S.I. No. 215/1954 - Wheat Order, 1954 (Amendment) Order, 1954.

S.I. No. 215 of 1954.

WHEAT ORDER, 1954 (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1954.

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 Wheat Order, 1954 (Amendment) Order, 1954.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 8th day of October, 1954.

2. The Wheat Order, 1954 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1954 ) is hereby amended as follows:

(i) for paragraph (7) of Article 18 the following paragraph shall be substituted :

" (7) Where the moisture content of wheat purchased by the licensee of a licensed mill (whether acting by himself or through a licensed agent for such mill) or a licensed wheat dealer exceeds 24 per cent., the purchaser shall deduct from the price for such wheat—

(a) in case the moisture content does not exceed 25 per cent.—1s. 0d. per barrel,

(b) in case it exceeds 25 per cent. but does not exceed 26 per cent.—2s. 0d. per barrel,

(c) in case it exceeds 26 per cent. but does not exceed 27 per cent.—4s. 0d. per barrel,

(d) in case it exceeds 27 per cent. but does not exceed 28 per cent.—8s 0d. per barrel,

(e) in case it exceeds 28 per cent. but does not exceed 29 per cent.—12s. 0d. per barrel,

(f) in case it exceeds 29 per cent. but does not exceed 30 per cent.—18s. 0d. per barrel,

(g) in case it exceeds 30 per cent.—24s. 0d. per barrel."

(ii) for paragraph (7) of Article 19 the following paragraph shall be substituted :

" (7) Where the moisture content of wheat purchased from a licensed wheat dealer exceeds 24 per cent., the purchaser shall deduct from the price for such wheat :—

(a) in case the moisture content does not exceed 25 per cent.—1s. 0d. per barrel,

(b) in case it exceeds 25 per cent. but does not exceed 26 per cent.—2s. 0d. per barrel,

(c) in case it exceeds 26 per cent. but does not exceed 27 per cent.—4s. 0d. per barrel,

(d) in case it exceeds 27 per cent. but does not exceed 28 per cent.—8s. 0d. per barrel,

(e) in case it exceeds 28 per cent. but does not exceed 29 per cent.—12s. 0d. per barrel,

(f) in case it exceeds 29 per cent. but does not exceed 30 per cent.—18s. 0d. per barrel,

(g) in case it exceeds 30 per cent.—24s. 0d. per barrel."

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 7th day of October, 1954.

(Signed) JAMES M. DILLON,

Minister for Agriculture.