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![handle is hein.ssl/ssbh0012 and id is 1 raw text is: Short title.
Interpretation.
No. 11 of 1996
AN ACT TO MAKE NEW PROVISION FOR THE IMPOSITION
AND COLLECTION OF CUSTOMS DUTIES, AND TO GIVE EFFECT
TO THE HARMONIZED SYSTEM OF TARIFF AND FOR
OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Enacted by the Parliament of The Bahamas
[Date of Assent: - 27th June, 1996]
1. This Act may be cited as the Tariff Act, 1996 and shall
come into force on 1 July, 1996.
2. (1) In this Amt, unless the context otherwise requires -
Comptroller means the Comptroller of Customs or any other public
officer acting on his behalf or under his authority;
Customs Officer means any public officer assigned to customs duties
in the Customs Department;
duty means import duty of customs imposable under this Act;
Rate of Duty includes the term Free occurring in the columns
relating to rates of duty](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.ssl/ssbh0012&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)