S.I. No. 298/1949 - Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Eighteenth Ration Period) Order, 1949.


S.I. No. 298 of 1949.

EMERGENCY POWERS (DISTRIBUTION OF BUTTER) ORDER, 1944 (EIGHTEENTH RATION PERIOD) ORDER, 1949.

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) ), hereby order as follows :—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Eighteenth Ration Period) Order, 1949.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 26th day of November, 1949.

2. In this Order, the expression " the Principal Order " means the Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 121 of 1944) as amended by any subsequent Order.

3. This Order shall be construed as one with the Principal Order.

4. This Order is supplemental to the Principal Order.

5. For the purposes of the Principal Order—

(a) the period (in this Order referred to as the eighteenth ration period) of twenty-six weeks commencing on the 26th day of November, 1949, shall be a ration period ;

(b) page 23 containing coupons marked with the letter " J " of a general ration book issued under the Emergency Powers (General Rationing Provisions) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 130 of 1944), shall be applicable to the eighteenth ration period.

6. For the purposes of the Principal Order, each coupon in page 23 forming part of a general ration book issued under the Emergency Powers (General Rationing Provisions) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 130 of 1944), and marked with the letter " J " and a number specified in the first column of the Schedule hereto shall be a butter coupon, but shall be valid only for the ration week commencing on the date set out in the second column of the said Schedule opposite the mention of such butter coupon.

SCHEDULE.

RATION WEEK DURING WHICH CERTAIN BUTTER COUPONS ARE VALID.

Number marked on butter coupon.

Date of commencement of ration week during which coupon is valid.

(1)

(2)

1

26th November, 1949.

2

3rd December, 1949.

3

10th December, 1949.

4

17th December, 1949.

5

24th December, 1949.

6

31st December, 1949.

7

7th January, 1950.

8

14th January, 1950.

9

21st January, 1950.

10

28th January, 1950.

11

4th February, 1950.

12

11th February, 1950.

13

18th February, 1950.

14

25th February, 1950.

15

4th March, 1950.

16

11th March, 1950.

17

18th March, 1950.

18

25th March, 1950.

19

1st April, 1950.

20

8th April, 1950.

21

15th April, 1950.

22

22nd April, 1950.

23

29th April, 1950.

24

6th May, 1950.

25

13th May, 1950.

26

20th May, 1950.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of November, 1949.

(Signed) DANIEL MORRISSEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.