S.I. No. 211/1948 - Rice (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.

S.I. No. 211 of 1948.

RICE (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1948.

I, DANIEL MORRISSEY, 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) as amended by the Supplies and Services (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1946 (Continuance) Act, 1947 (No. 39 of 1947)) 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 Rice (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 10th day of June, 1948.

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 wholesale rice of any description other than flaked rice at a price exceeding—

(1) if the quantity sold is not less than 100 lbs. a price calculated at the rate of 74/8d. per hundredweight ;

(2) if the quantity sold is less than 100 lbs. a price calculated at the rate of 10/-per stone.

4. No person shall sell by retail rice of any description other than flaked rice at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate of 1/- per lb.

5. Emergency Powers (Rice) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1945 (S. R. & O. No. 127 of 1945) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 9th day of June, 1948.

(Signed), DANIEL MORRISSEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.