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S.I. No. 44/1939 - Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 174) Order, 1939.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1939. No. 44.

EMERGENCY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 174) ORDER, 1939.

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. 174) Order, 1939.

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

3. The duty of customs imposed by section 7 of the Finance Act, 1936 (No. 31 of 1936), and mentioned at reference number 34 in the First Schedule to that Act (being a duty on certain manilla paper and packing or wrapping paper) shall, as respects articles imported on or after the 24th day of February, 1939, be charged, levied, and paid at the rate of an amount equal to seventy-five per cent. of the value of the article in lieu of the rate mentioned at the said reference number 34.

4. Nothing in this Order shall affect the operation of section 6 of the Finance (Agreement with United Kingdom) Act, 1938 (No. 12 of 1938), and reference number 17 in the First Schedule to that Act.

Dublin.

This 21st day of February, 1939.