EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1986 NO. 354
CUSTOMS (PROHIBITED IMPORTS) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY AND COMMERCE
The purpose of the regulations is to insert new sub-regulations into Regulation 4Q of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations to expand the existing controls in the regulations to also cover goods of South African origin and to extend the range of goods in Schedule 7A to defined agricultural products, coal, iron and steel in line with announced Government decisions.
The regulations provide as follows:
• regulation 1 provides that the Regulations shall come into effect on 1 June 1987. This day has been selected as a suitable day close to the Government’s announced operation of the prohibition 180 days after commencement.
• regulation 2 is formal.
• regulation 3 amends Regulation 4Q of the Regulations by providing that the importation of goods specified in Schedule 7A from South Africa, or the importation from a country other than South Africa of goods specified in Schedule 7A of South African origin, is prohibited except where permission is granted for such importation by the Minister for Foreign Affairs or a person authorized by him or her (sub-regulation 2).
• sub-regulation(3) provides that a reference to the Customs Tariff Act 1982 in items 12, 13 or 14 in Schedule 7A is a reference to that Act as in force from time to time.
• sub-regulation(4) provides that a reference to goods within items 12, 13 or 14 in Schedule 7A shall be read as including a reference to goods in a sub-item, paragraph or sub-paragraph in that item.
• sub-regulation(5) defines “South Africa” as meaning the “Republic of South Africa” Regulation 4 amends Schedule 7A to include in that Schedule:
• goods, being all agricultural products falling within items in Division 1, 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1982.
• goods being coal or another fuel falling within items 27.01 to 27.04 inclusive in Chapter 27 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1982.
• goods being iron and steel and articles thereof falling within item 73.01 or any of items 73.03 to 73.18 inclusive in Chapter 73 of Schedule 3 to the Customs Tariff Act 1982.
• and remakes the heading to the Schedule to extend’ the controls in that schedule to include goods of South African origin, imported from a country other than South Africa.