S.I. No. 204/1947 - Condensed Milk (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 204.

CONDENSED MILK (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 Condensed Milk (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 11th 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. This Order shall apply only in respect of the commodities mentioned in the Schedule to this Order when manufactured or produced in this State.

4. No person shall sell Condensed Milk of any of the descriptions mentioned in the Schedule to this Order at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate mentioned in the said Schedule opposite such description, provided that this Article shall not apply in respect of condensed full cream milk which contains more than 9.9 per cent. butter fat.

5. Emergency Powers (Condensed Milk) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 133 of 1944) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Maximum Prices of Condensed Milk.

Ref. No.	Description of Condensed Milk.	When sold to a Retail Merchant. Per case containing 48 Tins f.o.r.			When sold by Retail Per Tin.
(1)	(2)	(3)			(4)
		£	s.	d.	s.	d.
1	Condensed full cream milk sweetened, if sold in a tin purporting to contain the equivalent of 1 ¾ pints of milk	2	9	4	1	2
2	Condensed full cream milk unsweetened, if sold in a tin purporting to contain the equivalent of 2 pints of milk and not less than 9% butter fat	2	2	0	1	0
3	Condensed skimmed milk sweetened, if sold in a tin purporting to contain the equivalent of 17/8 pints of milk	1	9	9		8½
4	Condensed skimmed milk sweetened, if sold in a tin purporting to contain the equivalent of 13/8 pints of milk	1	3	0		6½

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

(Signed), SEAN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.