S.I. No. 183/1947 - Binder Twine (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 183.

BINDER TWINE (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 Binder Twine (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 2nd day of June, 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 by retail binder twine at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule hereto.

SCHEDULE.

Rate per bale of 56 lb. gross weight, each bale containing 6 spools or 10 balls			Rate per Spool		Rate per Ball
(1)			(2)		(3)
£	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
2	19	9	10	0	6	0

4. Emergency Powers (Binder Twine) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1945 (S. R. & O. No. 65 of 1945) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 27th day of May, 1947.

(Sd.) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.