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Customs and Excise (Prohibition of Imports Made by Slave Labour) Amendment Bill

Member's Bill
Published date: 11 May 2023

Bills are proposals to make a new law or to change an existing one. Only Parliament can pass a bill. Each bill goes through several stages, giving MPs and the public the chance to have their say.

This bill amends the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to make goods produced in whole or in part by slave labour a prohibited import.
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MP in charge
Hon Peeni Henare
confirmation_number Bill No.110-1
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Read the bill

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Progress of the Bill

  • groups
    Select Committee
  • 2
    Second Reading
  • Committee of whole House
  • 3
    Third Reading
  • Royal Assent
House sitting
Stage Sitting DateOutcome Type
First Reading 10 Aug 2016Interrupted Normal
First Reading 24 Aug 2016Not Agreed Normal
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First Reading

The House debates and votes on the bill. It is usually referred to a select committee.

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