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a mistake has been made and that such goods are not the goocis orciered by the importer
and that such goods have been returned tn the expiJrter, if duly exported within three
months of their first importation, shall receive a drawback of the full duties paid on
importation.
The following are theregulationo mar!eby the Governor in Privy Coun~il, fr>r gn1nting of
such drawbnck on goods imported by Pan·els Post and re-exported by Parrels Post:
(a) Submi&;ion of !!Oods intended to be exported to a Collector or suh·Col-
lector r,f Cust{)ms or a Collector or Assist.ant C'ollect.or of Taxes (or iu
Kingston tc~ the Parcels Post Clerk), for examination shall be considered
the equiv~~,lentQf entry.
(b) Certificates of examination shall be made by such officer, and recorded in a
book at his office kept according to Rule 17.
(c) Tf the original Parcels Post Declaration is produced, it may be accepted in
lieu of the original invoice.
(d) The receipt of the Post Office shall be accepted as equivalent to a certifi-
cate of ;;hipmeut.
(e) The exporter shall notify his intention to export. any goods on drawback by
Parcels Post on the form D, and such form shall also serve as the voucher
for the refund of the duties paid on importation.
Application for refund of duty should be made ou the form provided for the purpose
which may be had from the Po:;tmaster or Collector.
1 Application for refund of dutv must be accompanied by that portion of the cover which
bears the address, the duty label and the declaration. ·
EXPORT-PROHIBITIONS (General)
It is prohibited to send by post any postal article:
(1) consisting of or containing any indecent or obscene print, painting, photograph
litograph, engraving, cinematogra,,ph film, book, card, or written communication.
or any indecent or obscene article, whether similar to the above or not;
(2) having thereon or on the eover thereof any words, marks or designs, which are
grossly offensive or of an indecent or obscene character.
(3) consisting of or containing:-
(a) opium, morphine, cocaine and other narcotics: provided that such
narcotics may be sent for medical or scientific purposeR to countries
which admit them when so sent:
(b) any explosive subBtance;
(c) any dangerous substance;
(r!) any filth;
(e) any noxious or deleterious substance;
(f) any sharp sub~tance not properly protected;
(g) any living animals, except bees, silk-worms and leeches packed in
accordance with these regulations: or
(h) any article or thiug whatsoever which is likely to injure any other
postal article in course of conveyance or any mail bag in which the same
is conveyed or an officer of the Post Office or any other person who
may deal with such article;
(4) containing or bearing any fictitious postage stamp or any counterfeit impression
of a stamping machine used under the direction or by the permission of the
Postmaster General;
(5) purporting to be prepaid with any stamp or impression of a stamping machine
which has been previously used to prepay any other postal article or any other
revenue duty or tax;
(6) containing or consisting of any of the following articles:-
(a) Any article prohibited by the postal, customs or other laws or regulations
of the country or place in which the artirle is posted, or to which the article
is addressed or through which it must pass;
(b) articles infringing trade mark or copyright laws;
(c) oiled paper;
(d) liquid celluloid;
(e) article8 composed wholly or partly of raw celluloid, roll film and cine-
matograph films, unless completely enclosed in a strong metal case which
shall in tum be enclosed in a strong wooden box. If the lirl or bottom
or any of the sides of the box is composed of more than one piecP. of wood,
the pieces shall be joined together by means of tongues and grooves.