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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS—continued.
IMPORTS—continued.
Order of High Com-
L*?--as---rLanding prohibited ; but the Director of Health may grant special permission for ! m-^oner published m.
natives of the Island to land.
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TOBACCO, CIOARS, CIOABBTTES AND
SNTTFF.—Importation
in ships of less than sixty tons ) La
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No. 24 of 1879,
burthen and in packages weighing less than ten okes prohibited, save under special \ •«-. 26. as amended
permit from the Governor (o).
j by Law No. 6 of 1928.
AJUMALS
:—Bulls, cows, oxen, heifers, calves, camels, horses, mules, asBes, sheep, goats,
swine and poultry: Importation restricted to the ports of Larnaca, Famagusta,
Limassoi, Kyrenia and Paphos, landing to be made in quarantine and with the
permission of the Director of Agriculture, or an Inspector of Cattle Disease, or a
Health Officer, and subject to the provisions of the Orders and Regulations regarding
the importation of animals published in Gazette No. 1154 of 12th February, 1915.
The importation of cattle, sheep and swine from Turkey and Syria is prohibited
save under a permit previously obtained from the Director of Agriculture and subject
to any conditions he m a y deem'fit to impose. (The Importation ofAnimals (Turkey
and Syria) Order, 1932, published in Gazette No. 2251 of 4th November, 1932:)
Law No. 4 of 1880,
•ecs. 2 (K) and 10.
Doos.-—The importation of dogs other than those imported direct from the United Kingdom
without transhipment is prohibited.
Dogs imported direct from the United Kingdom without transhipment may only
be landed at the ports of Famagusta, Larnaca and Limassoi and are subject to four
months quarantine on arrival in Cyprus. The Customs Authorities require satis–
factory proof of place of origin and course of shipment of every dog imported in the
form prescribed by the regulations.
RIFLES.—Importation prohibited. This prohibition does not apply to rifles imported
with the sanction of the Governor.
The importation into the Island of the under-mentioned goods, articles and merchandise
is prohibited absolutely:
(1). Silver or copper coins.
(2). BesbUks, altiliks or metallique piastres.
W\ ^} so^re'gos and half sovereigns coined before the reign of Her late Most
Gracious Majesty Queeu Victoria.
(4). All sovereigns and half sovereign-, which are below the least current weight as
denned in ••The Coinage Act, 1370," or are otherwise not legally current in England.
(5). The substance Known as Hashish.
(6). Sal*, other than table and rock salt.
(7). " Rocket " or " tracer " sporting cartridges.
(8). Any weapon, of whatever description, designed for the discharge of any noxious
Uquid, gas, or other thing or any ammunition containing or designed or adapted
to contain any such noxious thing
The importation of the under-mentioned goods, articles and merchandise is subject to the
following restrictions .*
(1). The importation into the Island offire-armsother than rifles, detached portions of
fire-arms and side-arms is prohibited except—
(a.) at the ports of Larnaca, Limassoi and Famagnsta, and
(i.) with a special license issued by the Comptroller of Customs under Law 24 of
1S79, Sec. 30, as amended by Law 9 of 1927 and Law 12 of 1927.
(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 Famagnsta see (5) (2) below).
(b.) in kegs or barrels of a capacity not exceeding ten okes or infiasltsof 1 lo. or of
* 76. except where the Governor has by special permission authorised the
importation in some other manner.
(3). The importation of shot, percussion caps, cartridges (other than baU cartridges)
and side-arms is restricted to the ports of Larnaca. Limassoi aud 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
(5.) with the special permission of the Governor (for Famagusta see (5) (2) below.)
(5). (I). The importation of dynamite, nitroglycerine,gun-cotton, fulminate of mercury
or of other metals or of any kindred substance is prohibited—
(a.) except at the port of Larnaca (for Famagusta see (2) below), and
Regulations of the
25th Jan., 1926, pub–
lished in Gaz. No. 1748
of the 29th Jan., 1926,
as amended by Order
of the Governor dated
the 29th May, 192ft,
i published in Gaz. No.
" 1774 of 4th June. 1926,
and by Order of the
Officer Administering
the Government dated.
the 12th Aug., 1926,
published in Gaz. No.
1793 of 20th Aug.,
1926.
Law No. 11 of 1930,
sec. 3.
Order of High Com–
missioner in Council
published in Gazette No.
69*. of 1st March. 1901.
Order in Council No.
1414 of the 28th Feb.,
1931, pub. in Gaz. No.
2116 of 6th March,
1931.
. Order in Council No.
1473 of 23rd June,
1932, pub. in Gaz. No.
2226 of 24th June,1932.
Order in Council No.
340 published in GazetU
No. 692 of lst March,
1901, as amende.! by
Orders in Council Xo.
359 pab. in Gmzette'So.
738 of 29th Au*;.. 1902,
No. 407 nub. in Gazette
No.S43 of 12th January,.
1906. No. 4IS pub. in
Gaiette No. 85S of 29th
June. 1906, No. 423 Dub.
in Gaz. No. 901 of lath
NOT.,
1907, No. 517 pub_
fin Gazette No. 1035 of
lst March, 1912, and No.
518 pub. in Gazette No.
1036 of 15th Mar., 1912,
and as further amended
by Order of High Co«-*-
missioner of 24ih X>ec.,
1924, pub. in Gazette No.
1668 of 2nd Jan., 1925
and by Order in Council
No. 1225 of 16th Feb.,.
192S, published in Gaz.
No. 1904 of 24 th Feb.,
J 1928.
(o) Tobacco may, however, be imported by parcel post in small quantities on payment of an additional duty of 4*«*. per oke. or
fraction of an oke. If otherwise imported than through the Parcel Post under special permission from the Governor in packages of leas
than 10 okes. there 'is payable in addition to the' Customs duty a further import duty of Is. pex oke, or fraction ot an oke (Law
No. 6 of 1928).
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