S.I. No. 139/1948 - Kerosene (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.

S.I. No. 139 of 1948.

KEROSENE (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1948.

I, DANIEL MORRISSEY, 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) as amended by the Supplies and Services (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946 (Continuance) Act, 1947 (No. 39 of 1947)) 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 Kerosene (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 23rd day of April, 1948.

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 Kerosene (Paraffin Oil) may be sold shall not exceed a price calculated at the rate of 1/5 per gallon.

(2) For the purpose of this Article, any fraction of a halfpenny shall be regarded as one halfpenny.

4. The Kerosene (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 289 of 1947 ) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 22nd day of April, 1948.

(Signed) DANIEL MORRISSEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.