Control of Exports Act, 1983

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR No. 35/1983
• Year: 1983

Number 35 of 1983
CONTROL OF EXPORTS ACT, 1983
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section 1. Interpretation. 2. Prohibition of exportation of goods. 3. Licences. 4. Transfer of powers of Minister to another Minister. 5. Continuation of Orders. 6. Expenses. 7. Repeals. 8. Short title.
Acts Referred to Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947 1947, No. 18 Control of Exports (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1956 1956, No. 1 Control of Exports (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1956 (Continuance) Act, 1982 1982, No. 28 Criminal Procedure Act, 1967 1967, No. 12 Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 1851, c. 93
Number 35 of 1983
CONTROL OF EXPORTS ACT, 1983
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONTROL OF THE EXPORTATION OF GOODS OTHER THAN AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTER AFORESAID. [13th December, 1983.]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
	Interpretation.	1.—In this Act—
	“exportation” includes the exportation of goods brought into the State for transhipment, whether under bond or otherwise;
	“goods” does not include an agricultural product or a fishery product within the meaning, in each case, of section 1 of the Agricultural and Fishery Products (Regulation of Export) Act, 1947 ;
	“licence” means a licence issued pursuant to section 3 of this Act;
	“the Minister” means the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism.
	Prohibition of exportation of goods.	2.—(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks fit, by order prohibit, subject to such exceptions, if any, as he may think proper, the exportation of goods of any specified description, save under and in accordance with a licence.
	(2) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by order prohibit, subject to such exceptions, if any, as he may think proper, the exportation of goods of any specified description to a specified destination, save under and in accordance with a licence.
	(3) An order under this section may make provision for such other matters as appear to the Minister necessary for securing the due operation and enforcement of the order.
	(4) The Minister may revoke or amend an order made under this section including this subsection.
	(5) Every order made by the Minister under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling that order is passed by either such House within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which that House has sat after that order is laid before it, such order shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that order.
	Licences.	3.—(1) The Minister may, at his discretion, issue or refuse a licence.
	(2) The Minister may attach to a licence such conditions as he may think proper and specifies in the licence.
	(3) The Minister may revoke a licence issued under this section.
	(4) Every person who, for the purpose of obtaining for himself or for any other person a licence, makes any statement or representation which is, to his knowledge, false or misleading in any material respect shall be guilty of an offence.
	(5) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or three times the value of the goods in respect of the exportation of which the licence is sought, whichever is the greater, or, at the discretion of the court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both the fine and the imprisonment.
	(6) A Justice of the District Court shall...