S.I. No. 365/1951 - Gold Wares (Standard of Fineness) Order, 1951.

S.I. No. 365 of 1951.

GOLD WARES (STANDARD OF FINENESS) ORDER, 1951.

The Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by the Gold and Silver Wares Act, 1854, as adapted by or under the Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922 (No. 2 of 1922), and as adapted in consequence of the enactment of the Constitution, and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows :—

1. This Order may be cited as the Gold Wares (Standard of Fineness) Order, 1951.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

3. Any gold vessel, plate or manufacture of gold may be. wrought of either of the following standards, that is to say—

(a) either the standard (to be known as and in this Order called the standard of fourteen carats) of five hundred and eighty-five parts of fine gold in every one thousand parts by weight in any such vessel, plate or manufacture, or

(b) the standard (to be known as and in this Order called the standard of nine carats) of three hundred and seventy-five parts of fine gold in every one thousand parts by weight in any such vessel, plate or manufacture.

4. Every gold vessel, plate or manufacture of gold shall be marked or stamped with an instrument setting forth whichever of the figures mentioned in whichever of the following paragraphs is applicable in the particular case, that is to say—

(a) in the case of any gold vessel, plate or manufacture of gold which is of the standard of fourteen carats, with a die for stamping the figure " 14 " and the decimal marks " ·585 " in the following manner, that is to say—

, and

(b) in the case of any gold vessel, plate or manufacture of gold which is of the standard of nine carats, with a die for stamping the figure " 9 " and the decimal marks " ·375 " in the following manner, that is to say—

5. Every gold vessel, plate or manufacture of gold which is marked or stamped under and in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Order shall also be marked or stamped with the following marks, that is to say—

(a) the mark of the worker or dealer in gold registered under the said section 2 of the Gold and Silver Wares Act, 1854, at the assay office of the Fraternity or Company of Goldsmiths of the City of Dublin, and

(b) a distinct variable mark or letter which denotes the year in which such vessel, plate or manufacture is made, and

(c) the mark set forth in the Schedule hereto and used by the assay office of the Fraternity or Company of Goldsmiths of the City of Dublin.

6. The Gold Wares (Standard of Fineness) Order, 1935 ( S. R. & O. No. 255 of 1935 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Note : In this Order and in the Schedule thereto the actual sizes of the dies and marks are not shown.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, this 14th day of December, 1951.

ÉAMON DE VALÉRA,

Taoiseach.