S.I. No. 299/1948 - Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.

S.I. No. 299 of 1948.

TYRES AND TUBES (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) 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 Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 10th day of September, 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. No person shall sell any tyre or tube, used or unused, of any description mentioned in the Schedule hereto at any reference number at a price exceeding the price mentioned in the appropriate column of the said Schedule at such reference number.

4.—(1) Article 3 of this Order shall not apply to Fabrix Patents Ballina Semi-solid bicycle tyres or to Brazilian bicycle tyres and tubes branded with the trade name " Orion."

(2) No person shall sell any Fabrix Patents Ballina Semi-solid bicycle tyre at a price exceeding £1.

5. The Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) (No. 3) Order, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 336 of 1947 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

PART I.—MOTOR CAR TYRES (WIRED TYPE) AND TUBES.

Reference Number	Tyre Section and Rim Diameter (in inches)	Heavy Service Tyre			Standard Tyre			Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)			(4)			(5)
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
1	4·50-17	4	6	0	3	8	6		13	9
2	5·00-16	4	12	6	3	14	0		13	9
3	5·25-16	4	17	6	3	18	0		13	9
4	5·50-16	5	18	0	4	14	6		13	9
5	5·75-16	6	6	6	5	1	0		13	9
6	6·00-16	6	14	0	5	7	6		18	3
7	6·50-16	8	6	6	6	13	0		18	3

PART II.—GIANT TYRES AND TUBES FOR HEAVY VEHICLES.

Reference Number	Tyre Section and Rim Diameter (in inches)	Type	Tyre			Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)			(5)
			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
8	32x6	Truck	8	4	0	0	19	0
9	32x6	Heavy Service	11	5	0	19	0	0
10	34x7	Heavy Service	15	5	6	1	7	0
11	34x7	Extra Heavy Service.	16	16	6	1	7	0

PART III.—BICYCLE TYRES AND TUBES.

Reference Number	Type		Tyre (Wired Type)		Tyre (Beaded edge type)		Tube
(1)	(2)		(3)		(4)		(5)
			s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
12	Dunlop War Grade	}	6	8	8	2	3	1
	Dunlop Cambridge
	Dunlop Champion
	Dunlop Cruiser
13	Dunlop Juvenile		6	8	—		3	1
14	Dunlop Junior		4	9	—		2	10
15	Dunlop Tandem War Grade		9	11	—		—
16	Dunlop Tandem		—		—		3	7
17	Dunlop Road Racing		10	3	—		3	3
18	Dunlop Roadster		7	9	9	3	3	7
19	Dunlop Sprite		8	6	—		3	3
20	Dunlop Sports		7	2	—		3	3
21	All other Bicycle Tyres (excepting Carrier Bicycle tyres branded in the course of manufacture as Dunlop Carrier, Dunlop Clipper Carrier of Dunlop Cushion).		8	0	9	6	—
22	All other Bicycle Tubes (excepting Carrier Bicycle tubes branded in the course of manufacture as Dunlop Carrier, Dunlop Clipper Carrier of Dunlop Cushion).		—		—		3	2

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 3rd day of September, 1948.

(Signed) DANIEL MORRISSEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.