S.I. No. 61/1947 - Bananas (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 61.

BANANAS (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1947.

I, SEÁN 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 Bananas (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 13th day of March, 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.—(1) The price at which bananas may be sold by wholesale shall not exceed :

(a) in the County Borough of Dublin and Borough of Dun Laoghaire—121s. 4d. per cwt. delivered ;

(b) in the remainder of the State—123s. 4d. per cwt., f.o.r.

(2) The prices specified in this Article shall be deemed to include the cost of the container subject, however, to the condition that the vendor may make a charge for a returnable container, and that such charge shall be refunded on return of the container.

4. No person shall sell bananas by retail at a price exceeding a price calculated at a rate of ¼d. per lb.

5. The Emergency Powers (Bananas) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1946 (S. R. & O. No. 100 of 1946) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 10th day of March, 1947.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.