S.I. No. 400/1947 - Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947 (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1947.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1947. No. 400.

INTOXICATING LIQUOR (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1947 (AMENDMENT) (No. 1) ORDER, 1947.

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, 1947 (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 17th day of December, 1947.

2. The Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 332 of 1947 ) is hereby amended by the insertion after Article 5 thereof of the following additional Article :—

" 5A. No person shall sell by wholesale any of the undermentioned commodities in half-pint bottles at a price exceeding by more than one shilling and sixpence per dozen half-pint bottles the price charged by him for such commodity during the month of September, 1947 :—

Beer, Stout and Porter."

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 12th day of December, 1947.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.