(5) a copy of all notices published under subsection (3) and of all such printed matter shall
also be kept at the office of the Commissioner and at every place of entry, duty airport, office
of the clerk of the House of Assembly and other place referred to in subsection (5).
(7) The documents required to be kept in terms of subsections (5) and (6) shall be
open for inspection by any member of the public during normal business hours, at the office
of the Commissioner and at each place of entry or duty airport.
(8) Any failure to comply with subsections (5), (6) or (7) shall not affect the validity of
any Schedule or any amendment thereto.
Ordinary levy.
47bis.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act —
(1) any amount leviable under any item of Part 8 of Schedule No. 1 shall be called
an ordinary levy;
(2) any such ordinary levy shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund of Swaziland
and shall, for the purposes of section 46(2) be deemed to be a duty paid in accordance with the provisions of Schedule No. 1; and
(3) any ordinary levy paid in respect of any goods intended for consumption in any
territory, other than Swaziland, which forms part of the common customs area
shall be paid by the Commissioner to the government of such territory at such
times as he may determine.
(Added A.5/1991.)
Additional duties under customs union agreement.
48. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act the Minister may by notice in the Gazette, after
consultation with the Minister for Commerce, Industry and Tourism, amend the Schedules so
as to levy a new, increased or additional duty on any goods — (Amended A.5/1991.)
(a) imported into Swaziland for the purpose of protecting new industries in Swaziland as provided for by Article 6 of the customs union agreement;
(b) intended for export or any class or kind or such goods or any goods intended for
export in circumstances specified in such notice.
(2) Section 47 shall mutatis mutandis apply to such notice and to any amendments effected thereby.
Agreement in respect of rates of duty lower than the general rates.
49. Subject to the customs union agreement the Government may conclude an agreement
with the government or governing body of any territory whereby rates of duty lower than the