S.I. No. 96/1968:

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 173) (STOCKINGS) ORDER, 1968.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (No. 173) (STOCKINGS) ORDER, 1968.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 1 of the Imposition of Duties Act, 1957 (No. 7 of 1957), and section 22 of the Finance Act, 1962 (No. 15 of 1962), hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (No. 173) (Stockings) Order, 1968.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 7th day of May, 1968.

3. The Imposition of Duties (No. 159) (Customs Duties and Form of Customs Tariff) Order, 1966 ( S.I. No. 132 of 1966 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for the matter in the sixth and seventh columns of the Schedule at tariff heading numbers 60.03 (B) (2) ( a ) (ii) and 60.03 (C) (1) ( b ) of

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 30th day of April,

1968.

SEÁN Ó LOINSIGH,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for a reduction in the minimum specific duty on stockings of silk or man-made fibres of U.K. origin of a value not exceeding 50 shillings per dozen pairs from 16s. per dozen pairs to 12s. per dozen pairs.