Commencement: 3 May 1988

REPUBLIC OF VANUATU

THE IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) REGULATION (AMENDMENT) ACT

NO. 11 OF 1988

Arrangement of Sections

1. Repeal of section 5 of Joint Regulation No. 52 of 1975.
2. Amendment of Schedule I to the Principal Act.
3. Amendment of Schedule III to the Principal Act.
4. Commencement.

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THE IMPORT DUTIES (CONSOLIDATION) REGULATION (AMENDMENT) ACT

NO. 11 OF 1988

Assent: 12/4/88
Commencement: 3/5/88

An Act to amend the Import Duties (Consolidation) Regulation No. 52 of 1975.

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

REPEAL OF SECTION 5 OF JOINT REGULATION NO. 52 OF 1975

1. Section 5 bearing the marginal note 'Increase of Customs Import duty surcharge' of the Import Duties (Consolidation) Regulation No. 52 of 1975 (in this Act referred to as the Principal Act) is repealed.

AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE I TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT

2. Schedule I to the Principal Act as amended from time to time is further amended as follows:-

(1) In Chapter 7 of that Schedule -

(i) in the column under the heading 'Description'-

(a) by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item 07.01.01, of the item 'seed potatoes specially prepared for planting';

(b) by the substitution for the item corresponding to tariff Item 07.01.02 of the item 'Potatoes, others'; and

(c) by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item 07.01.03 of the item 'Tomatoes';

(ii) in the column under the heading 'Rate of Duty' by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item 07.01.01 of the item 'free';

(iii) by the insertion after Tariff Item 07.01.03 and its corresponding items in the other columns, of the following items in the appropriate columns:

'07.01.04	onions	Kg	40%'	

(iv) in the column under the heading 'Description' by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item 07.01.09, of the item 'others'; and

(v) in the column under the heading 'Rate of Duty' by the substitution for the item corresponding to that Tariff Item 07.01.09, of the item '30%'.

(2) In Chapter 24 of that Schedule-

(i) in the column under the heading 'Rate of Duty'

(a) by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item '24.02.02' of the item '7,650 vatu per kg';

(b) by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item 24.02.03 of the item '7,650 vatu per kg'.

(ii) by the insertion immediately after Tariff Item '24.02.04' and its corresponding items in other columns, of the following items in the appropriate order:-

'24.02.05	Plug Tobacco	kg	6,000 vatu per kg';	

(3) In Chapter 25 of that Schedule, in the column under the heading 'Rate of Duty' by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item '25.23.09' o£ the item '17%';

(4) In Chapter 37 of that Schedule, immediately after Tariff Item 37.01.00 and its corresponding items, of the following items in the appropriate order.

'37.01.01	Xray plates and films	kg	Free	
37.01.02	Others	kg	10%';	

(5) In Chapter 60 of that Schedule -

(i) in the column under the heading 'Description' by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item 60.45.02 of the item 'swim wear';

(ii) in the column under the heading 'Rate of Duty' by the substitution for the item corresponding to that Tariff Item 60.0.5.02 of the item '10%'; and

(iii) by the insertion immediately after Tariff Item 60.05.02 and its corresponding items in other columns, of the following items in the appropriate order -

'60.05.03	other outer garments	kg	35%;	

(6) In Chapter 64, in the column under the heading 'Rate of Duty' by the substitution for the item corresponding to Tariff Item '64.02.02' of the item '357.'; and

(7) In Chapter 87, in the column under the heading 'Rate of Duty' by the substitution for the items set out in column 2 hereunder, of the corresponding items set out in column 3, in respect of the Tariff items set out in column 1, hereunder.

COLUMN 1	COLUMN 2	COLUMN 3	
			
87.02.01	45%	22%	
87.02.02	60%	30%	
87.02.03	75%	40%	
87.02.04	85%	50%	
87.02.05	100%.	60%	
87.02.06	25%	20%	
87.02.07	35%	17%	
87.02.08	35%	17%	
87.02.09	35%	17%	
87.09.01	35%	17%	
87.09.02	40%	20%	

AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE III TO THE PRINCIPAL ACT

3. Schedule III to the Principal Act as amended from time to time is further amended as follows:-

(1) Under the heading 'SECTION 1 - ECONOMIC RELIEFS', in X-9 under the heading 'FISHERIES INDUSTRY EQUIPMENT', by the substitution for the words "refrigeration equipment, fuel, oils and greases:" of the words "refrigeration equipment:";

(2) Under the heading 'SECTION 3 - CHARITABLE RELIEFS FOR NON PROFIT MAKING GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS', in X-35 under the heading 'SCHOOL SUPPLIES', by the omission of paragraph 'e' and substitution therefor of the following paragraph;

"(e) office equipment, generators, lawn mowers and other similar equipment intended exclusively for use in schools:"; and

(3) Under the heading 'SECTION 6 - MISCELLANEOUS CONDITIONAL RELIEFS', in X-61 under the heading 'CONTAINERS, CRATES, ETC',

(i) in the proviso thereto, by the substitution for the words 'packed therein', of the words 'packed therein:'; and

(ii) by the addition after that proviso the following proviso:-

"provided further that in the case of international shipping containers, the said containers are re-exported from Vanuatu within a period of six months from the date of importation."

COMMENCEMENT

4. This Act shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Gazette.

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