S.I. No. 288/1953:

EMERGENCY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (NO. 315) (ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE) ORDER, 1953.

EMERGENCY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (NO. 315) (ELECTRIC WIRE AND CABLE) ORDER, 1953.

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, hereby order as follows :--

1. This Order may be cited as the Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 315) (Electric Wire and Cable) Order, 1953.

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

3. The Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 36) Order, 1934 ( S. R. & O. No. 159 of 1934 ), is hereby amended, as respects articles imported on or after the 9th day of September, 1953, by the deletion of subparagraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph 3 and the substitution therefor of the following :--

" electric wire or cable (whether or not fitted with connectors) which is imported otherwise than permanently attached to electrical machinery, appliances or equipment, and which is insulated with rubber or artificial plastic material and either :--

(i) contains a core or two or more cores and does not contain any core containing more than seven strands of wire, or

(ii) is of a type to which the description ' flexible ' is commonly applied, and contains a core or two or more cores, and does not contain any core containing less than eight strands of wire."

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 2nd day of September, 1953.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Tánaiste.