S.I. No. 262/1965 - Imposition of Duties (No. 150) (Footwear) Order, 1965.

1. This Order may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (No. 150) (Footwear) Order, 1965.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1966.

3. The Imposition of Duties (No. 128) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1962 (

S.I. No. 163 of 1962

), is hereby amended by—

(

a

) the substitution for the matter in the third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 64.01 of " 6712% or 11s. 3d per pair (whichever is the greater)," " 6712% or 11s 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater) " and " 45% or 7s. 6d. per pair (whichever is the greater)," respectively,

(

b

) the substitution for the matter in the third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 64.02 of " 6712% or 11s. 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater)," " 6712% or 11s. 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater) " and " 45% or 7s. 6d. per pair (whichever is the greater)," respectively,

(

c

) the substitution for the matter in the third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 64.03 of " 6712% or 11s. 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater)," " 6712% or 11s. 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater) " and " 45% or 7s. 6d. per pair (whichever is the greater)," respectively.

(

d

) the substitution for the matter in the third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 64.04 of " 6712% or 11s. 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater)," " 6712% or 11s. 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater) " and " 45% or 7s. 6d. per pair (whichever is the greater)," respectively.

4. The Imposition of Duties (No. 131) (Reduction of Rates of Customs Duties) Order, 1962 (

S.I. No. 214 of 1962

) and the Imposition of Duties (No. 142) (Reduction of Rates of Customs Duties) Order, 1963 (

S.I. No. 262 of 1963

), shall apply and have effect in relation to goods to which this Order applies as if this Order had come into Operation immediately before the 1st day of January, 1963.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 21st day of December, 1965.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the above Order is to impose the following rates of duty on all footwear : 6712% or 11s. 3d. per pair (whichever is the greater) (full) and 45% of 7s. 6d. per pair (whichever is the greater) (preferential). These rates are subject to the two 10 per cent. reductions in duties effected on 1st January, 1963 and 1st January, 1964.

S.I. No. 262 of 1965.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 150) (FOOTWEAR) ORDER, 1965.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by

section 1

of the

Imposition of Duties Act, 1957

(No. 7 of 1957), and

section 22

of the

Finance Act, 1962

(No. 15 of 1962), hereby order as follows :—