No. 154/1940:

EMERGENCY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 206) ORDER, 1940.

EMERGENCY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 206) ORDER, 1940.

WHEREAS it is enacted by section 1 of the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932 (No. 16 of 1932), as adapted in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution, that the Government may, if and whenever they think proper, do by order all or any of certain things and among others vary, in any manner or respect whatsoever, in regard to goods imported into Ireland on or after a specified day any customs duty in force at the passing of the said Act or imposed by any Act passed or order made after the passing of the said Act or any qualification, limitation, drawback, allowance, exemption, or preferential rate in force at the date of such order in relation to any such duty :

NOW, the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932 (No. 16 of 1932), as adapted in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution, and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, do hereby order as follows :—

1.—This Order may be cited as the Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 206) Order, 1940.

2.—The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3.—Section 2 of and the First Schedule to the Finance (Customs Duties) (No. 2) Act, 1932 (No. 11 of 1932), as amended at reference number 8 in the Fifth Schedule to the Finance Act, 1933 (No. 15 of 1933), and at reference number 2 in the Fourth Schedule to the Finance Act, 1937 (No. 18 of 1937), shall, as regards articles imported on or after the 5th day of June, 1940, have effect as if for the words "five shillings" now contained in sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 3 of the said First Schedule there were substituted the words "two pounds".

Given under the Official Seal of the Government, this 4th day of June, 1940.

EAMON DE VALERA.

Taoiseach.