Bill Watch 53/2019 [Update on Statutory Instruments: Part 2] 16 October 2019 It also modifies the suspension allowed on commercial tyres imported by approved manufacturers by section 9EE of SI 257/2003. Prohibition on the use of forex in domestic transactions SIs 212 and 213/2019 have already been covered in Bill Watch 50/2019 dated 29th September [link]. SI 213/2019, which amends the Exchange Control Act under the powers conferred on the President by the Presidential Powers (Temporary Measures) Act, is the third recent SI open to challenge on the basis of Mlilo's case. Gazette of 4th October 2019 Annual registration fees for land surveyors SI 214/2019 [link] – new fees, stated in ZWL, for land surveyors, land surveyors-in-training and land survey technicians. Local authority by-laws SI 215/2017 [link] – Chiredzi Town Council By-laws amending rents and refuse removal charges for the "incorporated area", i.e., the high density township/s administered by the council. Customs duty SI 216/2019 [link] – amendment of the duty rebate for food, soap and cosmetics manufacturers. SI 217/2019 – a lengthy set of Suspension Regulations giving effect to the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community (EC) and Eastern & Southern Africa states (ESA). Veritas is trying to obtain this to post in on the Veritas website. Collective bargaining agreement: ZESA SI 218/2019 [link] – temporary interim hardship allowances for ZESA Grades A1 to D2, January to March 2019. Gazette of 11th October 2019 No statutory instruments were published in this regular Friday gazette. General Notices Those interested in the mining sector should note the 32 General Notices from the Mining Affairs Board. These GNs notified applications to the Board for Exclusive Prospecting Orders for a variety of minerals in most of the country's mining districts. The Board has set a deadline of 1st November for receipt by the Board of any objections to the orders being granted. Gazette of 18th October 2019 Statutory Instruments Local authority by-laws – Masvingo RDC and Epworth Local Board SI 219/2019 [link] – the Masvingo Rural District Council (Environmental and Natural Resources Conservation) By-laws, 2019 is a 32-page set of controls for many aspects of use of land and natural resources within the area of the council.