S.I. No. 369/1951 - Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.


S.I. No. 369 of 1951.

INTOXICATING LIQUOR (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1951.

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 Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 27th day of December, 1951.

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. No person shall sell by retail Irish whiskey of any description at a price exceeding the price charged by him for such whiskey during the month of October, 1951, when sold under the same conditions.

4. No person shall sell by retail any of the undermentioned commodities either in bottle or on draught at a price exceeding by more than one penny per pint the price charged by him for such commodity during the month of July, 1951, when sold under the same conditions:—

Beer, Stout and Porter.

5. Where a direction is given by the Minister in respect of any particular person or group of persons or in respect of any particular beer, stout, porter or Irish whiskey, the provisions of this Order shall, if and in so far as they are inconsistent with such direction, have effect subject thereto.

6. The Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 ( S.I. No. 80 of 1948 ), the Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1948 ( S.I. No. 275 of 1948 ), the Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1948 ( S.I. No. 317 of 1948 ), the Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 (Amendment) (No. 3) Order, 1949 ( S.I. No. 284 of 1949 ), the Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 (Amendment) (No. 4) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 234 of 1951 ), and the Whiskey (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951 ( S.I. No. 309 of 1951 ), are hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 19th day of December, 1951.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.