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THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SALES TAX (AMENDMENT)
REGULATIONS, 2010
2010, No.
The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SALES TAX (AMENDMENT)
REGULATIONS, 2010
ARRANGEMENT
Regulations
1. Short
2. Interpretation 3. Amendment of Schedule 2 4. Amendment of Schedule 3 5. Amendment of Schedule 4 6. Amendment of Schedule 5 The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SALES TAX (AMENDMENT)
REGULATIONS, 2010
2010, No.

THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA SALES TAX (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS
made in exercise of the powers contained in section 58 of the Antigua and Barbuda
Sales Tax Act, 2006 No. 5 of 2006.
These Regulations may be cited as the Antigua And Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010. 2. Interpretation
In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” mean the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax Regulations, 2007, (No. 39 of 2007). 3. Amendment of Schedule 2
The Principal Regulations are amended by revoking the table in Schedule 2 and substituting the following— Product Description
Tariff Heading
Chicken – Fresh, Chilled or Frozen.
Fish – Fresh, dried, salted, whether or not (in brine or smoked) 0302.691 to 0302.693; Milk, Cream and Condensed Milk (including powdered milk) The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 Product Description
Tariff Heading
0803.001 to 0803.002; 0804.10 to 0805.90; Sporting Organisations and Associations as approved by the Ministry of Sports Churches of Internationally Recognised Religious Organisations as approved by the Flour - Wheat or Meslin - Durum or other (Church includes Chapel, Mosque, Synagogue and other analogous descriptions)” Cereal Grains - Rolled etc (including but not limited to oats, Refined Edible Oil (including but not limited to olive oil, palm oil, corn oil, sunflower seed oil, canola oil and soya-bean oil) Preparation for Infant Use for Retail Sale Minister responsible for Finance. Bread (Not including other baked products such as bun) Ordinary Water (Not containing added sweetening or Human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera and other blood fractions and modified immunological products, whether 3002.10 to 3002.309 or not obtained by means of biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products. The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 Product Description
Tariff Heading
Medicines in retail quantities (Including but not limited to Penicillin, Insulin, Aspirins, Paracetamol, Cough Preparations Pharmaceutical Goods (including but not limited to Sterile catgut, blood grouping reagents, first aid kits and dental Napkins & Napkin Liners (diapers) for babies and adults Books of Printed matter (including but not limited to (Kiwanis Club of St John’s, Circle K Club, Builders Club & Kiwanis Club of Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Text Books, Novels, Bibles but excluding periodicals, magazines, drawing and colouring books, exercise books) Newspapers (not including magazines or periodicals) 4. Amendment of Schedule 3
The Principal Regulations are amended in Schedule 3 by inserting the following— “EXEMPT AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
(REGULATION 30)
INSECTICIDES
Society of St. Vincent De Paul (Good Shepherd Home) The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 (a) a keyboard supplied for use with a non-laptop computer (the main supply) that is not supplied with a keyboard as part of the main supply; and (b) a monitor for use with a non-laptop computer (the main supply) that is not supplied with a monitor as part of the main supply. (2) Software of a type described as Home and Small Office software and included in the categories listed below is specified as zero-rated computer software when supplied together with a personal or laptop computer― (a) Operating system software (for example Windows XP Home (b) Word Processing and Basic Calculative Software (for example Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works or similar); (c) Educational software (but not games other than those preloaded in (d) Home Finance Software; and (e) Anti Virus Software.” 6. Amendment of Schedule 5
The Principal Regulations are amended in Schedule 5 by revoking the list under the heading “ APPROVED CHARITABLE OR NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS” and
“Antigua & Barbuda Olympic Association Antigua & Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR) Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Centre (GARDC) Service and Charitable Organisations as approved by the Ministry of Social Transformation to include but not limited to: - Antigua and Barbuda Association of Persons with Disabilities The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 FERTILISERS & PLANT HEALTH PRODUCTS
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
149. Plastic Mulch (4ft. wide X 4,000ft) 5. Amendment of Schedule 4
The Principal Regulations are amended by revoking Schedule 4 and substituting the following— SCHEDULE 4
“ZERO-RATED EQUIPMENT FOR USE WITH PERSONAL OR LAPTOP
COMPUTERS
(1) The following are specified as zero-rated equipment if supplied with personal or The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 The Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (Amendment) Regulations, 2010 Clarified Hydrophobic, Extract of Neem Oil RODENTICIDE
FUNGICIDES
FERTILISERS & PLANT HEALTH PRODUCTS
HERBICIDES

Source: http://www.antigua.gov.ag/pdf/abst_regulations_amendment.pdf