S.I. No. 130/1971 - Merchandise Marks (Restriction on Importation of Carpets) Order, 1971.

1. This Order may be cited as the Merchandise Marks (Restriction on Importation of Carpets) Order, 1971.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of August, 1971.

3. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

4. This Order applies to goods, other than coir mats, standing classified on the date of the making of this Order in the first column of the Schedule to the Imposition of Duties (No. 159) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1966 (

S.I. No. 132 of 1966

), at tariff heading numbers 58.01 and 58.02.

5. Subject to paragraph 7 of this Order, the importation by way of trade into the State of goods to which this Order applies is hereby prohibited unless the goods bear at importation an indication of origin marked on the goods and consisting of the words "Made in" (or other words in English denoting manufacture) followed by the name in English of the country in which the goods were manufactured.

6. An indication of origin marked on goods pursuant to this Order shall be marked legibly and conspicuously on a durable label securely affixed to the goods.

7. This Order shall not apply to goods which are shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to be—

(

a

) goods manufactured within the State which are being re-imported,

(

b

) goods to which

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 5th day of April, 1971.

PATRICK J. LALOR,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Order prohibits the importation of carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting, unless they bear an indication of the country of origin. The Order does not apply to coir mats, re-imports, articles designed for use by blind persons and articles for international airports.

S.I. No. 130 of 1971.

MERCHANDISE MARKS (RESTRICTION ON IMPORTATION OF CARPETS) ORDER, 1971.

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 paragraph 4 of 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 Act, 1970

(No. 10 of 1970)), order as follows:—