S.I. No. 257/1952 - Condensed Milk (Maximum Prices) Order, 1952.

S.I. No. 257 of 1952.

CONDENSED MILK (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1952.

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 Condensed Milk (Maximum Prices) Order, 1952.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 2nd day of September, 1952.

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. This Order shall apply only in respect of the commodities mentioned in the Schedule to this Order when manufactured or produced in this State.

4. No person shall sell Condensed Milk of any of the descriptions mentioned in the Schedule to this Order at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate mentioned in the said Schedule opposite such description, provided that this Article shall not apply in respect of condensed full cream milk which contains more than 9·9 per cent. butter fat.

5. The Condensed Milk (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 192 of 1951 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

MAXIMUM PRICES OF CONDENSED MILK.

Ref. No.	Description of Condensed Milk	When sold to a Retail Merchant. Per case containing 48 tins f.o.r.			When sold by Retail
Per Tin
(1)	(2)	(3)			(4)
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
1	Condensed fullcream milk sweetened, if sold in a tin purporting to contain the equivalent of 1¾ pints of milk	2	15	0		1	3½
2	Condensed full cream milk unsweetened, if sold in a tin purporting to contain the equivalent of 2 pints of milk and not less than 9% butter fat	2	13	3		1	3
3	Condensed skimmed milk sweetened, if sold in a tin purpoting to contain the equivalent of 17/8 pints of milk	1	15	6		0	10
4	Sterilised cream purporting to contain 25% butter fat, if sold in a tin holding 6 ounces	2	1	4		1	0

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 28th day of August, 1952.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.