I move:
That provision be made in the Act giving effect to this Resolution for the imposition of a duty of excise, in the manner and to the extent specified in that Act, on—
(a) public dancing licences granted under the Public Dance Halls Act, 1935 (No. 2 of 1935),
(b) occasional licences granted under the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1962 (No. 21 of 1962),
(c) special exemption orders granted under the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1927 (No. 15 of 1927), or the said Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1962, and
(d) authorisations to clubs granted under the Intoxicating Liquor (General) Act, 1924 (No. 62 of 1924), or the said Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1962.
The effect of this resolution is to impose new excise duties with effect from 1 October on existing non-excise licences for dance halls and also on the granting of those extensions of licensing hours for the sale of intoxicating liquor which are normally associated with dances. The vast majority of these extensions are granted under special exemption orders to hotels and restaurants. The intention to impose taxes on dances, discos, cabarets, dinner dances and so on was mentioned in the Financial Statement by me on budget day.