Sugar (Control of Import) Act, 1936

Issue of licences by the Minister.

7.—(1) Whenever a prohibition order has been made, the Minister may, if and whenever he thinks proper so to do, on the application of the Company, issue to the Company a licence to import, during the period to which the prohibition of importation effected by such prohibition order applies, a specified quantity of a specified kind of sugar to which such prohibition of importation applies.

(2) The Minister may attach to any licence issued under this section such conditions as he shall think proper and shall specify in such licence and in particular conditions relating to all or any of the following matters, that is to say:—

(a) the times within which and the places at which sugar may be imported under such licence;

(b) limiting such licence to sugar manufactured or produced in a specified country;

(c) limiting such licence to sugar consigned from a particular country;

(d) the manner in which and the routes by which sugar imported under such licence shall be brought to Saorstát Eireann.

(3) Every licence issued under this section shall operate to authorise the Company to import into Saorstát Eireann sugar in accordance with the terms of such licence, but subject to due compliance by the Company with the law for the time being in force in relation to the importation of sugar and, in particular, to the payment of duties of customs (if any) chargeable on such importation.

(4) There shall be charged by the Minister and paid by the Company to the Minister on every licence issued under this section such fees as the Minister may from time to time with the consent of the Minister for Finance appoint, and different fees may be fixed by the Minister in respect of licences relating to different descriptions or quantities of sugar.