S.I. No. 22/1947 - Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 22.

TYRES AND TUBES (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1947.

I, SEAN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Article 31 of the Emergency Powers Order, 1939 (S. R. & O. No. 224 of 1939), as amended by the Emergency Powers (No. 173) Order, 1942 (S. R. & O. No. 166 of 1942) (which Orders are continued in force by the Supplies and Services (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946 (No. 22 of 1946)), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows:—

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 3rd day of February, 1947.

2. References in this Order to selling shall be construed as including references to agreeing or offering to sell or to inviting an offer to buy.

3. No person shall sell any tyre or tube, used or unused, of any description mentioned in the Schedule hereto at any reference number at a price exceeding the price mentioned in the appropriate column of the said Schedule at such reference number.

4.—(1) Article 3 of this Order shall not apply to Fabrix Patents Ballina Semi-Solid bicycle tyres or to Brazilian bicycle tyres and tubes branded with the trade name "Orion."

(2) No person shall sell any Fabrix Patents Ballina Semi-solid bicycle tyre at a price exceeding £1.

5. The Emergency Powers (Tyres and Tubes) (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1946 (S. R. & O. No. 209 of 1946) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.—MOTOR CAR TYRES (WIRED TYPE) AND TUBES.

Ref. No.	Tyre Section and Rim Diameter (in inches)	Heavy service Tyre			Standard Tyre			Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)			(4)			(5)
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	s.	d.
1	4·50-17	3	7	6	2	14	0	13	9
2	5·00-16	3	13	0	2	18	6	13	9
3	5·25-16	3	17	6	3	2	0	13	9
4	5·50-16	4	14	0	3	15	0	13	9
5	5·75-16	5	5	0	4	3	6	13	9
6	6·00-16	6	2	0	4	17	6	18	3
7	6·50-16	7	12	0	6	1	6	18	3

PART II.—GIANT TYRES AND TUBES FOR HEAVY VEHICLES.

Ref. No.	Tyre Section and Rim Diameter (in inches)	Type	Tyre			Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)			(5)
			£	s.	d.		s.	d.
8	32 x 6	Truck	8	0	6		19	0
9	32 x 6	Heavy Service	10	10	0		19	0
10	34 x 7	""	14	4	6	1	7	0
11	34 x 7	Extra Heavy Service	15	13	0	1	7	0

PART III.—BICYCLE TYRES AND TUBES.

Ref. No.	Type	Size (in inches)	Tyre (wired type		Tyre (Beaded edge type)		Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)		(5)		(6)
			s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
12	Dunlop War Grade	All sizes	6	6	7	10	3	1
13	Dunlop Juvenile War Grade	All sizes	6	6	—		—
14	Dunlop Juvenile	All sizes	6	6	—		—
15	Dunlop Junior	20x13/8	4	9	—		2	7
		18x13/8
		16x13/8
14x13/8
16	Dunlop Junior	12x13/8	4
11 x 13/8
17	Dunlop Tandem War Grade	All sizes	9
18	Dunlop Tandem	All sizes	—
19	Dunlop Road Racing	All sizes	10	9	—		3	1
20	All other Bicycle Tyres (excepting Carrier Bicycle Tyres branded in the course of manufacture as Dunlop Carrier, Dunlop Clipper Carrier or Dunlop Cushion)	All sizes	8	0	9	4	—
21	All other Bicycle Tubes (excepting Carrier Bicycle tubes branded in the co urse of manufacture as Dunlop Carrier, Dunlop Clipper Carrier or Dunlop Cushion)	All sizes	—		—		3	2

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 24th day of January, 1947.

(Sgd.) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.