In short
This law, called the Budget Measures Implementation (2004) Act, is about putting into effect various financial and administrative decisions made in the 2004 budget. It also allows the Government to borrow money and makes changes to several other laws.
What it regulates
- The Government's ability to raise loans in Malta.
- The use of borrowed money to cover excess expenditure.
- Amendments to various tax and administrative laws.
- The coming into force of certain provisions and amendments.
Who it concerns
- The Government of Malta.
- The Minister responsible for finance.
Key points
- The Government of Malta may raise a loan not exceeding 232,937,339.86 Euro.
- This loan is to be used to meet excess expenditure over revenue incurred in the Consolidated Fund during 2003, 2004, or subsequent years.
- The Minister responsible for finance can issue stock in Malta to raise this loan.
- The law also amends several other Acts, including the Income Tax Act, Social Security Act, and Value Added Tax Act.
📄 Legal text
BUDGET MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION (2004)
[ CAP. 469.
1
CHAPTER 469
BUDGET MEASURES
IMPLEMENTATION (2004) ACT
To implement various budget measures and other administrative
measures.
1st January, 2004
ACT II of 2004, as amended by Legal Notice 427 of 2007 and Act I
of 2010 .
1.
The short title of this Act is the Budget Measures
Implementation (2004) Act.
Short title.
PART I
2.
The provisions of this Part shall be deemed to have come
into force on the 1st January, 2004.
Coming into force
of this Part.
3.
For the purpose of this Part, "revenue" has the same
meaning as is assigned to it in article 2 of the Financial
Administration and Audit Act, but does not include proceeds from
loans.
Interpretation.
Cap. 174.
4. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Government
of Malta may raise in Malta, by way of loan, a sum of money not
exceeding two hundred and thirty-two million and nine hundred
and thirty-seven thousand and three hundred and thirty-nine euro
and eighty-six cents (232,937,339.86).
Authority to raise
loan.
Amended by:
L.N. 427 of 2007.
(2) For the purpose of raising the aforesaid loan the Minister
responsible for finance is hereby authorised to issue stock in Malta
under the provisions of the Local Loans (Registered Stock and
Securities) Ordinance on such terms and conditions as the said
Minister may approve.
5.
Any money borrowed under the authority of this Part shall
be appropriated and applied for the purpose of meeting excess
expenditure over revenue incurred in the Consolidated Fund during
the year 2003 and that projected to be incurred during the year 2004
or during subsequent years.
Cap. 161.
Purpose.
PART II
6.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the
Act accordingly.
Amendment of the
Income Tax Act.
Cap. 123.
PART III
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly.
Amendment of
Social Security
Act.
Cap. 318.
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BUDGET MEASURES IMPLEMENTATION (2004)
PART IV
Amendment of the
Import Duties Act.
Cap 337.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly.
PART V
Amendment of the
Duty on
Documents and
Transfers Act.
Cap. 364.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly.
Amendment of the
Motor Vehicles
Registration and
Licensing Act.
Cap. 368.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly.
Amendment of the
Income Tax
Management Act.
Cap. 372.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly; article 48 (which never came into force) was repealed
by Act. I. 2010.72.
PART VI
PART VII
PART VIII
Amendment of
Excise Duty Act.
Cap. 382.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly.
PART IX
Amendment of
Companies Act.
Cap. 386.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly.
PART X
Amendment of the
Value Added Tax
Act.
Cap. 406.
All amendments are in force and have been inserted in the Act
accordingly.
Amendment
of the Accountancy
Profession
(Amendment) Act
2003, Act XIV of
2003.
68. (1) This Part amends the Accountancy Profession
(Amendment) Act, 2003, and it shall be read and construed as one
with the said Accountancy Profession (Amendment) Act, 2003,
hereinafter in this Part referred to as "the principal Act".
Amendment of
article 6 of the
principal Act.
69. In article 6 of the principal Act, in subarticle (4) in
paragraph (d) thereof, for the words "chairman of the Board." there
shall be substituted the words "chairman of the Disciplinary
Committee.".
PART XI
(2) The provisions of this Part shall come into force on such
date as the Minister responsible for finance may establish by notice
in the Gazette.
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