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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES,- DUTIES, &C.
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS— continued.
AUTHORITT.
IMPORTS—continued.
S I L K W O R M
EGGS.—Importation prohibited except under the following conditions:—•
That the permission in writing of the Director of Agriculture is previously obtained; '.
That the importation is completed between the lst October and 31st January ;•
That each box of any consignment of eggs is sealed by a banderolle affixed by the
Government authority responsible for the silkworm industry in the country of
origin ; and
That every consignment of eggs imported into Cyprus is accompanied by an official
certificate of the Government authority specified above, such certificate or other
document produced by the importer to be approved by the Director of Agriculture
before the consignment of eggs is passed through the Custom--. Each box of the con-
signment shall be banderolled by a Sericulture Inspector with a Cyprus banderolle,
or, ii the Director of Agriculture refuses to allow, the importation, the importer
will be permitted to re-export the eggs within a* m o n t h from the date of such refusal
and failing such re-exportation within such period the said eggs shall be destroyed
without compensation. The Customs authorities must notify tho Director of
Agriculture of the date of such re-exportation or destruction.
I M M I G R A N T S
(Destitute, criminal and vicious).— Landing prohibited, imiess security given for
support or for deportation. Gazette H i y of 16th April, 1920, u.
-? C.S. Circular
No. 4128/06 of 14th February, 1907.
"
j
L E P E R S . — L a n d i n g prohibited ; but Chief Medical Officer may grant special permission for j. Gazette No. 705. p. 457c.
natives of the Island to land.
)
Law 22 of 1922. sec.
* ;1), and Order in
Council No. 899 pub. in
Guzrtte No. 1536 -A 4th
August, 1922.
Law No. 1 of 1882.
TOBACCO.—Importation prohibited, except under permit from High Commissioner, if in packages
weighing less than 20 okes each and bv shius of less than GO tons burden, sec. 26, Law
24 of 1879. («) .
A N I M A L S
:—Bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, calves, camels, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats
and swine : Importation restricted to the ports of Larnaca, Famagusta, Limassoi,
Kyrenia and Paphos, landing to be m a d e in quarantine and with the permission
of the Director of Agriculture, or an Inspector of Cattle Disease, or a Health Officer.
D O G S . — T h e 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, alti'iks or metallique piastres.
:3). All sovereigns aud half sovereigns coined before the reign of Her Sate Most
Gracious Majesty (jneeu Victoria.
(*_). All sovereigns and half sovereigns which are below :he least current weight as
detiued in "The Coinage Act. 1»70," or are otherwise not legally current in England.
(5). The substance Known us Hashish.
(6). Salt oner than table and rock salt.
The importation of the under-mentioned goods, articles and merchandise is subject to the
following restrictions :
(1). The importation into the Islaud of fire-arms, detached portions of fire-arms and
tide-arms is prohibited except— .......
(a.) nt the ports'of Larnaca, Limassoi and Famagusta, and
(b.) without a special license-under the hand of the Chief Secretary issued under
Law 24 of 1879, Sec. 30. -•'-'
(2). The importation of gunpowder (except' for the use of his Majesty's Naval and
Military forces) is prohibited except—
la.) at '.he ports of. Larnaca and.Limassoi (for Famagusta .et (2). below).
[ii.) in kegs or barrels of a capacity Dot exceeding ten okes or in jtnsks of. 1 lb. or of
j lb. except where the High Commissioner has by special permission authorised
the iuiDortatiou in some other manner.
Gasette No. 1154 of
12th February, 1915.
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linzrtte No. 1384 of
27th June. 1919.
Omer of High Com–
missioner in Council
published in Gazette No.
i>'*2 of lst March. 1901.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council
published in Gazette No.
K92 of lst March. 1901.
ami Order of High Com–
missioner in Council No.
428 pub. in Gasette No.
901 of 15th November,
1907.
Onier in Council No.
50S published in Gazette
No. l*>3f. of 15th March,
1912.
Order of Hi»rh v,on--
niii-sioner in Council No.
359 published in Gazette
No. 73** uf 29th August.
1902.
Order in Council No.
407 published in Gazette
No. S43 of 12th January,
1906.
Order in Council No.
517 published in Gazette
No. 1035 of lst March,
1912.
(3). The importation of shot, percussion caps, cartridges (other tlian ball cartridges)
and side-arms is restricted to the ports 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 Larnaca, Limassoi and
(b.) with the special permission of the Higli Commissioner (for Famagusta see (2) below).
(•t) Tobacco aaar. however, be imported by parcel post in small quantities on payment of an additional duty of ._rv. per oke. or
traction of an oke. Giftte 699 of 2">th May. 19ul. paire 449S. If otherwise imp^rteti than trough the Parcel Post under special permis–
sion from the H i y Commissioner iu packages of les* than 20 okes. there is p-f-.-ic :n audition to the Customs dnty a further import
duty of 1*. per oke. or fraction of an oke. Gazette 718 of 17th January, 1902, page