S.I. No. 36/1958 - Imposition of Duties (No. 17) (Dried Peas) Order, 1958.

S.I. No. 36 of 1958.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 17) (DRIED PEAS) ORDER, 1958.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Imposition of Duties Act, 1957 (No. 7 of 1957), hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (No. 17) (Dried Peas) Order, 1958.

2. The Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 255) Order, 1950 ( S.I. No. 192 of 1950 ), shall, as respects articles imported on or after the 13th day of February, 1958, have effect as if—

(a) " 6d. " were substituted for " 2d. " in paragraph 3,

(b) " 4d. " were substituted for " 1 ¹/₃d. " in paragraph 4, and

(c) " either without payment of the duty imposed by this Order or on payment thereof at the rate which obtained immediately before the 13th day of February, 1958," were substituted for " without payment of the duty imposed by this Order " and " either without payment of the said duty or on payment thereof at the rate which obtained immediately before the 13th day of February, 1958," were substituted for " without payment of such duty " in paragraph 5.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 6th day of February, 1958.

ÉAMON DE VALÉRA,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to increase the Customs duty on dried peas from 2d. per lb. (full), 1 1/3d. per lb. (preferential—United Kingdom and Canada) to 6d. per lb. (full), 4d. per lb. (preferential—United Kingdom and Canada).