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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
S T A M P
D C T I E S
(continued).
For Petition; addressed to the Sovereign
.. Oriinary petitions
Ilra-ou-khabers (kaidie, mourourie or others)
.. Irdmiames
„
..j.
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ev:rv choo'ie of whatsoever vain? and every receipt for any sum of
£1 and a;.ward-. except receipts an? cheques given on behalf of the
Government of Cyprus, and i'.t) receipts given by any officer, soldier
•:• sail- r < i IIov Maio-tv's hind or sea forces for money paid to him
out of tii • I'l-iri.-h Exch-uuer
AUTHOEITT.
£.
each 0
„ 1
„ o
c.p.
8
0.
2
6
1
Law of 30th Nnvem.
ber, 1*73 Les. Ou.,
Vol. III., p. 480.
v Ordinance No. II.
' of 1879.
! Ordinance No. IX
of 16$].
(fl). Law No. I. of
18*5.
Note'. ; Certai;: r-eic-nizauees and oth-.-r documents are exempt, from stamp duty. Also I
receipts ~r::te:i\o.)-'n promis.-e,'-y'ir.;it-:-s. !'ills of exchange, written obligation.--or other • La-.v XI. of 1S93.
•P
similar documents dulv stumned.
SHIPPING DUES.
On everv vessel arriving iu any port of Cyprus, -A consolidated charge in lieu of Port
Health and Light Dues of 2e.p. for every ton of registered tonnage, with the following
exceptions :—
On everv vessel of over one thousand tons of registered tonnage :
For every ton up to 1,000 tons ... ... ... ... 2c.p.
For every ton over 1,000 tous ... ... ... ... lc.p.
On every vessel passing coastwise :
For every ton up to 1,000 tous
... ... ... 1-^c.p.
For every ton over 1,000 tons
... ... ... -jc.p.
On every vessel arriving from foreign ports in ballast and sailing without having
taken cargo ... ... ... ... ... ... lcp. per ion.
Vessels arriving with empty ban-els or cases are, under tlie conditions prescribed
by L a w X I I . of 1*91, treated as vessels arriving in ballast.
L a w H I . of l.?S4j
Law II. of ISSSand
Order of Ei-rh Com–
missioner in Council
v No. 122 of 9th JUIT,
18SS, published in
Gazette No. 263 of
\ 13th Julv, 1SSS.
/ Orders of High
j Commissioner in
Council Nos. 4S and
13S of 12th Septem-
ber, 18S4. and' 11th
July, 1SS9, published
iu Gazettes Nos. 141
of 2oth September,
lS84,and2f0of 12th
\ Julv, 18S9, respect–
ively.
ExEiir-riox?
they
Law No. IV. of 1887
Vessels of war ; Transports in H e r Majesty's service (but with this proviso, that
do not import goods, other than goods and stores for Her Majesty's service, without the
consent of the proper authority of the Admiralty: if they import such goods with the
consent of the proper.authority of the Admiralty,"the person importing such goods shall
pay 1/- per ton of goods or 5/- if the goods are less than 5 tons) ; Vessels hired or chartered
by Her Majesty's Government for the conveyance of troops or stores for H e r Majesty's
service and living the Admiralty transport iiag ; Yachts belonging to recognised"yacht
clubs and whohy in lallast ; Vessels which having entered a port uuder stress of weather
or for obtaining provisions or water shah leave it without having effected any commercial
transaction ; and Steam Tugs employed solely in towing and not having goods or passengers
oard.
Vessels which have entered a port for the purpose of embarking or disembarking mails
or passengers or of loading or discharging cargo and which are prevented through stress
of weather, or quarantine restrictions, from loading or discharging any cargo.
Coasting Steamers that have paid Port Dues at two ports are exempt from further j
payment for one month, and Sidling -Ships, in the same circumstances, for two months, |
unless iu th; meantime they visit a Foreign Port. Ships that have paid Port Dues ) Law No. X. of 1S97.
when performing Qnaraniine. but transacting no other business, m a v visit a second port j
without payment of Port Dues.
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Law No. XVIII.
of 1894.
QUARANTINE DUES.
S. C.p.
per diem 3 4£
5 0
For every guard on board ships in quarantine
ouard boat
Coat to cr-.y provisions on board ships in quarantine
In addition, quarantine dues as follows will be levied :—
For ship- r.i \ *•> oi) ton?
,. o0 to 100 tons ...
100 to -"iOO tons
,, 200 tons and above ...
.iben-ji-war a;. • ships driven into port under stress of weather arc exempted from the
above dues.
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2 3
3 4J
4 6
Order of llighCom-
, missioncr published
in Gazette No. 70
of W
n
x j ; ^ issi.