S.I. No. 28/1959:

CONTROL OF EXPORTS ORDER, 1959.

CONTROL OF EXPORTS ORDER, 1959.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (2) of section 2 of the Control of Exports (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1956 (No. 1 of 1956), and after consultation with the Minister for External Affairs, hereby order as follows :

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Control of Exports Order, 1959.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1959.

2. In this Order " appropriate officer " means, in the case of articles being exported by parcel post, an officer of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, and, in any other case, the proper officer of Customs and Excise.

3. The exportation of new articles of personal clothing or wearing apparel (including handkerchiefs) whether completely or partially manufactured which are wholly or mainly woven and are made wholly or mainly of cotton to Northern Ireland or Great Britain is hereby prohibited, save under and in accordance with a licence.

4. This Order shall not apply to the exportation of articles as respects which the appropriate officer is satisfied that such articles--

(a) are being exported for repair and return,

(b) are travellers' samples being exported after being imported temporarily,

(b) are travellers' samples being exported temporarily to be subsequently re-imported, or

(d) are being re-exported to the country from which they were imported as a result of being refused by the consignees.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of February, 1959.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to apply export control to exports to Northern Ireland and Great Britain of personal clothing or wearing apparel (including handkerchiefs) made wholly or mainly of cotton.