In a Government Gazette dated 18 October 2013 the South African Revenue Service (Sars) announced the "Publication of Explanatory Summary of the Customs and Excise Amendment Bill, 2013". According to the notice the Minister of Finance intends introducing the Bill in the National Assembly on Thursday, 24 October 2013. The explanatory summary of the Bill was published in accordance with Rule 24(1)(c) of the Rules of the National Assembly. The Bill: (i) amends the Customs and Excise Act, 1964, so as to delete all provisions superseded by general provisions of the Customs Control Act applicable to all tax levying Acts; (ii) deletes the provisions relating to the customs control of imported goods and goods to be exported; (iii) deletes all provisions relating to the imposition, collection and refunding of customs duties and other matter relating to customs duties; (iv) limits the remaining provisions of the Act to excise duties, fuel levies, Road Accident Fund levies, environmental levies, air passenger taxes and matters relating to such duties, levies and taxes (v) changes the name of the Excise Duty Act, 1964; and (vi) provides for matter connected therewith.