S.I. No. 131/1975:

: IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 219) (CUSTOMS DUTIES AND FORM OF CUSTOMS TARIFF) ORDER, 1975.

: IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 219) (CUSTOMS DUTIES AND FORM OF CUSTOMS TARIFF) ORDER, 1975.

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. 219) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1975.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1975.

3. The Imposition of Duties (No. 200) (Customs and Excise Duties and Form of Tariff) Order, 1972 ( S.I. No. 220 of 1972 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 35:

"35. (1) The duties imposed by this Order shall not be charged or levied on--

( a ) articles of apparel (including headgear, gaiters, leggings and the like but excluding footwear), or

( b ) clothing accessories,

which are designed, constructed and intended for use by persons in the course of their employment as a protection against injury or disease.

(2) This paragraph shall apply only to goods either originating in a member State of the European Economic Community or coming from a country which is not a member of the Community and in free circulation in member States".

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 24th day of June, 1975.

LIAM MAC COSGAIR,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is

1. To continue the existing position whereby imports of industrial protective clothing may be admitted without payment of customs duty provided the goods originate in, or are in free circulation in, other Member States of the EEC, and

2. To charge customs duty at current Irish tariff rates to all other imports of such goods.