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An Act to amend The Tobacco Tax Act (Assented to July 17, 1989) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:

Short title1 This Act may be cited as The Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 1989 . R.S.S. 1978, c.T-15,

section amended Subsection 3(1) of The Tobacco Tax Act is repealed and the following substituted: "

(1) Every purchaser shall pay to Her Majesty a tax computed at the rate of: (

a) on every cigarette purchased by him or her, 6.68-; (

b) on every cigar purchased by him or her for a retail price of: (

i) not more than 20-, 17-; (ii) more than 20- but not more than 40-, 34-; (iii) more than 40- but not more than 60-, 51-; (iv) more than 60-, 85% of the price at retail computed to the nearest cent; (

c) on every gram of any tobacco, other than cigarettes or cigars, purchased by him or her, 2.70-". Coming into force3 This Act comes into force on the day of assent but is retroactive and is deemed to have been in force on and from March 31, 1989.