Object of the Bill
The object of this Bill is to provide charging provisions for imposition of excise duty on landlines and public payphones and to replace the Schedules to the Excise Tariff Act, Cap. 338 with one Schedule prescribing all excise tariff rates.
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2757THE_EXCISE_TARIFF_(AMENDMENT)_BILL,_2006.pdf
The Excise Tariff (Amendment) Bill, 2006
Sponsored By Hon. Dr. Ezra Suruma (Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)
Committee: The Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development
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First Reading/Committee
Bill is still in its first Reading.
Second Reading
Bill is in its second Stage
Third Reading
Bill is being passed by Parliament.
Presentation/Waiting Assent
Waiting for Assent. Bill is waiting for the President to assent to it. When the Floor of Parliament has passed a Bill, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent.
Assented by President
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.
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Bill passed on 2007-05-01
The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.
Bill Withdrawn on