Control of Imports (Amendment) Act, 1937

Special licences in respect of the preliminary period.

9.—(1) Whenever the Executive Council has made a quota order and a person desires to import, after the expiration of the preliminary period in respect of such quota order, particular goods of a description to which such quota order applies, then and in such case, if such person satisfies the Minister—

(a) that such goods were ordered before the commencement of such preliminary period or were intended to have been imported during such preliminary period, and

(b) that such goods were not in excess of the quantity normally imported by such person, and

(c) that it is reasonable, having regard to all the circumstances, that the importation of such goods should be permitted,

the Minister may issue to such person a licence to import the said particular goods into Saorstát Eireann before a date (not more than one month after the expiration of the said preliminary period) specified in that behalf in such licence and subject to such conditions (if any) as the Minister shall think proper and shall state in such licence.

(2) Every licence issued under this section shall be expressed and shall operate to authorise the person to whom it is issued to import into Saorstát Eireann, before the date specified in that behalf therein, the particular goods stated therein, but subject to the conditions (if any) stated in such licence and to due compliance by such person with the law for the time being in force in relation to the importation of such goods and in particular to the payment of the duties of customs (if any) chargeable on such importation.