Section 3. On and from the 1st January, 1922, a customs-duty shall be levied and collected on all lac and refus

3. On and from the 1st January, 1922, a customs-duty shall be levied and collected on all lac and refuse lac produced in India and exported from any customs-port to any port beyond the limits of British India or to Aden at the rate of 4 annas per maund in the case of lac, and 2 annas per maund in the case of refuse lac, or at such lower rate as the Governor General in Council may, on the recommendation of the Lac Association by notification in the Gazette of India, prescribe.