S.I. No. 259/1963:

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 139) (CLAY FLOOR TILES) ORDER, 1963.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 139) (CLAY FLOOR TILES) ORDER, 1963.

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:

1. This Order may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (No. 139) (Clay Floor Tiles) Order, 1963.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 24th day of December, 1963.

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 first column of the Schedule at tariff heading number 69.07 (B) (1) of " Floor tiles of clay:

(a) Exceeding two inches in length on at least one side and exceeding 32s. 6d. per cwt. in value

(b) Other ",

(b) the deletion of the matter in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 69.07 (B) (1),

(c) the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 69.07 (B) (1) (a) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "37½%", "25 %" and "25%", respectively, and

(d) the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of the Schedule at tariff heading number 69·07 (B) (1) (b) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "75%", "50%" "and "50%", respectively.

4. The Imposition of Duties (No. 131) (Reduction of Rates of Customs Duties) Order, 1962 ( S.I. No. 214 of 1962 ), 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 18th day of December, 1963.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of the above Order is to reduce the customs duty on floor tiles of which at least one side exceeds 2 inches in length and which are of a value exceeding 32/6d. per cwt., to 37½% (full), 25% (preferential) ad valorem, less the 10% general reduction in duties effected on 1st January, 1963.