Imposition of Duties (Confirmation of Orders) Act, 1953

What is this act about?

This law, the Imposition of Duties (Confirmation of Orders) Act, 1953, confirms specific orders that were previously made under the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932. Essentially, it makes these duty-related orders officially permanent.

Who it applies to: Anyone involved in the import or trade of the specific goods listed in the Schedule, as duties on these items are confirmed or varied; The Oireachtas, as it enacts this law to confirm previous orders.

At a glance

Country: Ireland
Area of law: Other legislation
Source: irishstatutebook.ie
Text retrieved: 2026-06-17
Explanation updated: 2026-07-07

What does this act regulate?

The confirmation of various orders related to the imposition or variation of duties.
The legal standing of orders made under the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932.
The duties on specific goods such as stainless steel couplings, television sets, combs, hair slides, tarpaulins, woven cotton piece goods, artificial silk piece goods, sanitary wear, cotton ply yarn, iron and steel bars and sections, paper, and root crop knives.

Who does this act apply to?

Anyone involved in the import or trade of the specific goods listed in the Schedule, as duties on these items are confirmed or varied.
The Oireachtas, as it enacts this law to confirm previous orders.

What are the key points?

The Act confirms several Orders listed in its Schedule, which were made under the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932.
The details in the first and third columns of the Schedule are only for easy reference and do not change how the law is interpreted or applied.
The confirmed orders include the imposition of duty on certain stainless steel couplings and woven cotton piece goods not exceeding two inches in width.
The confirmed orders also include the reduction or variation of duty on items such as television sets, combs, tarpaulins, artificial silk piece goods, articles of personal clothing and wearing apparel, cotton ply yarns, un-fabricated iron or steel bars or sections, unprinted paper, and certain tools and implements.

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Legal text

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IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (CONFIRMATION OF ORDERS) ACT, 1953.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1.

Confirmation of Orders.

Short title.

SCHEDULE.

Acts Referred to Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932 No. 16 of 1932 Number 20 of 1953.

IMPOSITION OF DUTIES (CONFIRMATION OF ORDERS) ACT, 1953.

AN ACT TO CONFIRM CERTAIN ORDERS MADE UNDER THE EMERGENCY IMPOSITION OF DUTIES ACT, 1932 . [21st July, 1953.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Confirmation of Orders.

1.—(1) The several Orders mentioned in the second column of the Schedule to this Act, and made under the Emergency Imposition of Duties Act, 1932 (No. 16 of 1932), are hereby confirmed.

(2)The particulars stated in the first and third columns, respectively, of the Schedule to this Act in relation to the Orders mentioned in the second column of the said Schedule are inserted in the said Schedule solely to facilitate reference to and identification of the said Orders, and, accordingly, nothing contained in the said first column or the said third column shall affect the construction or limit or control the operation of this section and the second column of the said Schedule.

Short title.

2.—This Act may be cited as the Imposition of Duties (Confirmation of Orders) Act, 1953.

SCHEDULE.

Number and year of Statutory Instruments Title General subject matter No. 347 of 1952 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 296) (Stainless Steel Couplings, etc.) Order, 1952 .

Imposition of duty on certain stainless steel couplings suitable for use with tubes or pipes.

No. 360 of 1952 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 297) (Television Sets) Order, 1952 .

Reduction of duty on television sets.

No. 361 of 1952 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 298) (Combs and Hair Slides) Order, 1952 .

Variation of duty on combs and imposition of duty on certain hair slides.

No. 57 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 299) (Tarpaulins) Order, 1953 .

Variation of duty on tarpaulins.

No. 66 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 300) (Woven Cotton Piece Goods) Order, 1953 .

Imposition of duty on woven cotton piece goods not exceeding two inches in width.

No. 67 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 301) (Artificial Silk Piece Goods) Order, 1953 .

Variation of duty on certain artificial silk piece goods.

No. 68 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 302) (Sanitary Wear) Order, 1953 .

Variation of duty on articles of personal clothing and wearing apparel.

No. 70 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 303) (Cotton Ply Yarn) Order, 1953 .

Variation of duty on certain cotton ply yarns.

No. 81 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 304) (Iron and Steel Bars and Sections) Order, 1953 .

Variation of duty on un-fabricated iron or steel bars or sections.

No. 125 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 305) (Paper) Order, 1953 .

Variation of duty on certain unprinted paper.

No. 127 of 1953 Emergency Imposition of Duties (No. 306) (Root Crop Knives) Order, 1953 .

Variation of duty on certain tools and implements.

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