Cement (Amendment) Act, 1938

Restriction on importation of cement.

13.—(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to import any cement unless—

(a) such cement is imported under and in accordance with a licence issued by the Minister under this Part of this Act; or

(b) such cement is imported for the purposes only of transit and subsequent exportation.

(2) For the purposes of sub-section (1) of this section every licence granted by the Minister under Part V of the Principal Act and in force immediately before the commencement of this Act shall continue in force and be deemed to be a licence issued by the Minister under this Part of this Act.

(3) If any person imports any cement in contravention of this section such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to, in the case of a first offence under this section, a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section, a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds.

(4) Cement prohibited to be imported by virtue of this section shall be deemed to be included among the goods enumerated and described in the Table of Prohibitions and Restrictions Inwards contained in section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876, and the provisions of that Act, as amended or extended by any subsequent Act, applying to the importation of prohibited or restricted goods, shall apply accordingly.