S.I. No. 263/1970 - Merchandise Marks (Restriction on Importation of Plumbers' Brassfoundry and Compression Couplings) Order, 1970.

1. Compression couplings, gate valves, radiator valves, globe valves or cocks, which are permanently marked with the registered trade mark of the manufacturer as registered in the State.

2. Goods manufactured within the State which are being re-imported.

3. Goods which, owing to their smallness of size, it would not be practicable to mark in accordance with this Order.

4. Goods to which

section 37

of the

Finance Act, 1932

(No. 20 of 1932),

section 18

of the

Finance Act, 1938

(No. 25 of 1938), or

section 18

of the

Finance Act, 1946

(No. 15 of 1946), applies.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 16th day of November, 1970.

PATRICK J. LALOR,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Order prohibits the importation of various classes of plumbers' brassfoundry and compression couplings unless they bear the name of the country of origin. The Order does not apply to re-imports, very small articles, articles for international airports and ship-building yards and articles designed for blind persons. Compression couplings and specified classes of valves which bear a manufacturer's trade mark registered in the State are also exempted.

5. An indication of origin marked on goods pursuant to this Order shall be:—

(

a

) indelible,

(

b

) in letters of a conspicuous size, and

(

c

) cast, embossed or impressed on the goods.

6. This Order shall not apply to goods which are shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to be goods referred to in Part II of the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE

Paragraphs 4 and 6

PART I

Goods to which this Order applies

Ref.

No.

S.I. No. 263 of 1970.

MERCHANDISE MARKS (RESTRICTION ON IMPORTATION OF PLUMBERS' BRASSFOUNDRY AND COMPRESSION COUPLINGS) ORDER, 1970.

I, PATRICK J. LALOR, Minister for Industry and Commerce, having considered a report of the Merchandise Marks Commission under

section 7

of the

Merchandise Marks Act, 1931

(No. 48 of 1931), on an application for a restriction on importation order in relation to goods specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order, and having complied with section 14 of that Act, hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 of that Act (as amended by section 7 of the Merchandise Marks Acts, 1970 (No. 10 of 1970)), order as follows:—