Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Act, no. 17 of 2021
Made 2021-08-27 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- Language
- English
- Kind
- Act
- Country
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Subjects
- Land and soil
- Keywords
- business/industry/corporations, international trade, investment, zoning
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 No. 17 of 2021 [Published in the Official Gazette Vol. XLI No. 59 dated 2nd September , 2021.] Printed at the Government Printing Office, Antigua and Barbuda, By Noel F. Abraham, Government Printer — By Authority, 2021. 235—9.21 [Price 2.25] Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2 No. 17 of 2021 No. 17 of 2021 3 Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Act, 2021. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTION 1. Short title……………………..……………………………………………….…………………4 2. Interpretation……..……………………………………………………………………………...4 3. Amendment of section 2-Interpretation…..……………………………………………………..4 Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Act, 2021. 4 No. 17 of 2021 [ L.S.] I Assent, Rodney Williams, Governor-General. 27th August, 2021. ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 No. 17 of 2021 AN ACT to amend the Special Economic Zone Act 2015 to redefine the meaning of Special Economic Zone and for other connected purposes. ENACTED by the Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda as follows: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Act, 2021. 2. Interpretation In this Act— “principal Act” means the Special Economic Zone Act, 2015 No. 17 of 2015. 3. Amendment of section 2-Interpretation The principal Act is amended in section 2 by the repeal of the definition of “Special Eonomic Zone and the substitution therefor of the following No. 17 of 2021 5 Special Economic Zone (Amendment) Act, 2021. “Special Economic Zone” means a multifunctional zone of approximately 500 acres, or any lesser acreage as may be determined by the Cabinet, that leverages domestic and foreign direct investment in value added and export oriented manufacturing industries re-export, finance and services”. Passed by the House of Representatives on this 8th day of July, 2021. Passed by the Senate on this 19th day of July, 2021. Gerald Watt, Q.C., Speaker. Alincia Williams - Grant, President. Rosemarie Smith – Weston, Acting Clerk to the House of Representatives. Rosemarie Smith – Weston, Acting Clerk to the Senate.