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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, & C
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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, L a w 10 of l8bb\
L O C U S T
EGGS.—Importation prohibited, sec. 8 and 9, Law 11 of 1881.
S I L K - W O R M
EGGS.—Importation
prohibited except under certain conditions, L a w 17 of
1897.
IMMIGRANTS
(Destitute, criminal and vicious).—Landing prohibited, unless security given for
support or for deportation, Gazette 602, p. 3697, year 1898.—See C S . Circular No.
4123/06 of 14th February, 1907.
LitPERS.—Landing prohibited: but Chief Medical Officer may grant special permission for J
natives of the Islaud to laud.
TOBACCO.—Importation prohibited, except under permit from High Commissioner, if in packages
weighing less than 20 okes each and bv ships of less than 60 tons burden, sec. 26, L a w
24 of 1879. (fl)
DOGS.—The landing in Cyprus of dogs from any port, whether a foreign or a Cyprus port, j
is prohibited.
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The importation into the Island of the under-mentioned goods articles and merchandise
is prohibited absolutely:
(1). Silver or copper coins.
(2). Beshliks, altiliks or metallique piastres.
(8). All sovereigns and half sovereigns coined before the reign of Her late Most
Gracious Majesty Queeu Victoria.
(4). All sovereigns and half sovereigns which are below the least current weight as
defined iu "The Coinage Act.1870," or are otherwise not legally current in Englnnd.
(5). The substance known as Hashish.
(6). Salt other than table and rock salt.
The importation of the under-mentioned goods, articles and merchandise is subject to the
following restrictions:
(1). Tbe importation into the Island of fire-arms, detached portions of fire-arms and
side-arras is prohibited except—
(a.) at the ports of Larnaca, Limassoi aud Famagusta, and
(i.) without a special license under the band of the Chief Secretary issued under
Law 24 of 1S79, sec. 30.
(2). The importation of gunpowder (except for the use of his Majesty's Naval and
Military forces) is prohibited except—
(a.) at the ports of Larnaca and Limassoi (for Famagusta see (2) below).
(fc.) in kegs or barrels of a capacity not exceeding ten okes or inflasksof 1 lb. or of
4 lb. except where the High Commissioner has by special permission authorised
the importation in some other manner.
(3). The importation of shot, percussion caps, cartridges (other than ball cartridges)
and side-arms is restricted to the ports of Larnaca, Limassoi and Famagusta.
(4). Tbe importation of ball cartridges or of ball cartridge-cases except for the use of
His Majesty's Naval and Military forces is prohibited, excepts—
(a.) at tbe ports of Larnaca, Limassoi and Famagusta, and
(b.) with the •pedal permission of the High Commissioner.
AUTHOMTT.
O m e r in Council No.
276 of the 8th ApriL
1S97.
L a w No. 1 of 1882.
Gazette 1*0. 706, p. 4676.
Gazftte No. 1384 of
27th June, 1919.
Onier of High Com*
missiouer in Council
published in Gazette No.
69*2 of lst March. 1901.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council
, published in Gazette No.
I 692 of lst March, 1901,
and No. 843 of 12th
January, 1906,and Order
; of High Commissioner in
Conncil No. 428 pub. in
Gasette No. 901 of 15th
NoTember. 1907.
Order in Council No.
508 published in Gazette
No. 1036 of loth March,
1912.
(a) Order of High Com–
missioner in Council No.
359 published in GazetU
No. 738 of 29th August,
1902.
(b Order in Conncil No.
407 published in Gazette
No. 843 of 12th January,
1906.
Order in Council No.
517 published iu Gazette
No. 1035 of lst March,
1912.
(a) Tobacco may, however, be imported by parcel post in small quantities on payment of an additional duty of i_ep. per oke, er
fraction of an oke, Guzettts 699 of 25tb May, 1901. page 4498. If otherwise imported than through the Parcel Post under special permis–
sion from the Hi<rli Commissioner in packages of less than 20 okes, there is payable in addition to the OustfOms duty a further import
duty of 1*. per oke. or fraction ot an oke, Gazette 718 of 17th January, 1902, page 4694.