S.I. No. 73/1959 - Milk (Retail Price) (Cork Sale District) Order, 1959.

S.I. No. 73 of 1959.

MILK (RETAIL PRICE) (CORK SALE DISTRICT) ORDER, 1959.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the joint operation of section 52 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 (No. 43 of 1936) and of the Minister of Supplies (Transfer of Functions under Section 52 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 ) Order, 1941, ( S. R. & O. No. 29 of 1941 ), and of the Minister for Supplies (Transfer of Functions) Act, 1945 (No. 21 of 1945), hereby order as follows :—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Milk (Retail Price) (Cork Sale District) Order, 1959.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1959.

2. In this Order :—

" the Cork Sale District " means the area as defined in the schedule to the Cork District Milk Board Order, 1937 ( S. R. & O. No. 91 of 1937 ) ;

" bottled milk " means milk placed in any closed receptacle of a capacity exceeding a half-pint and not exceeding one quart at a wholesaler's or retailer's premises ;

" fresh milk " has the meaning attached to it in the Milk and Dairies Act, 1935 (No. 22 of 1935), and the regulations made thereunder ;

" highest grade milk " means milk which is Highest Grade Milk within the meaning of the Milk and Dairies (Special Designations) Regulations, 1938 to 1955 ;

" pasteurised milk " means milk pasteurised in accordance with a licence issued under the Milk and Dairies (Special Designations) Regulations, 1938 to 1955 ;

references to selling shall be construed as including references to agreeing or offering to sell.

3. The maximum prices at which fresh milk (other than highest grade milk) may be sold retail in any place in the Cork Sale District shall be prices calculated at the following rates :

(a) if sold as bottled milk, pasteurised—

(i) during the period of five months commencing on the 1st day of May, 1959—5d. per pint ;

(ii) during the period of seven months commencing on the 1st day of October, 1959—6d. per pint ;

(b) if sold as bottled milk, not pasteurised—

(i) during the period of five months commencing on the 1st day of May, 1959—4¼d. per pint ;

(ii) during the period of seven months commencing on the 1st day of October, 1959—5¼d. per pint ;

(c) if sold otherwise than in a closed receptacle and not pasteurised—

(i) during the period of five months commencing on the 1st day of May, 1959—4d. per pint ;

(ii) during the period of seven months commencing on the 1st day of October, 1959—5d. per pint.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 24th day of April, 1959.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This instrument fixes the maximum retail prices for the twelve months commencing on 1st May, 1959, for fresh milk (other than highest grade milk) in the Cork Sale District as defined in the instrument. Milk sold in bottles or other closed receptacles of a capacity of a half-pint or less is excluded from the scope of the instrument.