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LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Treasury Reorganization (CAP.

444 1 CHAPTER 444 THE TREASURY REORGANIZATION ACT Arrangement of Sections Section 1.

Short title.

2.

Abolition of office of Treasurer.

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Department of Customs, Excise and Port.

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Rights, etc., previously exercised by Treasurer to be exercised by Accountant General.

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Transfer of powers of Treasurer to Accountant General.

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Power to allocate duties formerly performed by Treasurer between Accountant General and Comptroller of Customs.
TREASURY REORGANIZATION 1.

This Act may be cited as the Treasury Re- Shorttitle.

organization Act.

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The office of Treasurer is hereby abolished.

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(1) There shall be established a department of Departmentof Abolition of office of Treasurer.

Customs, Excise and Port.

Customs, Excise and Port.


(2) It shall be the Public Service lawful for Commission from time to time to appoint a Comptroller of Customs of Antigua and Barbuda, and such other officers of the department of Customs, Excise and Port as may from time to time be necessary.

Rights, etc., previ- ously exercised by Treasurer to be exercised by Accountant General.

Transfer of pow- ers of Treasurer to Accountant General.
Power to allocate duties formerly performed by Treasurer between Accountant General and Comptroller of Customs.

LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA CAP.

444) Treasury Reorganization - (3) The Comptroller of Customs shall be charged with the administration of the department of Customs, Excise and Port and may, with the approval of the Cabinet, make rules for the government of the said department.

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Every right, power, privilege, immunity or duty which immediately before the commencement of this Act was or was capable of being exercised, enjoyed, or per- formed by the Treasurer by virtue of any instrument having the force of law in Antigua and Barbuda, not being an Act or Ordinance enacted by the Legislature, shall, from and after the commencement of this Act in relation to Antigua and Barbuda be exercised, enjoyed and performed by the Accountant General.

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(1) Except as may otherwise be provided in any order under section 6, every right, power, privilege, immu- nity or duty which immediately before the commencement of this Act was or was capable of being or was required to be exercised, enjoyed or performed by the Treasurer pursuant to any Act or Ordinance enacted by the Legislature shall, from and after the commencement of this Act, be exercised, enjoyed and performed by the Accountant General.
(2) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of sec- tion 6, there shall be substituted for every reference to the Treasurer in any Act or Ordinance in force at the com- mencement of this Act a reference to the Accountant General.

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(1) Subject to the provisions of section 4, the Cabinet may from time to time by order direct that any rights, powers, privileges, immunities or duties which imme- diately before the commencement of this Act were or were capable of being or were required to be exercised, enjoyed or performed by the Treasurer (whether pursuant to any instrument having the force of law in Antigua and Barbuda or otherwise) shall, with effect from such day as may be specified in such order, be exercised, enjoyed and per- formed by the Accountant General or by the Comptroller of Customs whichever may be specified in such order.
(2) Where any order under subsection (1) relates to any rights, powers, privileges, immunities or duties con- (CAP.

444 ferred or imposed by any ~~t or Ordinance there shall be substituted for references in such ~ c t or Ordinance to the Treasurer references to the Accountant General or to the Comptroller of Customs whichever may be appropriate to bring such Act or Ordinance into conformity with such order.