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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
I M P O R T DUTY—continued.
DRAWBACK OF IMPOST DUTY.
"When any Import Duty shall have been paid in respect of any wine, spirits, malt Uquors,
tobacco, cigars, or articles of food sapplied for the ase of any mess on board any of His
Majestj 6 ship6 of war, a drawback of the amonnt of the duty so paid may be allowed, or if
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goods are shipped from the Customs store before payment of duty, the amount of such
dnty may be remitted on the production of a certificate from the proper officer of Cnstoms
that such goods have been actually shipped on board one of His Majesty's ships, a receipt
from the Paymaster of such ship for the goods and a written undertaking from the Paymaster
or other proper officer of such ship that if such goods or any part thereof shall be at any time
re-landed, the duty shall be paid thereon.
In lieu of drawback of import duty paid in respect of any wine, spirits, malt Uquors,
tobacco, cigars or articles of food imported and subsequently accualiy consumed or used by
His Majesty's Land Forces, fixed money aUowances are paid out of che Island Treasury to
the Officers'and Soldiers of His Majesty's Land Forces quartered within the Island.
A drawback of Customs Import Duty at the rate of one shilling and four piastres is
paid to any Tobacco Manufacturer for every oke of cigarettes, made from imported
tobacco, and exported from Cyprus, in respect of any quantity of cigarettes exceeding
one oke in any one consignment.
A* drawback at the rate of five-twelfths of the fuU import duty for the time being
payable on sugar imported into Cyprus is paid to the exporter for every oke of jam or
turkish delight manufactured in and exported from Cyprus. No' drawback is paid in
respect of any consignment of jam or turkish delight of less than five okes in weight.
A drawback at the rate of five-sixths of the fuU import duty for the time being
payable on sugar imported into Cyprus is paid to the exporter for every oke of fruit juice
manufactured in and exported from Cyprus. N o drawback is paid in respect of any
consignment of fruit juice of less than five okes in weight, and the Customs official at the
port or place of exportation m a y require that samples of the fruit juice to be exported
be taken and submitted for analysis to the Government Analyst for the purpose of
ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained therein.
E X P O R T DITTIES.
Silk cocoons
Carobs
{See DEPOSITS, RAT TAX.'p. 54)
la. 3cp. per oke
2cp. per cantar
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND
EXPORTS.
The folio-ring are the Prohibitions and Restrictions on Imports and Exports :—
I M P O R T S .
(iOATS.—Importation prohibited, save under permit of the Governor.
L O C U S T
EGGS.—Importation prohibited.
SILKWORMS.—Importation prohibited.
S I L K W O R M
EGGS.—Importation prohibited except under the foUowing conditions :—
That the permission in writing of the Director of Agriculture is previously obtained (a);
and
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That the importation is completed between the lst October and the la3t day of February;
and
That each box of any consignment of eggs is sealed by a banderoUe 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 shaU inform the Director of Agriculture of their arrival and
shaU forward for his consideration any certificate or other document produced by the
importer. If the Director of Agriculture shaU authorize the importation of the
consignment, each box of the consignment shaU be banderoUed by a Sericulture
Inspector with a Cyprus banderoUe, or, if the Director of Agriculture refuses to allow
the importation, the importer wiU 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 shaU be destroyed without compensation. The Customs authorities must
notify the 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, unless security given for
support or for deportation, GazetU 1419 of 16th April, 1920, p. 142.—Sit C S . Circular
No. 4123/06 of 14th Februarr, 1907.
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AUTHORITY.
Law No. 22 of 1899,
sec. 20.
L a w No. 22 of 1899,
see. 19.
L a w No. 40 of 1932,
sec. 46.
/ Orders in Council No-
1459 of 16th March,.
1932, pub. in Gaz. No.
2204 of 18th March.
1932, and No. 1475 of
15th June. 1932, pub.
in Gaz. No. 2224 ol
\ 17th June, 1932.
The Customs Draw–
back (Sugar) No. 3,
«. Regulations, 1932. pub.
;
in Gaz. No. 2260 of
16th December, 1932.
[ L a w No. 22 of 1899,
i as amended by L a w
I No. 22 of 1932, sec. 2.
L a w No. 29 of 1922 sec.
2. and Order in Council
No. 1455 of 27th Jan.,
1932, pub. in Gaz. No.
2195 of 29th Jan., 1932..
L a w No. 10 of 1388,.
sec. 1.
L a w No. 11 of 1881,-
sees. 8 and 9.
Law No. 22 of 1922_
sec. 3.
Law 22 of 1922. tee.
4 (1), as amended br
Law No. 1" of 1925,
sec. 2'; and Order in
Council No. 899 pub. in
Gazette No. 1536 of 4th
August, 1922.
Law No. 1 of 1852.
(a) Application for snch permission muse be aiade in writing and muse reach the otiice of the Director of Agriculture not.
ate: than the 15th June in each jear (Order in Council No. 1246 published in Gazstit No. 1936 of 10th August. 192*.