S.I. No. 247/1948 - Creamery Butter (Prices For Catering Establishments) Order, 1948.

S.I. No. 247 of 1948.

CREAMERY BUTTER (PRICES FOR CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS) ORDER, 1948.

I, JAMES M. DILLON, Minister for Agriculture, 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 Creamery Butter (Prices for Catering Establishments) Order, 1948.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 31st day of July, 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) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Butter (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 111 of 1947 ), where creamery butter is sold by virtue of a permit issued under Article 9 of the Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 121 of 1944), in respect of a catering establishment, the butter shall be sold at a price calculated at the rate of 3s. 2d. per lb. (and no greater or less price) and of such price an amount calculated at the rate of 6d. per lb. shall be paid on account to the Minister for Agriculture on the issue of such permit and the balance shall be paid to the seller on the occasion of the sale.

(2) All amounts paid to the Minister for Agriculture pursuant to this Article shall be paid by him into the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Fund.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 16th day of July, 1948.

JAMES M. DILLON,

Minister for Agriculture.