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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
AOTHOEITT.
Law No. 1 of 1882.
Gazette No. 705, p. 4576.
Gazrtte No. 1384 of
27tb June, 1919.
Order of High COB-
missioner in Council
published in Gatette No.
692 of lst March. 1901.
nt as
England.
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
IMPORTS—continued.
IMMIGRANTS
(Destitute, criminal and vicious). — Landing prohibited, unless security given for
support or for deportation, Gazette 602, p. 3697, rear 1898.—See C S . Circular No.
4123/06 of 14th February, 1907.
LIPERS.—Landing prohibited ; but Chief Medical Officer may grant special permission for
natives of the Island to land.
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, Law
24 of 1879. (a)
DOGS.—The landing in Cyprus of dogs from any port, whether a foreign or a Cyprus port,
is prohibited.
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.
(3). All sovereigns and half sovereigns coined before the reign of Her late Most
Gracious Majesty CJueen Victoria.
(4). All sovereigns and half sovereigns which are below the least current weig
defined in " T h e Coinage Act. 1870," or are otherwise not legally current in Engl:
(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 :
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Order of High Com-
I missioner in Council
(1). The importation into the Island of fire-arms, detached portions of fire-arms and U-j^oTu^Mlrchya^L
aide-arms is prohibited except—
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"i \,*o. 843 of 12th
', Januarr. 1906.and Order
(a.) at the ports of Lamaca, Limassoi and Famagusta, and
1 of High Commissioner in
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/Council No. 428 pub. in
(b.) without a srx.-c:*.l license under the hand of tbe Chief Secretary issued under f Gazette No. 901 of 15th
L a w 24 of 1879, sec. 30.
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* Notember, 1907.
(2). The importation of gunpowder (except for the use of his Majesty's Naval and
Military forces) is prohibited except—
(a.) at tbe ports of Larnaca and Limassoi (for Famagusta see (2) below). j 50s published in Gazette
\ No. 1036 of 15th March.
I 1912.
Ca) Order of Hi<rh Com–
missioner in Council No.
359 published in Gazette
No. 7:?S of 29tb August.
1902.
(A) Order in Council No.
Gazette
anuary,
1906.
Order in Council No.
517 published in Gazette
No.'1035 of 1st March,
1912.
(b.) in kegs or barrels of a capacity not exceeding ten okes or in Masks of 1 lb. or of
i lb. except where the High Commissioner has by special permission authorised
the importation in some other manner.
(3). T h e imnortation of shot, percussion caps, cartridges (other than ball cartridges) i t-
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and side-arms is rentrmtea to the uorts of Larnaca, Limassoi and Famagusta.
(4). The importation of ball cartridges or of ball cartridge-cases except for the use of
His Majesty's Naval and Military forces is prohibited, except—
{a.) at the ports of Larnncn. Limassoi and Famagusta, and
(0.) with the special permission of the High Commissioner.
(5). (1). Tbe importation **•:" dynamite, nitroglycerine, gun-cottcn, fulminate of mercury
or of other metals or oi any kindred substance is prohibited—
(a.) except at the port cf Larnaca (for Famagusta see {'2) below), and
(£.) with tbe ?jH»cial permission of the High Commissioner, such permission being
in writing under tiie hand of the Chief Secretary to Government and subject to
such conditions as the High Commissioner, may think tit to impose.
(a) Tobacco raa.T.however.be imported by parcel post in small quantities on payment of an additional dutv of 4*ct*. per oke. or
fraction of an oke. -V.itc.'*.* W 9 of 2-it:: 11.17. 19*)1. pace 44'JS. If otherwise imported than throueh the Par-el Post under special permis–
sion from the Hiiro y>rnni*>nion'*
,
r ::: -..chares of jess riian 20 okes. thrre is payable in addition to the '"ustoms duty a further import
duty of 1*. per oke.. .,r fraction -if an oke. G.f.e'.te 71S of 17th January. 1902. page 4694.