S.I. No. 257/1951 - Sugar (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

S.I. No. 257 of 1951.

SUGAR (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1951.

I, SEÁN 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 Sugar (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 6th September, 1951.

2. (1) In this Order—

the expressions " sugar permit " and " coupon " have the meanings attached to them by the Sugar Order, 1949 ( S.I. No. 83 of 1949 ) ;

the word " delivery " means delivery free of cost at the unloading point of whichever of the following transport services is nearest to the premises of the purchaser ;

the railway or regular road goods service or the canal service of Córas Iompair Éireann ;

the railway or regular road goods service of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland);

the word " sugar " does not include molasses, treacle, glucose or lactose, or cube sugar, icing sugar or pulverised sugar or any sugar which has been subjected to chemical processes resulting in inversion ;

the expression " cube sugar ", " icing sugar " and " pulverised sugar " have the meanings attached to them by custom in the trade.

(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 sugar by wholesale at a price exceeding a price calculated at whichever of the following rates is appropriate :—

	s.	d.
(a) in the case of sugar authorised to be purchased on foot of a sugar permit or coupon	32	per cwt.
(b) in any other case	74	8 "

4. No person shall sell sugar by retail at a price exceeding a price calculated at whichever of the following rates is appropriate :—


(a) in the case of sugar authorised to be purchased on foot of a sugar permit or coupon	4d.	per lb.
(b) in any other case	8½	"

5. The prices specified in Article 3 of this Order shall be deemed to include delivery in the case of sugar sold in quantities of one hundredweight and upwards.

6. The Sugar (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1950 (S.I. No. 373 of 1950) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 5th day of September, 1951.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.