Law Revision (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2000 (No. 20 of 2000)

No. 20 of 2000. The Law Revision (Miscellaneous) 1 ANTIGUA (Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2000 AND BARBUDA [ L.S. I Assent, James B. Carlisle, Governor-General. 28th December, 2000. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA No. 20 of 2000 AN ACT to amend the provisions of certain Acts of Parliament. [ 28th December, 2000 ENACTED by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as the Law Revision short title. neous) (Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2000. 2. The Inland Revenue Administration Act is amended in Inland Revenue section 13A by the insertion after subsection (3) of the fol Act, Cap. 217. lowing "(4) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any money held by a financial institution for or on ac count of any person by whom tax is payable." 3. The Land Development and Control Act is amended as Amendment of the follows - Land Development and Control Act, Cap. 235. (a) in section by the repeal of the words "to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars" and the substi tution of the following ] (Miscella Administration 8(3) ANTIGUA 2 The Law Revision (Miscellaneous) No. 20 of 2000. AND (Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2000 BARBUDA "(a) in the case of an individual to a fine not ex ceeding five thousand dollars; and (b) in the case of a body corporate to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars." (b) in section 26 by the deletion of the words "of a of two thousand dollars" and the substitution of the words "not exceeding five dollars". (c) In the Schedule by the repeal of paragraph 4 and the renumbering of paragraphs 5 and 6 as paragraphs 4 and 5. Amendment 4. The Midwifery Act is amended in section 10 as fol Midwifery Act, lows Cap. 281. (a) in subsection (1) by the repeal of the words "fifty cents" and the substitution therefor of the words "fifty dollars"; (b) by the repeal of subsection (2) and the substitution of the following "(2) There shall be paid to the Secretary of the Board in respect of the retention for a pe riod of two years of the name of any person on the register a fee of dollars." (c) in subsection (4) by the repeal of the words "one dollar" and the substitution therefor of the words "forty dollars". Amendment of the 5. The Social Security Act is amended by the repeal of sec tion 14 (1) and the substitution of the following Act, Cap. 408. (1) Moneys in the Fund may lawfully be expended by the Board for (a) the purchase of land or buildings necessary for the proper administration of the Act or for a public purpose; (b) the development of housing estates and sale of such estates; fine thousand of the thirty Social Security No. 20 of 2000. The Law Revision (Miscellaneous) 3 ANTIGUA (Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2000 AND BARBUDA (c) the financing or guaranteeing the financing of public projects approved by the Board on terms and conditions as the Board may deter mine. 6. The Tenders Board Act Cap. 424 A is amended in section Amendment of the 5 as follows - Tenders Board Act, Cap. 424 A (a) by the repeal of subsection (1) and the substitution of the following "(1) The Board shall conipose of seven members consisting of (a) a legal officer in the Attorney General's Department nominated by the Attorney General; (b) the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry responsible for Finance; (c) the Director of Public Works; (d) two public officers appointed by the Minister to represent statutory bodies; (e) two other persons with requisite qualification and experience in accountancy or business manage ment to be appointed by the Min ister." (b) in subsection (2) by the deletion words "Crown Solicitor" and the substitution of the following "the legal officer appointed under subsection (a)". 7. The Money Laundering (Prevention) Act is amended in Amendment the section 26 by renumbering the section as section and by inserting thereafter the following (Prevention) Act, No. 9 of 1996. Supervisory Authority may share any infor mation relating to suspicious transactions reported to it in a activity report submitted by a financial insti tution, with any agency or regulatory ofthe of 26(1) Money Laundering "(2)The suspicious governmental au ANTIGUA 4 The Law Revision (Miscellaneous) No. 20 of 2000. AND (Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2000 BARBUDA in or outside Antigua and Barbuda for the purpose of assisting such agency or authority in conducting crimi nal investigations or prosecutions." Amendment of the 8. The Antigua and Barbuda Hospitals Board Act is amended Antigua and in section by the insertion of a stop after the word Barbuda Hospitals Board Act 1999, "staff' and the deletion of the words "as non-voting No. 1 of 1999. Amendment of the 9. The Property Tax Act is amended as follows Property Tax Act, No. 15 of 2000. (a) in section by the repeal of the words st day of August, 2000" and the substitution therefor of the words st day of January, 200 1 (b) by the insertion after section 6 1 of the "Rates 62 (1) The rate of tax declared by the ister in the Rates Declaration Order, 1998 S.I. 38 of 1998 shall be deemed to have lished and declared by the Minister as the rate of tax leviable and payable for the year 2000. (2) The rates levied for the year 2000 in pursuance of the rates published in the Rates Declaration Order 1998, S.I. 38 of 1998 are deemed to be lawfully levied. (3) Any rate levied and collected in pursu ance of this Act for the year 2000 shall be deemed to be levied and collected for the year 200 1 (4) Any tax demand notice served in ac cordance with section 34 of the Property Tax Act, Cap. 348 on any owner for the demand of tax for the year 2000 is deemed to have been lawfully served. (5) A demand note issued on behalf of the Commissioner and served on any owner un der section 27 of the Property Tax Act 2000, No. 15 of 2000 shall be deemed to have been issued at the beginning of the year 2001 for tax due and payable for that year." thority 4(l)(b) members". declaration and validation. 1(2) "l full ex-officio "· , "l following Min been pub No. 20 of 2000. The Law Revision (Miscellaneous) 5 ANTIGUA (Amendments) (No. 3) Act, 2000 AND BARBUDA Passed the House of Representatives Passed the Senate this 27th day this 2 1 st day of December, 2000. of December, 2000. B. Harris, Speaker. M. Percival, President. S. Walker, S. Walker, Clerk to the House of Representatives. Clerk to the Senate. Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda, by Donovan Southwell, Government Printer By Authority, 2000. 800-12.00 Price $2.60 [ 1