ASSIGNMENT OF EXPORT DUTY (MINERAL ORES) ACT 1964

LAWS OF MALAYSIA ONLINE VERSION OF UPDATED TEXT OF REPRINT Act 396 ASSIGNMENT OF EXPORT DUTY (MINERAL ORES) ACT 1964 As at 1 December 2011 2 ASSIGNMENT OF EXPORT DUTY (MINERAL ORES) ACT 1964 First enacted … ... ... ... … … … 1964 (Act No. 27 of 1964) Revised … … … … … … … 1989 (Act 396 w.e.f 16 November 1989) PREVIOUS REPRINTS First Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2001 Second Reprint ... ... ... ... ... 2006 3 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 396 ASSIGNMENT OF EXPORT DUTY (MINERAL ORES) ACT 1964 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Short title and application 2. Assignment of export duty on mineral ores 3. Payment to be charged on the Consolidated Fund 4. Prohibition of imposition of royalty SCHEDULE 5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 396 ASSIGNMENT OF EXPORT DUTY (MINERAL ORES) ACT 1964 An Act to provide for the assignment by the Government of Malaysia to the State Governments of a portion of export duty collected by the Government of Malaysia in respect of certain mineral ores, and for matters connected therewith. [1 October 1964] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang diPertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: Short title and application 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Assignment of Export Duty (Mineral Ores) Act 1964. (2) Sections 2 and 3 shall not apply to the States of Sabah and Sarawak. Assignment of export duty on mineral ores 2. (1) There shall be paid to the State Governments specified in the first column in the Schedule a portion of the export duty on the mineral ores (other than iron ore and tin) specified in the second column in the Schedule, produced in those States; and the portion of export duty so payable shall be as specified in the third 6 Laws of Malaysia ACT 396 column in the said Schedule. (2) No royalty or similar charges (whether under a lease or other instrument or under any State enactment, or whether the lease o r instrument was made or the enactment passed before or after the making of the payment under subsection (1)) shall as from the date of the making of the payment under that subsection be levied by the State Governments in respect of such mineral ores (other than iron ore and tin), except with the written agreement of the Minister of Finance. (3) Parliament may by resolution add to, vary, delete or otherwise amend the Schedule. Payment to be charged on the Consolidated Fund 3. Payments under this Act shall be charged on the Consolidated Fund. Prohibition of imposition of royalty 4. In relation to the levy by the States of Sabah and Sarawak of royalty amounting to more than ten per centum ad valorem (calculated as for export duty) on the mineral ores specified in the second column in the Schedule and on iron ore and tin, the concurrence of the Minister of Finance in writing shall first be obtained. Assignment of Export Duty (Mineral Ores) 7 SCHEDULE (1) (2) (3) State Governments Mineral ores Portion of export duty payable Johore Bauxite Kedah Wolframite Kelantan Scheelite Malacca Columbite Negeri Sembilan Tantalite Pahang Copper Penang Ilmenite Perak Zircon Perlis Monazite Selangor Manganese Terengganu .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. One Half 8 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 396 ASSIGNMENT OF EXPORT DUTY (MINERAL ORES) ACT 1964 LIST OF AMENDMENTS Amending law Short title – NIL – In force from 9 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 396 ASSIGNMENT OF EXPORT DUTY (MINERAL ORES) ACT 1964 LIST OF SECTIONS AMENDED Section Amending authority – NIL – In force from