, etc.	
		
for each employee……..………………………………………………………... 20.000	
subject to a minimum fee of ……….………………………………………... 100.000";	

(l) delete the item "Category C2" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new items and figures -

"Category C2(a).	Bricklayers, Electricians, Painters, Decorators, Jobbing Building, Masons, Plumbers, Welders, Fitters, Turners, etc…………………………………………………..……. 25.000	
plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or employee………..………………25.000	

Category C2 (b).	Carpenters, Joiners And Mechanics …….……………… 25.000	
plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or employee ……………………..25.000";	

(m) delete the item "Category C3" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures –

"Category C3.	Motor Vehicle Repair Shops	
for each employee………………………………………………………...…… 15.000	
subject to a minimum to a fee of………….………………………………….. 50.000";	

(n) delete the words "Class H" in paragraph (ii) (b) of the Remarks in Category D1;

(o) delete the item "D2" in paragraph (iv) of the Remarks to Category D1 and substitute therefore the item "D1";

(p) delete paragraph (ii) of the Remarks to the item "D3" and substitute therefore the following item -

"D3(ii).	Remarks	
	
Business in the merchandising trades which are holders of D1, D2 or D7 licences must also hold a D3(a) or D3(b) licence as appropriate. The D3 licence fee is payable in addition to the D1, D2 or D7 licence fee";	

 (q) delete the item "Category D6" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following item and figure –

"Category D6.	Pharmacists And Druggists …………………………... 150.000	

(r) delete the item "Category E3(a)" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefore the following new item and figure –

"Category E3(a).	Road Transport Operators per Vehicle	
	
carrying fewer than 6 passengers or less than one ton………………….15.000"	

(s) delete the item "Category E5(a)" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefore the following new item and figure –

"Category E5(a).	Hire Car Operators with or without driver	
	
Motor car (per motor car)………………………………..………………… 25.000";	

(t) in Category E5 (f) insert the following bracket and the words "(per piece of equipment)" immediately after the word "equipment";

(u) ) delete the item "Category E6" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures –

"Category E6.	Storage And Warehousing Services	
		
for each employee……………………………………………………………… 15.000	
subject to a minimum fee of…………………….………………..…………… 50.000";	

(v) delete the item "Category E7" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figure -

"Category E7.	Stevedoring And Wharf Facilities…………... 250.000";	

(w) delete the item, "Category F2" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures -

"Category F2	Financial Institutions, Finance Companies, Investment And Trust Companies, Investment And Commodity Brokers And Underwriters	

where the company's annual turnover for the licensing year is:

(a) less than 10 million vatu………………………………...… 400.000

(b) 10 million vatu or more but less than 25 million vatu…….. 500.000

(c) 25 million vatu or more but less than 50 million vatu...…... 600.000

(d) 50 million vatu or more but less than 75 million vatu..…… 850.000

(e) 75 million vatu or more but less than 100 million vatu….... 100.000

(f) 100 million vatu or more …………………………..1.100.000 plus 2% of the excess over 100 million vatu";

(x) delete the item "Category F3 (a)" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefore the following new item and figures -

"Category F3 (a).	Writing Life Insurance Only ………………... 150.000	
	
plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or employee ……………. 25.000";	

(y) delete the item "Category F4(A)" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new item and figures -

"Category F4(a).	Insurance Brokers And Agents And Representatives of Insurance Companies	
	
for principal place of business………………………………………... 125.000	
plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or employee …………… 25.000;	

(z) delete the item "Category F5" and the figures thereunder and substitute therefore the following new item and figures –

"Category F5.	Real Estate Agents, Property Developers And Managers And the like	
		
(a) for principal place of business ……………………………………. 300.000
plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or employee ……………… 25.000	
	
(b) plus for each branch office in Vanuatu …………………………... 10.000";	

(a1) delete the item "Category F10" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figure –

"Category F10.	Machinery And Equipment Leasing	75.000";	

(b1) delete the item "Category F11" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures –

"Category F11.	Other Business Services not separately classified ………………………………………………….. 75.000	
plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or, employee ……………... 25.000	

(c1) delete the item "Category G1" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures –

"Category G1	Medical And Dental Practitioners And Opticians	
	
for principal place of business ……………………………………... 150.000	
plus for each non-citizen practitioner, principal, partner or employee…......................................................................................... 120.000";	

(d1) delete the item "Category G6" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figure –

"Category G6	Cinema And Theatre Operators ……………... 75.'000";	

(e1) delete the item "Category G9" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figure –

"Category G9.	Riding And Driving School ………………….. 25.000";	

(f1) delete the item "Category G10" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figure –

"Category G10.	Other Institutions or Practitioner Providing Instruction or Facilities for Dancing, Judo, Yoga, Physical, Cultural and similar Recreational Activities .... 25.000";	

(g1) delete the item "Category G11" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figure –

"Category G11.	Video Cassettes Hiring ……………………... 75.000";	

(h1) delete the item "Category G12" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figure –

"Category G12.	Laundries, Dry Cleaning And Dyeing plants ………………………………………..150.000";	

(i1) delete the item "Category G13" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures –

"Category G13.	Photographers, Photographic Studios And Film Printers	

(a) Photographers and photographic studios …………………………... 50.000

(b) Film printers ……………………………………………………… 75.000";

(j1) delete the item Category G14" and the figure thereunder substitute therefor the following new item and figures –

"Category G14.	Barbers And Beauty Shops ……………. 25.000	

(k1) delete the item "Category G18" and the figure thereunder and substitute therefor the following new item and figures -

"Category G18.	Other Repair Services And Social, Recreation And Personal Services ………………… 15.000	
plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or employee ………. 5.000"; and	

(l1) delete the Remarks to Category G18 and substitute therefor the following new Remarks -

"G18. Includes such services as launderers working alone, artisan tailors, boot makers, milliners, dress makers working alone or employing not more than two apprentices, domestic employment agencies, subscription libraries and typists working alone".

COMMENCEMENT

2. This Act shall come into force on the first day of January, 1989.

----------------------------------------------