S.I. No. 97/1951 - Importation of Wheaten Flour Substitutes Order, 1951.


S.I. No. 97 of 1951.

IMPORTATION OF WHEATEN FLOUR SUBSTITUTES ORDER, 1951.

I, JAMES M. DILLON, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Article 31 of the Emergency Powers Order, 1939 (S. R. & O. No. 224 of 1939), as amended by the Emergency Powers (No. 173) Order, 1942 (S. R. & O. No. 166 of 1942) (which Orders are continued in force by the Supplies and Services (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946 (No. 22 of 1946)), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as the Importation of Wheaten Flour Substitutes Order, 1951.

2. In this Order—

the word " licence " means a licence issued by the Minister under this Order authorising the importation of a scheduled commodity ;

the expression " the Minister " means the Minister for Agriculture.

3. Each commodity in the Schedule hereto shall be a scheduled commodity for the purposes of this Order.

4. (1) Any person may apply to the Minister for a licence and every such application shall—

(a) be in writing, and

(b) be sent to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dublin.

(2) On receipt of an application duly made under paragraph (1) of this Article, the Minister may, in his discretion, grant or refuse the application.

(3) The Minister may attach to a licence any conditions which he considers proper, including, in particular, conditions as to the disposal by the licensee of the scheduled commodity to which the licence relates.

(4) Where any condition is attached to a licence, the licensee shall comply therewith.

5. (1) On and after the 24th day of April, 1951, a person shall not import any scheduled commodity unless—

(a) he is the licensee under a licence issued in respect of the commodity, and

(b) the commodity is imported in accordance with the licence, and

(c) the licence is delivered at the time of importation to the proper officer of Customs and Excise.

(2) The following shall be exempted from the prohibition effected by paragraph (1) of this Article—

(a) a quantity of any scheduled commodity not exceeding two pounds in weight which is shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to be imported for the personal use of the person by whom it is imported or of his household, and

(b) any scheduled commodity which is shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to be imported as a sample.

SCHEDULE.

Barley flour.

Oat flour.

Maize flour.

Soya flour or soya bean flour.

Rice flour.

Pea flour.

Potato flour.

Cotton seed flour.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 10th day of April, 1951.

(Signed) JAMES M. DILLON,

Minister for Agriculture.