§ 11. "That the Treasury shall have power, on the recommendation of the Import Duties Advisory Committee and after consultation with the Board of Trade, by order—
- (a) to repeal, or reduce the rate or amount of, all or any of the duties, or drawbacks of duties, of Customs or Excise now charged or allowed on silk or artificial silk or articles made wholly or in part of silk or artificial silk, and to amend or repeal all or any of the provisions of the enactments relating to any such duty or drawback;
- (b) to direct that a new duty of Customs shall be charged (whether in addition to or in substitution for any duty theretofore chargeable or otherwise) on silk or artificial silk of any class or description or on articles of any class or description made wholly or in part of silk or artificial silk."