S.I. No. 183/1963:

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 137) (WOODEN FURNITURE) ORDER, 1963.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 137) (WOODEN FURNITURE) 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. 137) (Wooden Furniture) Order, 1963.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1963.

3. In this Order "the Principal Order" means the Imposition of Duties (No. 128) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1962 ( S.I. No. 163 of 1962 ).

4. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 44.20 in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied--

(a) by the substitution for the matter in the first column of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of the following:

"Wooden picture frames, photograph frames, mirror frames and the like:

(A) Picture frames, and photograph frames ... ...

(B) Other ... ... ...",

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

(c) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at tariff heading number 44.20 (A) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "75%", "50%" and "50%", respectively, and

(d) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at tariff heading number 44.20 (B) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "50%", "33¹/₃" and "33¹/₃%" respectively.

5. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 44.27 (A) in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied--

(a) by the substitution for "75%" in the third column of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of "50%", and

(b) by the substitution for "50%" in the fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of "33¹/₃%".

6. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 44.27 (D) in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied--

(a) by the substitution for "75%" in the third column of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of "50%", and

(b) by the substitution for "50%" in the fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of "33¹/₃%".

7. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 94.01 (A) (5) in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied--

(a) by the substitution for the matter in the first column of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of the following:

"Other

(a) Of wood

(b) Other  ",

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

(c) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at tariff heading number 94.01 (A) (5) (a) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "50%", "50%" and "33¹/₃%", and

(d) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at tariff heading number 94.01 (A) (5) (b) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "75%", "75%", and "50%", respectively.

8. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 94.01 (B) (6) in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied--

(a) by the substitution for the matter in the first column of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of the following:

"Other

(a) Of metal

(b) Of wood

(c) Of other materials",

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

(c) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at tariff heading number 94.01 (B) (6) (a) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "75%", "75%", and "50%", respectively,

(d) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at tariff heading number 94.01 (B) (6) (b) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "50%", "50%" and "33¹/₃%", respectively, and

(e) by the insertion in the third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at tariff heading number 94.01 (B) (6) (c) (inserted by this Order) of "Free", "Free" and "Free" respectively.

9. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 94.03 (C) (1) (b) in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied by the substitution for the matter in the third, fourth and fifth columns of that Schedule at that tariff heading number of "50%", "50%", and "33¹/₃%" respectively.

10. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 94.03 (D) in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied--

(a) by the substitution for the matter in the first column of that Schedule at that tariff heading of the following:

"Parts:

(1) Of wood

(a) Of the articles mentioned at subheading (C) (1) (b) of this heading

(b) Other

(2) Of metal

(3) Of other materials",

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

(c) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns at tariff heading number 94.03 (D) (1) (a) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "50%", "50%" and "33¹/₃%", respectively,

(d) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns at tariff heading number 94.03 (D) (1) (b) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "75%", "50%" and "50%", respectively,

(e) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns at tariff heading number 94.03 (D) (2) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "75%", "75%" and "50%", respectively, and

(f) by the insertion in the third, fourth and fifth columns at tariff heading number 94.03 (D) (3) (inserted by this Order) of "Free", "Free" and "Free", respectively.

11. The duty of customs imposed by paragraph 5 of and mentioned at tariff heading number 97.04 (B) in the Schedule to the Principal Order is hereby varied--

(a) by the substitution for the matter in the first column of that Schedule at that tariff heading of the following:

"(B) Tables (including coin or disc-operated tables) for billiards and such games; tables with inlaid tops in the form of playing boards for chess, draughts or the like:

(1) Of wood

(2) Other",

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

(c) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns at tariff heading number 97.04 (B) (1) (inserted by this 'Order) of "(a)", "50%", "33¹/₃%" and "33¹/₃%", respectively, and

(d) by the insertion in the second, third, fourth and fifth columns at tariff heading number 97.04 (B) (2) (inserted by this Order) of "(a)", "75%", "50%" and "50", respectively.

12. 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, other than goods mentioned at tariff heading number 44.20 (B) (inserted by this Order), 44.27 (A), 44.27 (D), 94.01 (A) (5) (a) (inserted by this Order), 94.01 (B) (6) (b) (inserted by this Order), 94.03 (C) (1) (b), 94.03 (D) (1) (a) (inserted by this Order), or 97.04 (B) (1) (inserted by this Order) in the Schedule to the Imposition of Duties (No. 128) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1962, 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 24th day of September, 1963.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to reduce the rate of Customs duty on certain wooden furniture to 33¹/₃% (U.K. and Canada), ad valorem, with consequential changes in the other rates.