Bill C-271: An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (batteries for medical or assistive devices)

Cover Summary BILL C-271 First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-271 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (batteries for medical or assistive devices) FIRST READING, MAY 12, 2016 Mr. Davies 421109 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act to zero-rate supplies of batteries for medical or assistive devices. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1st Session, 42nd Parliament, 64-65 Elizabeth II, 2015-2016 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-271 An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (batteries for medical or assistive devices) R.‍S.‍, c. E-15 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1 Part II of Schedule VI to the Excise Tax Act is amended by adding the following after section 41: 42 A supply of batteries for a medical or assistive device described in this Part if supplied and installed by a specified professional or a pharmacist (as defined in section 1 of Part I of this schedule). Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons