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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &<.
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
IMPORTS—continued.
(5). (1). Tbe importation of dynamite, nitroglycerine, gun-cotton, fulminate of mercury
or of other metals or of any kindred substance is prohibited—
(o.) except at the port of Larnaca (for Famagusta see (2) below), and
(b.) with the special permission of the High Commissioner, such permission being
in writing under the hand of the Chief Secretary to Government and subject to
such conditions as the High Commissioner, may thinkfitto impose.
(2). Gunpowder, Shot, Percussion Caps, Cartridges (ball and shot) Dynamite, Nitro–
glycerine, Gun-cotton, Blasting powder, Fulminate of Mercury or other metals, and
every other substance or preparation used or manufactured for explosive or pyro–
technic purposes, Fog signals. Rockets, Fireworks, Fuzes, Detonators and Ammunition
of all descriptions, including empty cartridge cases, may be imported at the Port
of Famagusta by such person or persons as may be authorised m that behalf by
special permission of the High Commissioner given under the hand of the Chief
Secretary to Government, and subject to suoh limitations as to quantity as the High
Commissioner may see fit to impose; aud upon such importation the said articles
shall be landed at such place and iu such manner as the Commissioner and Principal
Officer of Customs of the District of Famagnsta shall appoint (a).
(6). The landing in Cyprus of cattle, horns, hoofs, bones, fodder, litter or dung from
vessels arriving from places where cattle disease has been publicly notified to exist,
is prohibited.
(7). The importation of hides aud skins is restricted to the port of Larnaca (except in
cases where special permission under the hand of the Chief Medical Officer has been
obtained to import them at some other place) and such importation shall, in all cases,
be subject to the regulatious in chat behalf for the time being in force under L a w 4 of
1880.
(8). The importation of rags and old clothing into any port or place of the Island of
SCyprus, other than Larnaca, is prohibited, and such importation is liable to be
inhibited in any case iu which the Chief Medical Officer or any Officer acting for or
elegated by him certifies that the importation of rags or old clothing is likely to be
injurious to the public health.
The importation into the Island of old or used clothes for the purposes of sale
commerce is absolutely prohibited.
AUTHORITY.
or
The importation of saccharine is prohibited except in small quantities not exceeding 21bs.
and then only with the permission of che Chief Medical Officer previously obtained in writing.
The importation of indecent or obscene prints, printings, photographs, books, cards, litho–
graphic or ocher engravings, or any other indecent or obscene articles is prohibited.
The importation of waste or refuse of cotton wool known as "'Flock
prohibited.
All fruits and vegetables (b) in a raw state,
whether fresh or dried.
All trees and plants and every living part of a tree
or plant including seeds (save dry seeds, other than
cotton seed, properly cleaned from the husks).
Allflowers,cut or otherwise.
All dried plants and flowers
is absolutely
Importation prohibited from Algeria,
Asia Minor, Australia, Austria, Bulga–
ria, Cape Colony, Egypt, France, Ger-
Order in Council No.
418 published in Gazette
No. 868 of 29th June,
1906.
Order in Council No.
241 of 18th February,
f 1896, under Sea 8 of
> L a w No. 22, 1899. com-
l bined with l a w No. 23,
J 1879.
, Order in Council No.
374 published in Gazette
\ No. 774 of 30th Novem-
I ber, 1903.
!
Order in Council No,
366 published in Gazette
No. 756 of 27th March.
1903.
, Order in Conncil No.
I 390 published in Gazette
< No. 814 of 27th January,
I 1905.
Order in Counoil No.
j 445 published in Gazette
\ No. 920, p. 6628.
Staves which have been used for vine props or i many, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, i
lilar nurr-oses.
fPortnsral. Roumania; Russia. Samoa, r
simil p po
All binding which has been used for vines'or other
plants.
Earth and gravel, leaf and garden mould.
All animal and vegetable manures, except guano,
bone dust aud other fossil or chemically prepared
manures.
Hay and straw, compressed or otherwise (c)..
rtug
,
,
Servia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria,
Tunis, Turkey iti Europe, United
States of America. .
Order in Conncil No.
66S published in Gazette
No. 1226, of I'Jth MaT,
1916.
{a) Permission has been given to Messrs. H a m m e r "c Thomson. Malta, on behalf of Nobel's Explosive Company, Glasgow, to import:
and store in two specially constructed Magazines, North of Famagusta, any quantity of above Explosives, n. e. in weight 16 tons,
exclusive of detonators.safety fuze, sporting cartridges, and other accessories such as cables nnd batteries. (Order of High Commissioner of
28th August, 1906. C S . 1873/04.)
N.B.—Messrs. H a m m e r k Thomson pay a rental of £6 on lst August each year in order to meet expenses in connection with
guarding (Art. i, Agreement of 18th May, 1905, C S . 1873/04.)
(i) Potatoes for seed purposes may be imported at Larnaca and Famagusta. Order in Council No. 654 of 25th February, 1916.
fe) Grass, leaves or other vegetable matter used as packing for goods imported from any of above places shall be destroyed at the
Custom House at the port of arrival; except when such packing is in the form of manufactured wrappers of dry straw, which m a y be-
admitted.
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