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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, -ic.
PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS ON IMPORTS AND EXPORTS—continued.
ACTHOKITY.
IMPORTS—continued.
(ii). Gunpowder, Ball Cartridges, Dynamite, Nitroglycerine, Gun-cotton, Blasting
powder. Fulminate of Mercury or other metals, and every other substance or prepara–
tion used or manufactured for explosive or pyrotechnic purposes. Fog signals, Rockets,
Fireworks, Fuzes, Detonators and Ammunition of all descriptions, including empty
ball cartridge cases, may be imported at the Port of Famagusta by snch person o'r '• °
r d e
un–
persons as may be authorised in that behaif by special permission of the Governor s58of--9th
given under tbe hand of the Colonial Secretary and subject to such limitations
as to quant-.ty as th- Governor may see fit to impose: and upon such importation
the said articles shall be landed at such place and in such manner as the Commissioner
and Principal Officer of Cnstoms of the District of Famatmsta shall appoint (a), (b). -•
Council No.
in Gaz. No.
June, 1906.
A certificate by the Health Officer of the Port that the disinfection has been
accomplished must be presented to the Customs Authorities before tbe removal of
the bides and skins from the place set aside for their disinfection is allowed.
(iii). Dynamite and other explosive substances m a y be imported at the Port
of Lefka by such person or persons as m a y b e authorized in that behalf by
special pennission of the Governor given "under the hand of the Colonial
Secretary and subject tb such limitations as to quantity or otherwise as the
Governor m a y see fit to impose ; and upon such importation the said articles
shall be landed at such place' and in such manner as the Commissioner and
Principal Onicer of Customs of the District of Nicosia shall appoint (6).
(6). The landing in Cyprus of horns, hoofs, fodder, litter or dang from Teasels arriving '
from places where cattle disease has been publicly notified to exist, is prohibited.
(For bones see page 14).
(7). The importation of rags and old clothing into anv port or place of the Island of
Cyprus, other than Larnaca, is prohibited, and such importation is liable to be
prohibited iu any case in which the Director of Health or any Officer acting for or
delegated by him certifies that the importation of rags or old clothing is likely to be
injurious to the public health.
Htx>xs AXD SETN'5.—The importation of hides and skins of all equines, ruminants and
swine is prohibited except at the Port of Larnaca, and then with the permission of
the Health Officer of the Port to land them, and after disinfection.
The importation of hides and skins of goats, sheep, and similar smaU ruminants,
and swine is prohibited except at the ports of Larnaca, Limassoi, Famagusta and .
Kyrenia, and with the permission of the Health Officer of the Port to land them, and '
after disinfection.
Order in Council No.
|> 1225 pub. in Gat. No.
1904 of 24th Feb., 1901.
, Order ia Council No.
f340 pub. in Gas. No.
692 of 1st March, 1901.
Order of High Com–
missioner of the 24th
Dec., 1924, published
in GazeUe No. 1668 of
2nd January, 1926.
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T h e importation into the Island of old or used clothes for tbe purposes of sale or
commerce is absolutely prohibited.
The importation of saccharine is prohibited except in small quantities not exceeding 2 lbs.
and then only with tbe permission of the Director of Health previously obtained in writing.
The importation of indecent or obscene prints, paintings, photographs, books, cards, litho–
graphic or other engravings, or any other indecent or obscene articles is prohibited.
Order in Council No.
374 published in Gazette
No. 774 of 30th Novem–
ber. 1903.
Order in Council No.
366 published in Gazette
No. 756 of 27th March,
1903.
Order in Council No.
390 published in Gazette
No. 814 of 27th January,
1905.
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Order in Council No.
380 published in Gaz.
No. 791 of 6th May,
The importation of waste or refuse of cotton wool known as "Flock" is absolutely
prohibited.
Order in Council No
455 published in Gatttte
No. 920 of :5-th May,
1908.
(«) Permission has bees given to Nobel's Explosive Company, Glasgow, to import and store in two specially constructed Magaxine*
North of Famagusta. any quantity of above Explosives, i*,ot exceeding in weight 30 tons., exclusive of detonators, safety fu«€. sporting
cartridges and otber accessories such as cables and batteries. (Order of the Sigh Commissioner of 2Sth August. 1906, OS. 1S73/U4, and
Indenture dated 13th April, 1926.)
N.B.—Tbe Nobel's Explosive Company pay a rental of £6 on 1st August each rear ic order to meet expenses in connection with
guarding (Art. I, agreement of 18th May. 1905*, M..P. 1873/04.)
(>) Tbe importation into Cyprus of Blasting Powder is prohibited save nnder licence under the hand of the Comptroller of Customs
and Inland Revenue and subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed in such licence (Order in Council No. 1295,
published in Gazette So. 1977 of 12th April, l'J29.)
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