The Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 1999 — Bill 33 (2005) [First Reading Bills]
Bill 33 (Bill33-1999)
Saskatchewan — Debates (Hansard)
1999 BILL No. 33 of
An Act to amend The Tobacco Tax Act, 1998 (Assented to , 1999) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, enacts as follows:
Short title This Act may be cited as The Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 1999 . S.S. 1998, c.T-15.001,
section amended Subsection 3(2) of The Tobacco Tax Act, 1998 is repealed and the following substituted:
(2) The tax required to be paid pursuant to subsection (1) is to be paid at the following rates: (
a) on every cigarette or tobacco stick, 8.6¢; (
b) on tobacco in the form of a cigar, 95% of the estimated retail price of the cigar to a maximum of $2.50 per cigar; (
c) on every gram of tobacco, other than cigarettes, tobacco sticks or cigars, 5.7¢ . Coming into force This Act comes into force on assent but is retroactive and is deemed to have been in force on and from March 27, 1999. 1999TOBACCO TAX REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEENS PRINTER Copyright'1999