S.I. No. 144/1951 - Waste Paper (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.


S.I. No. 144 of 1951.

WASTE PAPER (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1951.

I, THOMAS F. O'HIGGINS, 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 Waste Paper (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 19th day of May, 1951.

2. In this Order—

the word " paper " includes all descriptions (whether homogeneous or laminated and whether coated or uncoated) of paper, paper-board, pulp-board, wall-board and fibre board, which are manufactured wholly or mainly either from vegetable fibres or a pulp thereof or both from such fibres and such pulp ;

the expression " waste paper merchant " means a person who carries on the business of buying, sorting, and grading waste paper for resale direct to a paper manufacturer ready for re-manufacture into paper ;

the expression " paper manufacturer " means a person who carries on the business of milling paper.

3.—(1) 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.

(2) References in this Order to purchasing shall be construed as including references to agreeing or offering to purchase or to inviting an offer to sell.

4. No waste paper merchant shall sell to a paper manufacturer nor shall a paper manufacturer purchase from a waste paper merchant any waste paper of a description specified in the First Schedule hereto at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate set out in the said First Schedule in relation to such waste paper.

5. No waste paper merchant shall purchase from any person nor shall any person sell to a waste paper merchant any waste paper of any description specified in the Second Schedule hereto at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate set out in the said Second Schedule in relation to such waste paper.

6. This Order shall not apply to waste paper when sold for export.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

MAXIMUM PRICES PAYABLE FOR WASTE PAPER BY PAPER MANUFACTURERS TO WASTE PAPER MERCHANTS INCLUDING ANY CHARGES FOR PACKING AND GRADING READY FOR RE-MANUFACTURE.

Description of Waste Paper.

Maximum Price per hundredweight ex warehouse, Dublin or delivered Dublin.

s.

d.

GROUP A. UNPRINTED, UNWRITTEN UPON, FREE FROM MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. White Shavings, consisting of Creams, Envelope Cuttings, Ivory Cards, D'Oyley Cuttings, Second Shavings or Fine Shavings or any of them

45

0

2. White coated Shavings

20

0

3. Fine Coloured Shavings—one colour

25

0

GROUP B. PRINTED OR WRITTEN UPON, FREE FROM MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. Heavy White Letters (with pins)

20

0

2. Heavy White Letter (without pins)

22

6

3. Heavy Coloured Letters—all one colour (without pins)

22

6

4. Heavy White and Coloured Letters (with pins)

17

6

5. Sheredded or Comminuted Heavy Letters

22

6

GROUP C. FREE FROM MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. Buff or Manila Shavings or both

17

9

2. Buff Tabulating Cards

22

6

3. Tabulating Cards—Mixed Colours

11

6

GROUP D. CONTAINING MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. Unprinted White Tear Offs

20

0

2. White Pulp Cards and White Woody Shavings

17

6

2a. White Pulp Cards with slightly coloured stripe

15

0

2b. Coloured Cards free from Print

10

9

3. Unprinted Manila Buff Shavings or Envelope Cuttings without Glassine Windows or any of them

17

9

GROUP E. WITH OR WITHOUT MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. White, Light Toned and Coloured Shavings

15

0

2. Light Letter and Light Papers

14

0

GROUP F. MANILLA AND KRAFT PAPERS.

1. Light Browns, comprising Casings, Glazed Browns, Printed Buff on Buff Manila Cards or Railway and Printed Buffs or any of them

15

0

2. No. 1 Kraft Browns

20

0

3. Used Multiple-ply Kraft Sacks, except Cement Sacks (with Stitching removed)

25

0

4. Used Multiple-ply Kraft Sacks, except Cement Sacks (with Stitching)

20

0

FIRST SCHEDULE(continued).

Description of Waste Paper.

Maximum Price per hundredweight exwarehouse, Dublin, or delivered Dublin.

s.

d.

GROUP G. BROWNS.

