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Importation and Exportation.

[CAP. 50

CHAPTER 50.

IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION.

To amend the law relating to importation and exportation. Originally

[17th December, 1915.]

32 of 1915, Fraser 32 of 1915,

9 of 1950. 22 of 1950.

24 of 1950.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Importation and Short title. Exportation Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance- "Director" shall mean and include the Director of Com- merce and Industry and any assistant or deputy director; "export" means to take or cause to be taken out of the Colony by land, air or water, and includes the export of anything taken or sent from any country and brought into the Colony by land, air or water (whether or not landed or transhipped in the Colony) for the sole pur- pose of being carried to another country either by the same or another conveyance;

"import" means to bring or cause to be brought into the

Colony by land, air or water;

"person", except so far as relates to the imposition of the penalty of imprisonment, includes a body corporate, a firm and any other association of persons or organiza- tion;

"ship" includes every description of vessel used in naviga-

tion or for the carriage of goods.

Interpretation. 24 of 1950,

Schedule.

3. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council by Powers of the order to exercise all or any of the following powers-

Governor in Council with regard to

(a) to prohibit the importation of any article, either importation.

generally or from a particular country or place; (b) to prohibit the importation of any article from a

particular person or class of persons;

(c) to prohibit the importation of any article except under an import permit or import licence and to provide for the issuing of such permits and licences;

(d) to prescribe any conditions to be observed, before or after the issue of an import permit or import licence, by any persons interested in any way

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