Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004

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No. 10 of 2004

AN ACT TO AMEND THE TARIFF ACT, 2004

[Date of Assent - 1st July, 2004]

Enacted by the Parliament of The Bahamas.

This Act, which amends the Tariff Act 2003, may be cited as the Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2004.

Short title.

No. 5 of 2003.

The First Schedule to the principal Act is amended -

Amends First Schedule to the principal Act.

(a)

by deleting the words "20%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the Tariff Trade Nos. "3215.1100"; "3215.1900"; "3401.1120"; "3401.1140" and "3401.1190"; and substituting . therefor the word "Free";

(b)

by deleting the word "35%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the Tariff Trade Nos. "3215.9000;" "9209.1000;" "9209.2000;" "9209.3000;" "9209.9100;" "9209.9200;" "9209.9300;" "9209.9400;" and "9209.9900" and substituting therefor the word "Free";

(c)

by deleting Tariff Trade No. "3903.11" and all the entries corresponding thereto and substituting therefor the following -

Tariff Heading	Tariff Trade No.	Tariff Description	Unit for Duty	Rate of Duty	Unit for Classification
	3903.11	- Expansible :
	3903.1110	--- Block and Shape Mounding Beads	a.v.	35%	lb.
	3903.1120	--- Cup Grade EPS	a.v.	35%	lb.
	3903.1190	--- Other	a.v.	35%	lb.

(d)

by inserting immediately after Tariff Trade No. "3904.3000" the following -

Tariff Heading	Tariff Trade No.	Tariff Description	Unit for Duty	Rate of Duty	Unit for Classification
	3904.4000	Other Vinyl	a.v.	35%	lb" ;
		Chloride
		Copolymers

(e)

by inserting immediately after Tariff Trade No. "4302.1100" the following -

Tariff Heading	Tariff Trade No.	Tariff Description	Unit for Duty	Rate of Duty	Unit for Classification
	4302.1300	Of Lamb the following -	a.v.	35%	lb.
		Astrakhan,
		Broadtail,
		Caracul,
		Persian, and similar Lamb,
		Indian, Chinese, Mongolian or
		Tibetan lamb.

(f)

by deleting the words "15%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the Tariff Trade Nos. "4802.5600" and "4802.6200" and substituting therefor the word "Free";

(g)

by inserting immediately after Tariff Trade No. "6110.2000" the following -

Tariff Heading

Tariff

Trade No.

Tariff Description

Unit for

Duty

Rate of

Duty

Unit for

Classification

6110.3000

Other

a.v.

25%

No.

Man-made fibers

(h)

by inserting immediately after Tariff Trade No. "8511.5090" the following -

Tariff Heading	Tariff Trade No.	Tariff Description	Unit for Duty	Rate of Duty	Unit for Classification
	8511.80	Other Equipment
	8511.8010	For Aircraft	-	Free	No.
	8511.8020	For Vehicles of Heading No. 87.11	a.v.	65%	No.
		and Sub-heading No. 8703.1010
	8511.8030	For Vehicles of Heading No.	a.v.	55%	No.
		87.01, 87.02, 87.03, 87.04, and
		87.05 (excluding sub-heading
		8703.1010)
	8511.8090	Other	a.v.	35%	No.

(i)

by deleting the words "25%" appearing in the column Rate of Duty corresponding to the Tariff Trade Nos. "9201.1000;" "9201.2000;" "9201.9000"; "9202.1000"; "9202.9000"; "9203.0000"; "9204.1000"; "9204.2000"; "9205.1000 "9205.9000"; "9206.0000"; "9207.1000"; "9207.9000"; "9208.1000"; "9208.9010"; "9208.9090"; and substituting therefor the word "Free".

The principal Act is amended in Part B of the Fourth Schedule by -

Amendment of Fourth Schedule to the principal Act.

(a)

inserting in paragraph 5 the following as subparagraph (8) -

"(8)

Goods recommended by the Minister of Education and approved by the Minister as -

(i)

building materials and supplies for the construction, renovation and repair of educational institutions; and

(ii)

furniture for educational institutions"; and

(b)

inserting after paragraph 8 the following new paragraph 8A;

"8A Systems Building for Government Housing Projects Goods recommended by the Minister responsible for housing and approved by the Minister as constituting materials and components of systems building imported by the Minister responsible for housing or a contractor authorized by him for use in the construction of housing units in any Government housing project,".

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