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Number 29 of 1972


IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (CONFIRMATION OF ORDERS) ACT, 1972


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Confirmation of Orders.

2.

Short title.

SCHEDULE


Acts Referred to

Finance Act, 1962

1962, No. 15

Imposition of Duties Act, 1957

1957, No. 7

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Number 29 of 1972


IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (CONFIRMATION OF ORDERS) ACT, 1972


AN ACT TO CONFIRM CERTAIN ORDERS MADE UNDER THE IMPOSITION OF DUTIES ACT, 1957 , AND THE FINANCE ACT, 1962 . [20th December, 1972]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:

Confirmation of Orders.

1. —(1) The several Orders mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Act, and made under the Imposition of Duties Act, 1957 , and the Finance Act, 1962 , are hereby confirmed.

(2) The particulars stated in columns (1) and (3), respectively, of the Schedule to this Act in relation to the Orders mentioned in column (2) of that Schedule are inserted solely to facilitate reference to and identification of those Orders, and, accordingly, nothing contained in the said column (1) or the said column (3) shall affect the construction or limit or control the operation of this section and column (2) of that Schedule.

Short title.

2. —This Act may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (Confirmation of Orders) Act, 1972.

SCHEDULE

Number and year of Statutory Instrument

Title

General Subject Matter

(1)

(2)

(3)

S.I. No. 191 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 189) (Customs and Excise Duties and Form of Tariff) Order, 1971.

Sixth reduction in certain customs duties and in the protective elements in certain other customs duties of a revenue nature and elimination of the protective elements in certain other customs duties of a revenue nature on goods of United Kingdom origin in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom establishing a Free Trade Area; maintenance of the customs duty preference in favour of certain goods of Northern Ireland origin; reduction of customs duty on unassembled motor cycles; miscellaneous changes in the Customs Tariff necessitated principally by amendments in the Brussels Tariff Nomenclature.

S.I. No. 206 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 190) (Sugar Confectionery) Order, 1971.

Increase of the specific rates of customs duty on sweets and toffee and provision of an alternative ad valorem rate of 40%.

S.I. No. 205 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 191) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1971.

Deferment or modification of the sixth reduction of customs duties in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom establishing a Free Trade Area, in respect of certain goods of United Kingdom origin.

S.I. No. 221 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 192) (Metal Badges and Footwear Heels) Order, 1971.

Re-imposition of customs duties on certain metal badges and parts of heels for footwear which had become free of duty as a result of the changeover to the Brussels Tariff Nomenclature.

S.I. No. 305 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 193) (Pneumatic Tyres) Order, 1971.

Increase of rate of customs duty on tyres of sizes 7 × 16 inches and upwards, of non-United Kingdom origin.

S.I. No. 334 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 194) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1971.

Miscellaneous technical changes in the customs tariff necessitated by amendments in the Brussels Tariff Nomenclature; other minor editorial changes.

S.I. No. 349 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 195) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1971.

Customs duty preference in favour of certain industrial products originating in and consigned from specified developing countries.

S.I. No. 353 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 196) (Miscellaneous Customs Duties) Order, 1971.

Imposition of customs duties on fresh, chilled or frozen fish, on ryegrass seed, and on tomatoes imported during the months of April and May; and amendment of the customs duties on apples during the months of July and August.

S.I. No. 355 of 1971.

Imposition of Duties (No. 197) (Outer Garments) Order, 1971.

Increase of rates of customs duties on certain outer garments of United Kingdom origin.