Industrial Development (Encouragement of External Investment) Act, 1958

Excepted commodities.

3.—(1) Wherever the Minister is of opinion that a particular commodity is either not being manufactured in the State or not being manufactured in the State to a substantial extent, he may by order declare that such commodity shall be an excepted commodity for the purposes of this Act.

(2) Where the Minister makes an order under subsection (1) of this section, then the word “commodity” shall, in section 2 of this Act and in any section of this Act subsequent to this section, be construed as excluding the commodity to which the order relates.

(3) Whenever the Minister makes an order under subsection (1) of this section, notice of the making of the order (which notice shall contain particulars of the commodity to which the order relates) shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after the order is made.