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The Southern Rhodesia (Sanctions) Act, 1968

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Contents
  1. Preamble
  2. Section 2
  3. Section 3
  4. Section 4 — No goods of any origin consigned to Sierra Leone from
  5. Section 6
  6. Section 7
  7. Section 9 — The Southern Rhodesia (Sanctions) Decree. 1967 is hereby Repeal ofrepcaled. N.R.C.

Preamble

Assented to in Her Majcsty's name this 24th day of (LS) No. 5 uNITYK REEDOM BANJA TEJAN-SIE, Acting Governor-General. TICE Sierra Leone The Southern Rhodesia (Sanctions) Act, 1968 I. In this Act, he expression BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by andwith the advice and consent of the House of Representatives in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: A 51 |25th July, 1968.] Date of com goods of Southern Rhodesian origin" means goods or any part thereof which are grown, produced Or manufaclured in Southern Rhodesia: Short title. mencenment. Definition. A 52 Application. Southern Rhodesian goods not to be imported Govds con signed fromSouthern Rhodesia not to be imported. Goods not Minister No. 5 may grant licences in special cases. White South ern Rhode rians not to enter or remain in Sierra Leone, Penalty. Southern Rhodesia (Sanctions) 1968 5. No goods exported or re-exported from Sierra Leone to be export- shall be consigned either directly or indirectly to Southerned to South ern Rho- Rhodesia otherwise than by way of transit to another country. Minister " means the Minister charged with responsibilitu for matters relating to Trade and Industry.

Section 2

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the importa.tion of welfare material for the use of seafarers on foreign shine engaged in international trade in accordance with the Custome Convention concerning welfare material for seafarers signed in Brussels on the Ist day of December, 1964. Leone.

Section 3

No goods of Southern Rhodesian origin shal] beimported into Sierra Leone: Provided that the restriction imposed by this section shall not apply to the personal cffecis of travellers arriving in Sierra

Section 6

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 3, 4 and 5,where the Minister is satisfied that for the avoidance of personal hardship it is necessary to import or export certain goods other wise than for trade purposes, he may grant a licence in writing to import, export or consign a specific quantity of such goods subject to any such conditions and restrictions as he shall see fit to impose. (2) The provisions of this section shall cease to have effect after the expiration of one month from the coming into operation of this Act.

Section 7

Except with the written permission of the Minister nocitizen of Southern Rhodesia who is entitled in Southern Rho desia lo the rights and privileges granted exclusively to the members of the white races shall enter or remain in Sierra LeoOne: Provided that any such persons who are in Sierra Leone at lhe commencement of this Act may remain therein for a period not exceeding three months for the purposes of winding up their affairs. Þ. Any person contravening any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred leones or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and imprisonment. desia. No. 5 Southern Rhodesia (Sanctions)

Section 9 — The Southern Rhodesia (Sanctions) Decree. 1967 is hereby Repeal ofrepcaled. N.R.C.

Decree No. 1968 A 53 Passed in the House of Representatives this 10th day of July, in the ycar of our Lord onc thousand nine hundred and sixty-eight. M.P. CO/5. J. E. W. DAVIES. Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives. THIS PRINTED IMIRESSION has been carefully compared by me with the bill which has passed the House of Representatives and found by me to be a true and correctly printed copy of the said Bill. J. E. W. DAVIES, Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives.

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