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1st Session of the 9th Republican Parliament

Confirm the Excise Duty (Compressed Natural Gas) Order, 2008

WHEREAS it is provided by section 13(2) of the Excise (General Provisions) Act, Chap. 78:50 that the Minister may by Order impose any new excise duty or increase any excise duty and from the date of publication of the Order in the Gazette and until the expiry thereof the duties specified in the Order shall be payable in lieu of the duties payable prior thereto:

AND WHEREAS it is provided by the said subsection that every Order issued under that subsection shall, after four days and within twenty-one days from the date of its first publication, be submitted to the Senate and the House of Representatives and the Senate and the House of Representatives may by Resolution confirm, amend or revoke such Order, and upon publication of the Resolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Gazette the Resolution shall have effect and the Order shall then expire:

AND WHEREAS the Excise Duty (Compressed Natural Gas) Order, 2008 was made under section 13(2) of the Excise (General Provisions) Act, and first published in the Gazette on the 24th day of October, 2008:

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to confirm the said Order:

BE IT RESOLVED that the Excise Duty (Compressed Natural Gas) Order, 2008, be confirmed.

(By the Minister in the Ministry of Finance)

This Motion must be approved by both Houses
First Debated: 07-Nov-2008
Approved on: 7-Nov-2008
13-Nov-2008
Speakers in the:
House of Representatives
07-Nov-2008 View the Order PDF icon (25.5 kb) | Hansard PDF icon (466.6 kb)
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
Mr. Vasant Bharath, MP [St. Augustine] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Neil Parsanlal, MP [Lopinot/Bon Air West] [Minister of Information]
Mr. Chandresh Sharma, MP [Fyzabad] [Opposition Member]
Mr. Subhas Panday, MP [Princes Town North] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Patrick Manning, MP [San Fernando East] [Prime Minister]
Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar, MP [Siparia] [Opposition Member]
Hon. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Minister of Works and Transport]
Mr. Ramesh Lawrence Maharaj, SC, MP [Tabaquite] [Opposition Chief Whip]
Hon. Karen Nunez-Tesheira, MP [D'Abadie/O'Meara] [Minister of Finance]
Senate
13-Nov-2008 Senate Debate | Hansard PDF icon (225.7 kb)
Sen. the Hon. Mariano Browne [Minister in the Ministry of Finance]
Sen. Dr. Adesh Nanan [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Basharat Ali [Independent Senator]
Sen. Mohammed Faisal Rahman [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Ryan Spicer [Opposition Senator (Temporary)]
Sen. the Hon. Conrad Enill [Minister of Energy and Energy Industries]
Sen. Subhas Ramkhelawan [Independent Senator]
Sen. Dr. Carson Charles [Opposition Senator]
Sen. Dr. Jennifer Kernahan [Opposition Senator]
Sen. the Hon. Mariano Browne [Minister in the Ministry of Finance]