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Conch (Export Levy) (Validation and Indemnity) Act, 2013 (No. 18 of 2013).

Country/Territory
Jamaica
Document type
Legislation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to validate and confirm as lawful acts done in good faith by officers of the Veterinary Services Division in enforcing the provisions of the Conch (Export Levy) Act in respect of the 2011 conch season; and to indemnify the officers of the Division and other persons from liability in respect of such acts.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Molluscs Tax/levy International trade
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Act validates the levy imposed the Veterinary Services Division on conch exported during the past Conch season. Section 3(1) of the Conch (Export Levy) Act provides, with effect from 2009 for, among other things, the imposition of a levy on the export of conch to be payable to the Veterinary Services Division by a person who proposes to export or who exports conch.

Full text
English
Website
www.japarliament.gov.jm