Motions

WHEREAS it is provided by subsection (2) of section 13 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 of the Order 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 Parliament and Parliament may by resolution confirm, amend or revoke the Order and upon publication of the resolution of Parliament in the Gazette, the resolution shall have effect and the Order shall then expire;

AND WHEREAS the Excise Duty (Tobacco Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2025 was made under subsection (2) of section 13 of the Excise (General Provisions) Act and first published in the Gazette as Legal Notice No. 382 of 2025 on the 21st day of October, 2025;

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to confirm the said Order:

BE IT RESOLVED that the Excise Duty (Tobacco Products) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 2025 be confirmed.

(By the Minister of Finance)