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CHAPTER FIFTEEN : GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Article (45)

 

  The tax which may become due on goods approved by the Director General of Customs to be entered under the

  Inward Processing procedure shall be secured by a bank guarantee or any other guarantee acceptable to him until such

  time as the entitlement to relief status of the goods is terminated according to the conditions and procedures to be

  specified by executive instructions.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Article (46)

 

 

(a)   The Ministry of Industry and Trade shall supply the Department with a copy of the industrial, trade, service

      or other business registrations issued by the Ministry, which concern the persons dealing with the goods or

      services subject to the provisions of this Law.

(b)   The producer of any goods or supplier of any service shall be required to furnish the Department with a copy

      of the business registration given to him within 30 days of registration, together with a description of the

      goods to be produced or the service to be provided.

 

(c) The producer of any goods or supplier of any service shall inform the Department of any full or partial

     suspension of his business within a week of the date of suspension.

 

 


Article (47)

 

 

(a)  The Director may authorize any of his staff to exercise the powers given to him subject to such authorization 

      be specific and in writing.

 

(b)  The Director may seek assistance of the experts and competent people, as necessary, to enable him to carry

     out the responsibilities entrusted to him by virtue of the provisions of this law.

 

 


Article (48)
 

 

(a) (1) For the purposes of this Law a taxable person shall be served a notice either personally or to a person

           authorized by him or by using registered mail addressed to his postal address if known or as shown on his

           application for registration.

    (2) The registered person address shown on his application for registration shall remain valid for the purpose

          of serving notices by registered mail, and any change in that address shall not be valid unless such change

          has been notified in writing to the Department and acknowledged by it.

(b)  In cases where a notice is served by registered mail, the service of the notice shall be deemed to have been

      effected to the person concerned after the expiry of 30 days from the date when that notice was sent if the

      person in question is resident in the Kingdom or after 45 days if the person is resident outside the Kingdom.

      It shall be sufficient to establish that the notice has been served when evidence is produced to show that the

      notice was sent by registered mail to the proper address unless the Director or the Court is satisfied that the

      person in question has not received the notice.

(c) Should it not be possible to serve the notice in accordance with paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the Director

     may twice at least publish the notice in two local daily newspapers. The relevant expenses shall be assumed

     by the person in question. Such publication shall be considered as legal of all legal aspects.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Article (49)

 

 

  The Council of Ministers shall issue the necessary regulations to apply the provisions of this Law.

 

 


Article (50)
 

 (a) The Minister may, upon recommendation of the Director, make executive instructions to im- plement the

       provisions of this Law, including the instructions in relation to the following:

1- Registration and de-registration.

2- Tax Returns and Tax Periods.

3- Payment of Tax and deferred payments.

4- Tax credit and Tax refund.

5- Exportation of goods and services.

6- Invoices and accounting records.

7- Exempt goods and services supplied to exempt-bodies (relief).

 

    (b) Executive instructions shall be published in the Official Gazette.

 



Article (51)

 

 

 

   Law No. (34) of 1988 on Consumption Tax shall be hereby repealed.

 

 

 


Article (52)

 

 

  The Prime Minister and the other Ministers shall be entrusted with the execution of the provisions of this Law.

 
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