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Bread (price) orders.
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3.—(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks fit, by order (in this Act referred to as a bread (price) Order) fix the maximum price at which bread of a specified kind (defined in such manner and by reference to such things as the Minister shall think proper) may be sold or offered for sale in a specified area when sold or offered for sale under such one or more of the following sets of conditions as shall be specified in such order, and may so fix different such prices in relation to different such sets of conditions, that is to say:—
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(a) that the bread is sold or offered for sale wholesale, delivery being taken by the purchaser at the place where such bread is kept by the vendor;
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(b) that the bread is sold or offered for sale wholesale, delivery being made by the vendor to the purchaser at some place other than the place where such bread is kept by the vendor;
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(c) that the bread is sold or offered for sale retail by the baker thereof in a shop owned by him, delivery being taken by the purchaser at such shop;
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(d) that the bread is sold or offered for sale retail by a person other than the baker thereof in a shop owned by such person, delivery being taken by the purchaser at such shop;
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(e) that the bread is sold or offered for sale retail, delivery being made by the vendor to the purchaser at some place other than the place of sale;
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(f) that the bread is sold or offered for sale retail from a vehicle owned by the vendor, immediate delivery being taken by the purchaser;
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(g) that the bread is sold or offered for sale wholesale in any other specified way (defined in such manner and by reference to such things as the Minister shall think proper);
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(h) that the bread is sold or offered for sale retail in any other specified way (defined in such manner and by reference to such things as the Minister shall think proper).
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(2) The following provisions shall apply in respect of bread (price) orders, that is to say:—
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(a) a bread (price) order may relate to more than one kind of bread, and in that case may contain different provisions in relation to each such kind of bread;
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(b) any maximum price fixed by a bread (price) order may be a variable price dependent, in such manner as may be provided by such order, on the standard price of flour for the area to which such order applies;
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(c) a bread (price) order shall specify the area to which such order is to apply, and such area may be either the whole of Saorstát Eireann or any specified part thereof;
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(d) every bread (price) order shall be published in the Iris Oifigiúil as soon as may be after it is made;
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(e) every bread (price) order shall specify the date on which it is to come into force, and such date shall not be earlier than the date of publication thereof in the Iris Oifigiúil;
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(f) the Minister may by order under this paragraph revoke or amend a bread (price) order, and the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e) of this sub-section shall apply to every order made under this paragraph.
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(3) Whenever—
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(a) a bread (price) order is for the time being in force, and
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(b) such order fixes a maximum price at which bread of the kind specified in such order may be sold or offered for sale in the area to which such order applies when sold or offered for sale under a particular set of conditions,
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every person who sells or offers for sale any such bread in such area under such set of conditions at a price in excess of such maximum price shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
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