Control of Imports (Amendment) Act, 1937

Amendment of section 6 of the Principal Act.

5.—(1) Whenever the Executive Council, by an order made under section 6 of the Principal Act, appoint a quota, they may, if they so think fit, by the same order direct that such quota shall not include any goods which, in the opinion of the Revenue Commissioners, either (as shall be specified in such order)—

(a) were manufactured or produced in a specified country, or

(b) were consigned to the importer from a specified country, or

(c) were manufactured or produced in a specified country and consigned to the importer from that country.

(2) Whenever the Executive Council, by an order made under section 6 of the Principal Act, appoint a special quota, they may, if they so think fit, by the same order direct that goods to which such special quota applies shall be confined to such special quota and that no such goods shall be included in the residue of the quota of which such special quota is a proportion.

(3) Whenever the Executive Council, by an order made under section 6 of the Principal Act, appoint an additional quota, they may, if they so think fit, by the same order direct that such additional quota or any specified portion thereof shall be in itself a special quota or shall be added to and form part of a special quota previously appointed.

(4) Whenever the Executive Council, by an order made under section 6 of the Principal Act, appoint a quota, a special quota, or an additional quota, they may fix the quantity of goods to be comprised in such quota, special quota, or additional quota (as the case may be) by reference to the number, weight, volume, value, or any other characteristic of such goods.