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BUSINESS LICENCES (MISCELLANEOUS REPEALS) ACT, 2015.<\/p>\n

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Section<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Commencement. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Purpose. <\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Repeals. <\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Schedule\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/i>Repealed enctments.<\/p>\n

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BUSINESS LICENCES (MISCELLANEOUS REPEALS) ACT, 2015.<\/p>\n

Commencement<\/i>: 1 July, 2015.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0An Act to repeal section 9 of the Rivers Act, in order to abolish the requirement for steam vessels on rivers to be licenced; to repeal section 22(2) of the Companies Act, 2012 to abolish the requirement for swearing a statutory declaration for compliance with the requirements for incorporating a company; to repeal sections 3 and 4 of the Hides and Skins (Export Duty) Act, which require the export of hides and skins in a specified manner or from specified places, and which provide for returns to the regional commissioner of customs and excise respectively; to amend section 12 of the Produce Protection Act, to abolish imposing fees; to repeal section 11(2) and (3) of the Fish Act, to abolish the angling licence.<\/b><\/p>\n

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<\/a>1.<<\/p>\n

{mprestriction ids=”1,2,3″}<\/p>\n

TB>Commencement.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This Act shall come into force on 1st”> July, 2015.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Purpose.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The purpose of this Act is to repeal redundant business licences and to rationalise and simplify business licensing practices and procedures in order to eliminate multiplicity and overlap of business licences.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Repeals.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The enactments specified in column 1 of the Schedule are amended to the extent specified in the corresponding entry in column 2.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Schedule.<\/i><\/p>\n

s. 3.<\/p>\n

Repealed enactments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Column 1\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Column 2\u00a0<\/p>\n

Title of the Act\u00a0<\/p>\n

Extent of Amendment<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Produce Protection Act, Cap. 32\u00a0<\/p>\n

The words “and imposing fees” appearing in section 12 are repealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Fish Act, Cap. 197\u00a0<\/p>\n

Subsections (2) and (3) of section 11 are repealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Hides and Skins (Export Duty) Act, Cap. 339\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sections 3 and 4 are repealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Rivers Act, Cap. 357\u00a0<\/p>\n

Section 9 is repealed,\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Form B of the Second Schedule is repealed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Companies Act, 2012\u00a0<\/p>\n

Section 22(2) is repealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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History<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Legislation<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Number<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Act<\/td>\n6\/2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Cross references<\/p>\n

Companies Act, Act No. 1 of 2012.<\/p>\n

Fish Act, Cap. 197.<\/p>\n

Hides and Skins (Export Duty) Act, Cap. 339.<\/p>\n

Produce Protection Act, Cap. 32.<\/p>\n

Rivers Act, Cap. 357.<\/p>\n

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