Commencement: 01 January 1994

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

BUSINESS LICENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 34 OF 1993

Arrangement of Sections

1.	Amendment of Schedule 1 to Chapter 173
2.	Commencement

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

Assent: 17/12/93
Commencement: 01/01/94

BUSINESS LICENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 34 OF 1993

An Act to amend the Business Licence Act [CAP. 173].

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

AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 1 TO CHAPTER 173

1.	Schedule 1 to the Business Licence Act [CAP. 173] is amended -

(a)	in item 'Category C2' –

(i)	in paragraph (a) by deleting the figure "25,000" in the column headed "Annual Fee" and substituting the figure "30,000";

(ii)	in paragraph (b) by deleting the figure "25,000" in the column headed "Annual Fee" and substituting the figure "30,000";

(b)	by inserting after the item "Category G3" the following new item –

"Category 04	Consultants to	4% of turnover	(i) includes
		the Building	for each licen-		consultants to
		Industry and	sing year subject	the construction
		Trade		to a minimum fee	building, repair
				of VT100,000.		and maintenance
industries plus consultants for buildings hard wares, materials and supplies as well as own account clerks of works and supervisors;

(ii) "Turnover"
means gross operational business income, cash or accrued, derived from both local and overseas sources, as reward for professional, business or personal services rendered, including all fees, charges, commissions and retainers.";

(c)	in item 'Category D3' –

(i)	in paragraph (a) by deleting the words "General retailer and wholesaler" and substituting the words "Retailer and Wholesaler";

(ii)	in the second column of paragraph (a) by deleting the figure "100,000" and substituting the figure and words "100,000 plus for each non-citizen principal, partner or employee, 50,000;"

(iii)	in the first column by deleting the words "(Category D3(a) is closed to non-citizens except for renewal of non-citizen D3(a) licences issued prior to 1st January 1984).";

(iv)	in the third column by deleting paragraph (iii);

(d)	in item 'Category D10' in the second column by deleting the figure "15,000" and substituting the figure "30,000";

(e)	in item 'Category E5' –

(i)	in paragraph (a) by deleting the figure "30,000" in the second column and substituting the figure "40,000";

(ii)	in paragraph (b) by deleting the figure "5,000" in the second column and substitution the figure "7,000";

(f)	in item "Category E12" in the second column by deleting the figure "25,000" and substituting the figure "50,000";

(g)	in item 'Category F1' by deleting paragraph B;

(h)	in item 'Category F8A' –

(i)	by deleting the heading and substituting the following -

"Engineering And Architectural Services or Practitioners, Surveyors and Draftsmen";

(ii)	in the second column by deleting the figures "300,000", "150,000" and "20,000" and substituting the figures and words "4.00% of turnover for each licensing year subject to a minimum fee of VT100,000.";

(iii)	in the third column by adding the following paragraph to the existing paragraph 

"(i)	Includes land surveyors, quantity surveyors, ship surveyors and all kinds of draftsmen;

(iv)	'Turnover' means gross operational business income, cash or accrued, derived from both local and overseas sources, as reward for professional, business or personal services rendered including all fees, charges, commissions and retainers.";

(i)	by deleting the item "Category F8.c";

(j)	in item 'Category F11' –

(i)	in the second column by deleting the figures "75,000" and "50,000" and substituting the figures and words "4.00% of turnover for each licensing year subject to a minimum fee of VT100,000";

(ii)	in the third column by numbering the existing paragraph as "(i)" and inserting after that paragraph (i) the following new paragraph –

"(ii)	'Turnover' means gross operational business income, cash or accrued, derived from both local and overseas sources, as reward for professional, business or personal services rendered including all fees, charges, commissions and retailers.";

(k)	in item 'Category G2' in the second column by deleting the figure "25,000" and substituting the figure "50,000";

(l)	in item 'Category G3' in the second column by deleting the figure "25,000" and substituting the figure "50,000";

(m)	in item 'Category G14' –

(i)	in the second column of paragraph (b) by deleting the figure "25,000" and substituting the figure "50,000";

(ii)	in the third column of paragraph (b) by adding after the existing paragraph the following words –

"Includes all the business activities of G14(a), barbers and hairdressing services.";

(n)	in item 'Category G15.A' in the second column by deleting the figure "25,000" and substituting the figure "50,000";

(o)	in item 'Category G15.B' in the second column by deleting the figure "15,000" and substituting the figure "25,000";

(p)	in item 'Category G18' in the second column –

(i)	by deleting the figure "15,000" and substituting the figure "25,000";

(ii)	by deleting the figure "10,000" and substituting the figure "25,000";

(q)	by inserting after item 'Category 12' the following new categories -

"CATEGORY 13 WATER WORKS, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY COMPANIES AND PROVIDERS
4.00% of the total turnover from water	4%	(i) Does not apply
sales during the licensing year.			to the Government.

(ii) Includes the collection, purification distribution, supply and sale of water to household, industrial and commercial users.

CATEGORY 14 RADIO AND TELEVISION
BROADCASTING COMPANIES AND
PROVIDERS
4.00% of total turnover from radio and	4%	(i) Include
television during the licensing year.			radio and
television stations engaged in the production and dissemination to the public of aural and visual programmes. Included are close circuit television and relay stations.

(ii) 'Turnover' includes revenue derived from radio and television licence fees plus all charges and fees from radio and television advertisements, announcements and time sales, etc.

(iii) The printing and or publishing of newspapers, periodicals etc. is covered under Category B11(b)."

COMMENCEMENT

2.	This Act shall come into force on 1 January, 1994.

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