1. Leatherboards

11

6

2. Mixed Browns (free from Coloured Cards, Strawboards or Containers other than Kraft Lined)

11

6

3. Reel wrappers free from gunny

11

0

GROUP H. PRINTED WASTE—WOODY.

1. Newspapers, Crushed News or Book Quire

10

0

1a. Over-issue Newspapers from Newspaper Offices

12

0

2. Books and Pamplets

11

6

GROUP J. MISCELLANEOUS.

1. Mixed papers, Coloured Cards, including cigarette cartons, or any of them

8

6

2. Old Containers (other than Kraft lined Strawboards) in bundles

8

6

3. Centres suitable for repulping

7

0

4. Centres suitable for re-use, minimum length 26"

15

0

5. Millboard or Fibreboard Cuttings or both (other than painted or varnished)

8

6

6. Strawboard

8

0

7. Used Wipe-Off Paper (Kraft)

8

6

SECOND SCHEDULE.

MAXIMUM PRICES PAYABLE FOR WASTE PAPER BY PAPER MANUFACTURERS OR WASTE PAPER MERCHANTS TO SUPPLIERS.

Description of Waste Paper.

Maximum Price per hundredweight at suppliers premises.

s.

d.

GROUP A. UNPRINTED, UNWRITTEN UPON, FREE FROM MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. White Shavings, consisting of Creams, Envelope Cuttings, Ivory Cards, D'Oyley Cuttings, Second Shavings or Fine Shavings or any of them

30

0

2. White coated Shavings

10

0

3. Fine Coloured Shavings—one colour

10

0

GROUP B. PRINTED OR WRITTEN UPON, FREE FROM MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. Heavy White Letters (with or without pins)

7

6

2. Heavy White and Coloured Letters (without pins)

5

0

3. Shredded or Comminuted Heavy Letters

5

0

GROUP C. FREE FROM MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. Buff or Manila Shavings or both

10

0

2. Buff Tabulating Cards

15

0

3. Tabulating Cards Mixed Colours

5

0

GROUP D. CONTAINING MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. Unprinted White Tears Offs

16

0

2. White Pulp Cards and White Woody Shavings

10

0

2a. White Pulp Cards with slightly coloured stripe

7

6

2b. Coloured Cards free from Print

5

0

3. Unprinted Manila Buff Shavings or Envelope Cuttings, without Glassine Windows, or any of them

10

0

GROUP E. WITH OR WITHOUT MECHANICAL WOOD.

1. White, Light Toned and Coloured Shavings

5

0

2. Light Letters and Light Papers

5

0

GROUP F. MANILA AND KRAFT PAPERS.

1. Light Browns, comprising Casings, Glazed Browns,Printed Buff or Buff Manila Cards or Railway and Printed Buffs or any of them

5

0

2. No. 1 Kraft Browns

10

0

3. Used Multiple-ply Kraft Sacks, except Cement Sacks.

15

0

GROUP G. BROWNS.

1. Leatherboards

5

0

2. Mixed Browns (free Coloured Cards, Strawboards or Containers other than Kraft Lined)

5

0

3. Reel Wrappers free from gunny

5

0

SECOND SCHEDULE (continued).

Description of waste Paper.

Maximum Price per hundredweight at suppliers premises.

s.

d.

GROUP H. PRINTED WASTE—WOODY.

1. Newspapers, Crushed News or Book Quire

4

0

1a. Over-issue Newspapers from Newspaper Offices

8

6

2. Books and Pamphlets

5

0

GROUP J. MISCELLANEOUS.

1. Mixed Papers, Coloured Cards, including cigarette Cartons, or any of them

4

0

2. Old Containers (other than Kraft lined Strawboards) in bundles

4

0

3. Centres suitable for repulping

3

0

4. Centres suitable for re-use, minimum length 26"

11

6

5. Millboard or Fibreboard Cuttings or both (other than painted or varnished)

4

0

6. Strawboard

4

0

7. Used Wipe-Off Paper (Kraft)

4

0

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 18th day of May, 1951.

(Sgd.) T. F. O'HIGGINS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.