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Substitute commodities.
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11.—(1) Whenever the Minister has appointed or proposes to appoint an official contractor for the supply of a particular commodity (in this section referred to as the original commodity) to one or more local authorities, the Minister may, if he so thinks fit, declare by order that another specified commodity (in this section referred to as the substitute commodity) is a substitute for the original commodity.
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(2) Whenever the Minister makes any such order as is authorised by the foregoing sub-section of this section the following provisions shall have effect so long as such order is in force, that is to say:—
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(a) every purchase by a local authority of the substitute commodity specified in such order shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Act, to be a purchase of the original commodity to which such order relates;
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(b) a person who intends to supply such substitute commodity may apply for appointment, and may be appointed, as official contractor for the supply of such original commodity;
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(c) whenever a local authority orders under this Act a quantity of such original commodity from an official contractor appointed for the supply of such original commodity, it shall be lawful for such official contractor (subject to compliance with the provisions of this Act and the orders, regulations and special directions made thereunder applicable to such original commodity and the supply thereof) to supply a similar quantity of such substitute commodity to such local authority in lieu of such original commodity;
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(d) whenever an official contractor supplies, under the next preceding paragraph of this sub-section, to a local authority a quantity of such substitute commodity in lieu of a similar quantity of such original commodity, such supply shall be deemed to be a compliance by such official contractor with the contract between such local authority and such official contractor arising under this Act by virtue of the order by such local authority for the said quantity of such original commodity.
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(3) The Minister may by order at any time revoke or amend an order made under the first sub-section of this section.
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