LegalizeS.I. No. 3/1993 - European Communities (Abolition of Intra-Community Border Controls) Regulations, 1993
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S.I. No. 3 of 1993.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (ABOLITION OF INTRA-COMMUNITY BORDER CONTROLS) REGULATIONS, 1993.
I, BERTIE AHERN, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act, 1972 (No. 27 of 1972), and for the purpose of giving effect to Articles 8A (inserted by the Single European Act) and 30 and 36 of the Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community hereby make the following regulations.
1.
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Abolition of Intra-Community Border Controls) Regulations, 1993.
- (2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1993.
2.
The enactments (being enactments which include goods amongst the goods emunerated and described by section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876) mentioned in column (2) Part I of the First Schedule to these Regulations are hereby amended to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part so as not to restrict the importation of goods (being goods in free circulation in the European Community) into the State from any state in the European Community.
3.
The enactments (being enactments which are construed with section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876) mentioned in column (2) Part II of the First Schedule to these Regulations are hereby amended to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part so as not to restrict the importation of goods (being goods in free circulation in the European Community) into the State from any state in the European Community.
4.
The enactments and instruments made under enactments (being enactments and instruments made under enactments which restrict the importation into the State of specified goods) mentioned in column (2) Part III of the First Schedule to these Regulations are hereby amended to the extent specified in column (3) of that Part so as not to restrict the importation of goods (being goods in free circulation in the European Community) into the State from any state in the European Community.
5.
The enactments and instruments made under enactments (being enactments and instruments made under enactments which restrict the export of goods) mentioned in column (2) of the Second Schedule to these Regulations are hereby amended to the extent specified in column (3) of that Schedule so as not to restrict the export of goods to other member states in the European Community.
6.
The Regulations made under the European Communities Act, 1972 , set out in the Third Schedule to these Regulations are hereby amended so as not to restrict the importation of goods from other states in the European Community.
7.
The Regulations made under the European Communities Act, 1972 , set out in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations are hereby amended so as not to restrict the export of goods to other states in the European Community.
FIRST SCHEDULE
PART I
Regulation 2
Enactments (being enactments which include goods amongst goods enumerated and described by Section 42 of the Customs Consolidation Act, 1876).
| (1) Session, Chapter and Number | (2) Title or Short Title | (3) Extent of Amendment |
| 50 & 51 Vict. Ch. 28 | Merchandise Marks Act, 1887 | section 16 (1) |
| 60 & 61 Vict. Ch. 63 | Foreign Prison Made Goods Act, 1897 | section 1 |
| 62 & 63 Vict. Ch. 51 | Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899 | section 1 (2) as amended by section 5 of the Butter and Margarine Act, 1907 |
| 8 Edw. 7 Ch. 42 | White PhosphorousMatches Prohibition Act, 1908. | section 3 |
PART II
Regulation 3
Enactments Construed with Section 42 of Customs Consolidation Act, 1876.
| (1) Session, Chapter and Number | (2) Title or Short Title | (3) Extent of Amendment |
| 42 & 43 Vict. Ch. 21 | Customs and Inland Revenue Act, 1879 | Section 5 |
PART III
Regulation 4
Enactments and instruments made under enactments (being enactments and instruments made under an enactment which restrict the importation of specified goods).
| (1) Session, Chapter and Number | (2) Title or Short Title | (3) Extent of Amendment |
| 38 & 39 Vict. Ch. 63 | The Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875 | section 30 |
| 46 & 47 Vict. Ch. 55 | The Revenue Act, 1883 | section 10 |
| S.I. No. 225 of 1948 | Tomatoes (Regulations of Import) Order, 1948 | Article 3 |
| No. 10 of 1963 | Copyright Act, 1963 | Section 28 (1) (b) |
| S.I. No. 231 of 1964 | Copyright Customs Regulations, 1964 | All of the Regulations |
| S.I. No. 4 of 1972 | Live Fish (Restriction on Import) Order, 1972 | All of the Order |
| S.I. No. 18 of 1973 | Fish Diseases (Control or Imports) Order, 1973 | All of the Order |
| S.I. No. 307 of 1977 | Wildlife Act, 1976 (Approved Traps, Snares and Nets) Regulations, 1977 | Regulation 3 |
| S.I. No. 210 of 1984 | Medical Preparations (Licensing, Advertisment and Sale) Regulations, 1984 | Regulation 4 (4) |
SECOND SCHEDULE
Regulation 5
Enactments and instruments made under enactments (being enactments and instruments made under enactments which restrict the export of specified goods).
| (1) Session, Chapter and Number | (2) Title or Short Title | (3) Extent of Amendment |
| S.I. No. 234 of 1953 | Agricultural Products (Restriction of Exports) Order, 1953 | Whole of the Order |
| S.I. No. 25 of 1964 | Milk and Milk Products (Restriction of Export ) Order, 1964 | Article 2 |
| S.I. No. 86 of 1966 | Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947 (Export of Salmon and Trout) Order, 1966 | Article 2 |
| S.I. No. 304 of 1971 | Milk and Milk Products (Restriction of Export) (Amendment) Order, 1971 | Article 2 |
| S.I. No. 69 of 1972 | Agricultural Products (Restriction of Export of sugar Commodities and Sweetened Milk Powder Commodities) Order, 1972 | Article 3 |
| S.I. No. 70 of 1972 | Agricultural Products (Restriction of Export of Unsweetened Milk Powder Commodities) Order, 1972 | Article 4 |
THIRD SCHEDULE
European Communities Regulations which restrict imports
Regulation 6
European Communities (Food Imitations) (Safety) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 265 of 1991 ).
European Communities (Cetacean Products) (Regulations of Import) Regulations, 1982 ( S.I. No. 7 of 1982 ).
European Communities (Prohibition of Importation of Skins of Certain Seal Pups and Related Products) Regulations, 1983 ( S.I. No. 274 of 1983 ).
FOURTH SCHEDULE
European Communities Regulations which restrict exports
Regulation 7
European Communities (Food Imitations) (Safety) Regulations, 1991 ( S.I. No. 265 of 1991 ).
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 8th day of January, 1993.
BERTIE AHERN,
Minister for Industry and Commerce.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
The effect of this Instrument is to remove certain inspections at borders in respect of goods being imported from, or exported to, other Member States of the European Communities in order to give effect to the abolition of border controls between Member States of the European Communities.
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