S.I. No. 326/1946 - Cornflour (Maximum Prices) Order, 1946.


STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1946. No. 326.

CORNFLOUR (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1946.

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), 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 Cornflour (Maximum Prices) Order, 1946.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 21st day of October, 1946.

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. For the purposes of this Order—

(i) in the case of a sale to a retail merchant any fraction of a penny shall be regarded as one penny ;

(ii) in the case of a sale by retail, any fraction of a halfpenny shall be regarded as one halfpenny.

4. No person shall sell to a retail merchant maize starch, commonly known as cornflour, of any description mentioned in the second column of the Schedule hereto, at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate mentioned in the said Schedule at such reference number.

5. No person shall sell by retail maize starch, commonly known as cornflour, of any description mentioned in the second column of the Schedule hereto, at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate mentioned in the said Schedule at such reference number.

6. Emergency Powers (Cornflour) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1945 (S. R. & O. No. 107 of 1945) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference Number

Description of Cornflour

Description of Packet

Maximum rate when sold to a Retail Merchant

Maximum rate when sold retail

If the quantity sold is not less than 112 lbs.

If the quantity sold is less than 112 lbs.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1

Cornflour sold in packet under the proprietary label Brown & Polson.

Packet containing ½ lb. net weight.

112/- per cwt.

14/7 per stone

8d. per packet

Packet containing 1 lb. net weight.

104/- per cwt.

13/5 per stone

1/3d. per packet

2

Cornflour sold in packet under proprietary label other than Brown & Polson.

Packet containing ¼ lb. net weight.

140/- per cwt.

18/1 per stone

5d. per packet

Packet containing ½ lb. net. weight.

130/8 per cwt.

16/9 per stone

9d. per packet

Packet containing 1 lb. net weight.

122/8 per cwt.

15/9 per stone

1/5d. per packet

Packet containing other than ¼ lb., ½ lb., or 1 lb. net weight.

122/8 per cwt.

15/9 per stone

1/5d. per lb.

3

Cornflour sold loose

112/- per cwt.

14/7 per stone

¼ per lb.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 18th day of October, 1946.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.