Commencement: 1 January 1993

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

EXPORT DUTIES (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 17 OF 1992

Arrangement of Sections

1. Amendment of Schedule I to Chapter 31.
2. Commencement.

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REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

EXPORT DUTIES (AMENDMENT) ACT
NO. 17 OF 1992

Assent: 16/12/92
Commencement: 01/01/93

An act to amend the Export Duties Act [CAP 31].

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

AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE 1 TO CHAPTER 31

1. Schedule 1 to the Export Duties Act [CAP 31] as amended is further amended -

(a) by deleting item (13) in the column headed 'Goods and Products' and substituting the following item:-

"(13) Miscellaneous products specified below:

a) - 	Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semiprecious stones, precious metal, metal clad with precious metal, and articles thereof, imitation jewellery.

b) - 	Ice-cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa.

c) - 	Soap, organic surface active agents and washing preparations.

d) - 	Squash pumpkins.

e) - 	Cabbages.

f) - 	Taro."

(b) by deleting the figure '5%' corresponding to item (13) in the column headed 'Ad Valorem Duty Rate', and substituting the figure "3%". Corresponding to paragraphs a), b), c), d), e) and f) of item 13.

COMMENCEMENT

2. This Act shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1993.

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