CINEMATOGRAPH FILM HIRE DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL

Parliament of Singapore · 23 July 1985 · 6th Parliament

Official Report, 23 July 1985, Vol 46, Issue 3 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Richard Hu Tsu Tau

Order for Second Reading read. 12.40 pm

The Minister for Finance and Minister for Health (Dr Hu Tsu Tau): Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, "That the Bill be now read a Second time."

In the Budget Statement this year, it was announced the legislative control on cinema admission prices would be removed with effect from 1st April 1985, to allow market forces to determine prices. This is in line with our policy of reducing Government regulations on business. It will also remove the anomaly whereby cinemas are the only form of entertainment which is subject to price control. The Cinematograph Film Hire Duty (Amendment) Bill (1985) seeks to effect the removal of control on cinema admission prices by repealing Section 13 of the Cinematograph Film Hire Duty Act.

Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move.

Question put, and agreed to.

Bill accordingly read a Second time and committed to a Committee of the whole House.

The House immediately resolved itself into a Committee on the Bill. - [Dr Hu Tsu Tau].

Bill considered in Committee; reported without amendment; read a Third time and passed.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 23 July 1985. Republished on SGParliament.