S.I. No. 136/1963 - Imposition of Duties (No. 135) (Tinplate) Order, 1963.

S.I. No. 136 of 1963.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 135) (TINPLATE) ORDER, 1963.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Imposition of Duties Act, 1957 (No. 7 of 1957), and section 22 of the Finance Act, 1962 (No. 15 of 1962), hereby order as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (No. 135) (Tinplate) Order, 1963.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1963.

3. The Imposition of Duties (No. 128) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1962 ( S.I. No. 163 of 1962 ), is hereby amended by—

(a) the deletion of the matter in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 73.13(B)(1) (inserted by paragraph 3 of the Imposition of Duties (No. 132) (Iron and Steel Products) Order, 1963 ( S.I. No. 12 of 1963 ) ),

(b) the insertion in the first column of the Schedule aft tariff heading number 73.13(B)(1) after "width" of—

"(a) Which are covered on one or both sides with a coating of tin

(b) Other",

(c) the insertion of "Free" in the third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 73.13(B)(1)(a) (inserted by this Order), and

(d) the insertion of "(a)", "37½%", "37½%" and "25%" in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns respectively of the Schedule at tariff heading number 73.13(B)(1)(b) (inserted by this Order).

4. The Imposition of Duties (No. 131) (Reduction of Rates of Customs Duties) Order, 1962 (S.I. No. 214 of 19 62), shall apply and have effect in relation to goods to which this Order applies as if this Order had come into operation immediately before the 1st day of January, 1963.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government this 23rd day of July, 1963.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order removes tinplate from the scope of the duty on sheets and plates of iron or steel.