Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1934

Sale (composite flour) order.

66.—(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks proper, by order (in this Act referred to as a sale (composite flour) order) do the following things, that is to say:—

(a) prohibit the sale by any holder of a milling licence of wheaten flour unless under and in accordance with a licence issued by the Minister under this Part of this Act; and

(b) do any one of the following things, that is to say:—

(i) prohibit the sale, by any holder of a milling licence, of any flour of which wheaten flour is a component part unless such flour is composed of wheaten flour and not less than the percentage of oaten flour for the time being fixed by such order, or

(ii) prohibit the sale by any holder of a milling licence of any flour of which wheaten flour is a component part unless such flour contains not less than the percentage of standard milk powder for the time being fixed by such order, or

(iii) prohibit the sale by any holder of a milling licence of any flour of which wheaten flour is a component part, unless such flour is composed of wheaten flour and not less than the percentage of oaten flour for the time being fixed by such order, and contains no less than the percentage of standard milk powder for the time being fixed by such order.

(2) Flour which, in pursuance of a sale (composite flour) order, contains standard milk powder shall not be a compound feeding stuff within the meaning of section 8 of the Principal Act.

(3) Every sale (composite flour) order shall specify the date on which such order is to come into force and the date so specified shall not be earlier than the fourteenth day after the making of such order.

(4) Every sale (composite flour) order shall be published in the Iris Oifigiúil as soon as conveniently may be after it is made.

(5) The Minister may at any time by order revoke or amend an order previously made by him under this section, including an order made under this sub-section amending a previous order.