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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
I M P O R T
DUTY—
continued.
DRAWBACK OF IMPORT DCTY.
Persons who pay import duty on guns brought wich them to Cyprus for sporting purposes
are entitled to have three-fourths of the amount refunded at the Custom House, Larnaca, in the
event of their taking the guns out of the Island within 5 vears ou production of the documents
referred to in Sec. 2 (a) and (/•) of Order in Council No. 19, Gazette 11 of 19ch October, 1381.
W h e u any Import Duty shall havo been paid in respect of auy wine, spirits, malt liquors,
tobacco, cigars, or articles of food supplied for the use of any mess on board any ol Her
Majesty's ships of war, a drawback of the amouut of the duty so paid may be allowed, or if
such goods are shipped from the Customs store before payment of duty, the amount of such
duty may bo remitted on the production of a certificate from the proper officer of Customs
that such goods have been actually shipped on board one of Her Majesty's ships, a receipt
from the Paymaster of such ship for the goods and a written undertaking from the ray-
master or other proper officer of such ship that if such goods or any part thereof shall be at
any time re-landed, the duty shall be paid thereou.
Iu lieu of drawback of import duty paid in respect of any wine, spirits, malt liquors,
tobacco, cigars or articles of food imported and subsequently actually consumed or used by
Her Majesty's Land Forces,fixedmoney allowances are paid out of the Island Treasury to
the
Officers and Soldiers of Her Majesty's Land Forces quartered within the Island.
T h e amount of duty paid on any article which m a y b e subsequently supplied to the High
Commissioner shall be refunded out of the Treasury on the order of the High Commissioner.
ACTHORITT.
Ordinance No. IX of
1SS2, and Law No. XXII
of 1899, Sec. 10.
Schedule
III..
XXII. of 1899.
Law
TITHE DUES LEVIABLE ON EXPORTATION.
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Law No. IV., of 1900.
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Order in Council No.
276 of the Sth Aoril.
1S97.
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Larnaca „ [ ...
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(') Caroubs^ "^
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Aniseed ...
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... per 100 okes
Cotton
Linseed ...
Mavrokoko
Raisins ...
Silk cocoons
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... per oke
W o u n d Silk
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Manufactured silk, if manufactured by other than haudlooms
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PHYLLOXERA.
* With a view to prevent the introduction of the Phylloxera, the importation of certain
articles from infected countries is prohibited.
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS.
The following are the Prohibitions and Restrictions on Imports and Exports :—
IMPORTS.
GOATS.—Importation prohibited^ save under permit of High Commissioner, Law X., 1888.
L O C U S T
EGGS.—Importation prohibited, Sec. 8 and 9, Ordinance X L , 1881.
S I L K - W O R M
EGGS.—Importation prohibited except under certain conditions, Law XVII.,
1897.
L M M I G K A X T S
(Destitute, criminal aud vicious).—Landiug prohibited, unless security given for
support or for deportation, Gazette 602, p. 3697, year 1893.
J E W S (Destitute).—Landing prohibited, Gazette 139, p. -450, year 188-4.
L E P E R S . — L a n d i n g prohibited, Gazette 293, p. 1426, year 1SS9.
(a) TOBACCO.—Importation prohibited, except under permit from High Commissioner, if in
packages weighing less than 20 okes each and by ships of less than 60 tous burden, Sec.
4, Ordinauce X X I V . , 1879.
* The various Orders ia Council have since been consolidated and amended bv Order in Council No. 276, of 8th April, 1S97.
published in Gazette No. 517. of 15ch April, 1S97.
(A) Tobacco mav, however, be imported bv parcel post in small quantities on payment of an additional duty of 4-1
fraction of an oke, Gazette 659 of 25th May. 1901, page 449S. If otherwise imported than through the Parcel Post under
sion from the Hi*,'h Commissioner in packages of less than 20 okes, there is payable in addition to the Customs duty a :
duty of \t. per oke, or fraction of an oke, Gazette 713 of 17th January, 1902, page 4694.
(•) This rate also applies to ground caroubs. if without intermixture of any other substance, and in the )
c-ss of caroubs in a manufactured state mixed with other substance, or any substance in which caroubs y j ^
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constitute a component part, the charge is made in proportion to the quantity of caroubs containel in the
whole quantity of exported substance. (See also Zocutt tax.)
-hep. per oke. or
* special permis-
further import
IV. of 1900.