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COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.

NOTICE TO IMPORTERS.

AMENDMENT OF GENERAL LICENCE No. 1.

It is hereby notified that the Second Schedule to General Licence No. 1, published in Supplement No. 2 to the Gasette of the 25th February, 1955, as Government Notification No. A. 22, is amended, with effect from the 1st April, 1957, by the deletion of the following items therefrom--

Argentine

Iran

Japan, that is to say the four main islands of Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku) and the adjacent islands excluding those islanda under United States administration.

29th March, 1957-

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Director of Commerce & Industry.

Explanatory Note.

This notice means that, with effect from 1st April, 1957, import licences will no longer be required for general merchandise imported from the above mentioned territories. It should be noted, however, that this amendment in no way affects the requirements of the Exchange Control in respect of goods imported from these territories. Similarly, specified articles and goods, the import of which is restricted or prohibited under separate legislation, are also not affected by the relaxation and special licences wili still be required for these items.