Bill Progress

Object of the Bill

The object of this bill is---
(a) to amend Schedule 2 of the Excise Tariff Act, Cap 338;
(b) to provide for new rates of excise duty to be changed on specified goods; and
(c) to specify other goods on which excise duty is to be imposed.

Other Attachments

1 Laws of Uganda (Acts) - THE EXCISE TARIFF (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2005.pdf
Title: The Excise Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2006
Author: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda

The Excise Tariff (Amendment) Bill, 2005

Sponsored By Hon. Dr. Ezra Suruma (Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development)

Committee: The Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development

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21/09/2005

First Reading/Committee

Bill is still at First Reading, the first reading being the first stage of a Bill passage through the Floor of Parliament and is usually a formality, it takes place without debate, and the first reading of a Bill can occur anytime in a parliamentary session.

21/09/2005

Second Reading

Bill is in the second stage. The second reading is the first opportunity for MPs to debate the main principles of the Bill. It usually takes place up to 45 days after the first reading. Once second reading is complete the Bill proceeds to committee stage where each clause (part) and any amendments (proposals for change) to the Bill may be debated.

21/09/2005

21/09/2005

Third Reading

Parliament is passing the Bill. The third reading is the final chance for the Members of Parliament to debate the contents of a Bill. Here debate on the Bill is usually short and limited to what is actually in the Bill rather than, as at the second reading, what might have been included.

25/10/2005

Presentation/Waiting Assent

Waiting for Assent. Bill is waiting for the President to assent to it. When the Floor of Parliament has passed a Bill, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent.

25/10/2005

02/11/2005

Assented by President

The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.

End

Bill passed on 02/11/2005

The Bill is now an Act of Parliament. When a Bill has completed all its parliamentary stages on the floor of Parliament, it must have President Assent before becoming an Act of Parliament (law). President Assent is the State agreement to make the Bill into an Act and it is a formality.

Bill Withdrawn on 01/01/1970

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