Bill 18 2023 - Control of Supplies and Services (Amendment) Bill 2023
AI-assisted research summary: This Bill amends the Control of Supplies and Services Act to let regulations create offences with higher maximum penalties.
[2nd Octo b e r 2 0 2 3 ] Contro l of Supplies and Services (Amendment) 1 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL CONTROL OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 (Bill No. 18 of 2023) EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF OBJECTS OF AND REASONS FOR THE BILL This Bill seeks to amend the Control of Supplies and Services Act (Cap 49) to increase the maximum amount of fines that may be imposed by way of regulations. Dated this 29th day of September, 2023. NAADIR HASSAN MINISTER OF FINANCE, NATIONAL PLANNING AND TRADE ——————— [2nd Octo b e r 2 0 2 3 ] Contro l of Supplies and Services (Amendment) 2 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL CONTROL OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 (Bill No. 18 of 2023) ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS 1. Short titles 2. Amendment of section 2 [2nd Octo b e r 2 0 2 3 ] Contro l of Supplies and Services (Amendment) 3 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL CONTROL OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 (Bill No. 18 of 2023) A BILL FOR AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONTROL OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ACT, CAP. 49. ENACTED by the President and the National Assembly. Short title 1. This Act may be cited as the Control of Supplies and Services (Amendment) Act, 2023. [2nd Octo b e r 2 0 2 3 ] Contro l of Supplies and Services (Amendment) 4 REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES SUPPLEMENT TO OFFICIAL GAZETTE BILL Amendment of Section 2 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 2 of the Control of Supplies and Services Act, (Cap 49) is repealed and substituted with the following paragraph — “(e) create offences for breaches thereof and provide that such offences be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with fine not exceeding level 2 of the Standard Scale or with both.”.