S.I. No. 131/1971 - Merchandise Marks (Restriction on Sale of Imported Carpets) Order, 1971.

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

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

3. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

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

4. This Order applies to imported goods (including samples), other than uncut carpets or 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 sale or exposure for sale by wholesale or retail in the State of goods to which this Order applies is hereby prohibited unless the goods bear at the time of sale or exposure for sale an indication of origin 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. (1) 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.

(2) The label required by subparagraph (l) of this paragraph shall be affixed to the goods in such a position that it can be found and read at the time of sale or exposure for sale without difficulty and, if any other label or a tag or ticket is affixed to the goods, as easily as that other label or that tag or ticket.

7. This Order shall not apply to—

(

a

) goods manufactured within the State which have been 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 sale or exposure for sale of imported carpets, carpeting, rugs, mats and matting unless they bear an indication of the country of origin. The Order does not apply to uncut carpets, coir mats, re-imports, articles designed for use by blind persons and articles for international airports.

S.I. No. 131 of 1971.

MERCHANDISE MARKS (RESTRICTION ON SALE OF IMPORTED 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 sale 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:—