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S.I. No. 131/1938 - Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 144) Order, 1938.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1938. No. 131.

EMERGENCY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 144) ORDER, 1938.

WHEREAS it is enacted by section 1 of the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932 (No. 16 of 1932), as adapted in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution, that the Government may, if and whenever they think proper, do by order all or any of certain things and among others vary, in any manner or respect whatsoever, in regard to goods imported into Ireland on or after a specified day any customs duty in force at the passing of the said Act or imposed by any Act passed or order made after the passing of the said Act or any qualification, limitation, drawback, allowance, exemption, or preferential rate in force at the date of such order in relation to any such duty:

NOW, the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932 (No. 16 of 1932), as adapted in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution, and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, do hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 144) Order, 1938.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. Whenever the Revenue Commissioners are satisfied that a vehicle imported on or after the 13th day of May, 1938, is designed and constructed for use (otherwise than merely carrying persons) for or in connection with extinguishing fires or rescuing persons from burning buildings, they may, subject to compliance with such conditions as they may think fit to impose, permit such vehicle, and every (if any) article which is imported with such vehicle and is, in their opinion, a part of the normal equipment of such vehicle or an accessory normally carried in such vehicle, to be imported without payment of any duty of customs or repay any such duty paid on such vehicle or any such article on the importation thereof.

4. Whenever it is shown, to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners, that an article imported on or after the 13th day of May, 1938, is designed, constructed, and intended specifically or primarily for the use of blind persons and is imported by an institution or society which, in the opinion of the Revenue Commissioners, has for its primary object the amelioration of the lot of blind persons, the Revenue Commissioners may, subject to compliance with such conditions as they may think fit to impose, permit such article to be imported without payment of any duty of customs or repay any such duty paid on such article on the importation thereof.

DUBLIN.

This 1st day of June, 1938.