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OK TAXKS. DUTIES. &C.
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.—continued.
IMPORTS—continued.
S I L K W O R M
EGOS.—Importation prohibited except under the following conditions :—
That the permission in writing of the Director of Agriculture is previously obtained; and
That the importation is completed between the 1st October and 31st January ; and
That each box of any consignment of eggs is scaled 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.
Before any consignment of imported eggs is passed through the Customs, the proper
officer of the Customs shall inform the Director of Agriculture of their arrival and
shall forward for his consideration any certificate or other document produced by the
importer. If the Director of Agriculture shall authorize the importation of the
consignment, each box of the consignment shall be banderolled by a Sericulture
Inspector with a Cyprus banderoUe, or, if the Director of Agriculture reiuses to allow
the importation, the importer will be permitted to re-export the eggs within a month
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 the Director of Agriculture of the date of such re-exportation or destruction.
lx-MiGRAHTS (Destitute, criminal and vicious).—Landing prohibited, unless security given for
support or for deportation, GazetU 1419 of 16th April, 1920, p. U2.—See C S . Circular
No. 4123/06 of 14th February, 1907.
LEPBRS.—Landing prohibited; but the Chief Medical Officer may grant special permission for
natives of the Island to land.
TOBACCO.—Importation prohibited, except under permit from the Governor, if in packages
weighing less than 20 okes net each and by 3hips of less than 60 tons burden (o).
A « I M A L S
:—Bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, calves, camels, horses, mules, asses, sheep, goats,
swine and poultry : 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, and subject to tLe provisions of the Orders and Regulations regarding
the importation oi animals publisned in Gazette N o . 1154 of 12th February, 1915.
D O G S . — D o g s m a y onh
r
be landed at the ports of Famagusta, Larnaca and Limassoi. If
imported direct from the United Kingdom without transhipment they are subject
to inspection on arrival and if found healthy are not subject to quarantine. If other–
wise imported, they are subject to four months'quarantine or more at the discretion
of the Director of Agriculture. In all cases the Customs Authorities require satis–
factory proof of place of origin and course of shipment of every dog imported.
The importation into the Island of the under-mentioned goods, articles and merchandise
is prohibited absolute!):
(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 Queen Victoria.
(4). All sovereigns and half sovereigns which are beiow the least current weight as
defined in "The Coinage Act, 1870," or are otherwise not legally currenc in England.
(5). The substance tcuowu as Hashish.
(6). Salt oraer than table and rock salt.
The importation of the under-mentioned goods, articles aud merchandise is subject to th
e
following restrictions :
(1). The importation into the Island of fire-arms, detached portions of fire-arms and
•ide-arms is prohibited except—
(a.) at the ports of Larnaca, Limassoi and Famagusta, and
(b.) without a special license under the hand of the Colonial 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—
(a.) at the ports of Larnaca and Limassoi (for Famagusta see (5) (2) below).
(b.) in kegs or barrels of a capacity not exceeding ten okea or in flasks of lib. or of
\ lb. except where the Governor has by special permission authorised the
imnortation in some other manner.
AUTHoairr.
Law 22 of 1922,
JW.
*• (1), and Order in
Council No. 399 pub. ia
Gazette No. 1636 of 4th.
August, 1922.
Law No. 1 of 15M.
Order of High Com–
missioner published in*
GazeUe No. 705, of
2nd August, 1901.
L a w No. 24 of 1879,
360. 26.
L a w No. 4 of 1880,
sees. 2 (K) and 10.
Regulations of the
31st D e c , 192.
r
). pub.
in Gazette 1743 of the
31st D e c , 1925.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council
oublished in GazetU No.
692 of 1st March, 1901.
Onier in Council No.
3-10 published in GazitU
No, 692 of lst March.
1901. ami No. 428 pab.
in Gaz. No. 901 of 15th
NoTember. 1907.
- Order in Council No.
S 513 pub. in Gaztte No.
} 1036 of 15th Mar,, 1912.
Order in Council No.
359 pub. in GazetU No.
738 of 29th Aug., 1902.
(«) Tobacco mar, however, be imported br parcel post in small quantities on payment of an additional duty of *-\ep. per oke, or
-Taction of an oke, Gazette 699 of 25th May, 1901, page 449S. If otherwise imported than through the Parcel Post under special permis–
sion from the Governor in packages of less than 20 okes, there is payable in addition to the Customs duty a further import duty
of 1/. oer oke. or fraction of an oke, Gazette 71S of 17th January, 1902, page 469-1.
N.B.—The Nobel's Explosive Company pay a rental of £6 on lst August each year in order to meet expenses in connection with
guarding (Art. 1. Agreement of 18th May, 1905, M.P. 1873/04.)