S.I. No. 291/1976:

CONTROL OF IMPORTS (QUOTA NO. 51, THIRTEENTH PERIOD) (MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILES) ORDER, 1976.

CONTROL OF IMPORTS (QUOTA NO. 51, THIRTEENTH PERIOD) (MISCELLANEOUS TEXTILES) ORDER, 1976.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the Control of Imports Acts, 1934 to 1964, hereby order as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Control of Imports (Quota No. 51, Thirteenth Period) (Miscellaneous Textiles) Order, 1976.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. The period specified in the second column of the Schedule to this Order is hereby appointed to be the next quota period under the quota order specified in the first column of the said Schedule and the quantity of goods to which such quota order applies specified in the third column of the said Schedule is hereby appointed to be the quota in respect of the said next quota period.

SCHEDULE.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 26th day of November 1976.

LIAM MacCOSGAIR,

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Instrument appoints a nominal Quota of £100 as the value of miscellaneous textiles (wearing apparel and other made-up textile articles) originating in the countries listed below, which may be imported during the period 1st January, 1977 to 31st December, 1977. This nominal Quota has been appointed instead of the usual quota of £100,000 to facilitate more satisfactory administration. The Minister for Industry and Commerce will license during the quota period not less than £100,000 as hitherto.

The countries to which the Instrument applies are as follows:--