S.I. No. 387/1948 - Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Sixteenth Ration Period) Order, 1948.

S.I. No. 387 of 1948.

EMERGENCY POWERS (DISTRIBUTION OF BUTTER) ORDER, 1944 (SIXTEENTH RATION PERIOD) 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)), hereby order as follows :—

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Sixteenth Ration Period) Order, 1948.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 27th day of November, 1948.

2. In this Order, the expression " the Principal Order " means the Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 121 of 1944), as amended by any subsequent Order.

3. This Order shall be construed as one with the Principal Order.

4. This Order is supplemental to the Principal Order.

5. For the purposes of the Principal Order—

(a) the period (in this Order referred to as the sixteenth ration period) of twenty-six weeks commencing on the 27th day of November, 1948, shall be a ration period ;

(b) page 3, containing coupons marked with the words " Im-Butter," of a general ration book issued under the Emergency Powers (General Rationing Provisions) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 130 of 1944), shall be applicable to the sixteenth ration period.

6. For the purposes of the Principal Order, each coupon in page 3 forming part of a general ration book issued under the Emergency Powers General Rationing Provisions) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 130 of 1944), and marked with the words " Im-Butter " and a number specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be a butter coupon, but shall be valid only for the ration week commencing on the date set out in the second column of the said Schedule opposite the mention of such butter coupon.

SCHEDULE

RATION WEEK DURING WHICH CERTAIN BUTTER COUPONS ARE VALID.

Number marked on butter coupon	Date of commencement of ration week during which coupon is valid
(1)	(2)
1	27th November, 1948
2	4th December, 1948
3	11th December, 1948
4	18th December, 1948
5	25th December, 1948
6	1st January, 1949
7	8th January, 1949
8	15th January, 1949
9	22nd January, 1949
10	29th January, 1949
11	5th February, 1949
12	12th February, 1949
13	19th February, 1949
14	26th February, 1949
15	5th March, 1949
16	12th March, 1949
17	19th March, 1949
18	26th March, 1949
19	2nd April, 1949
20	9th April, 1949
21	16th April, 1949
22	23rd April, 1949
23	30th April, 1949
24	7th May, 1949
25	14th May, 1949
26	21st May, 1949

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of November, 1948.

(Signed) DANIEL MORRISSEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.