S.I. No. 4/1950 - Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1950.

S.I. No. 4 of 1950.

TYRES AND TUBES (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1950.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on him 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, 1949 (No. 31 of 1949) and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, hereby orders as follows :—

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1950.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 16th day of January, 1950.

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 any tyre or tube, used or unused, of any description mentioned in the Schedule hereto at any reference number at a price exceeding the price mentioned in the appropriate column of the said Schedule at such reference number.

4. The Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 ( S.I. No. 299 of 1948 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

PART I.—MOTOR CAR TYRES (WIRED TYPE) AND TUBES.

Ref. No.	Tyre Section and Rim Diameter (in inches)	Heavy Service Tyre			Standard Tyre			Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)			(4)			(5)
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	s.	d.
1	4·50-17	4	14	7	3	15	4	14	5
2	5·00-16	5	1	9	4	1	5	14	5
3	5·25-16	5	7	3	4	5	10	14	5
4	5·50-16	6	9	10	5	3	11	14	5
5	5·75-16	6	19	2	5	11	1	14	5
6	6·00-16	7	7	5	5	18	3	19	2
7	6·50-16	9	3	2	7	6	4	19	2

PART II.—GIANT TYRES AND TUBES FOR HEAVY VEHICLES.

Ref. No.	Tyre Section and Rim Diameter (in inches)	Type	Tyre			Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)			(5)
			£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
8	32 x 6	Truck	9	0	5	1	0	5
9	32 x 6	Heavy Service	12	7	6	1	0	5
10	7·20/34 x 7	Heavy Service	16	16	1	1	9	0
11	7·50-20/34 x 7	Extra Heavy	18	10	2	1	9	0

PART III—BICYCLE TYRES AND TUBES

Ref. No.	Type	Type (Wired type)		Tyre (Beaded edge type)		Tube
(1)	(2)	(3)		(4)		(5)
		s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
12	Dunlop Champion	7	4	9	0	3	4
13	Dunlop Junior	5	3	—		3	1
14	Dunlop Tandem	10	11	—		3	10
15	Dunlop Road Racing	11	3	—		3	6
16	Dunlop Roadster	8	6	10	2	3	10
17	Dunlop Sprite	9	4	—		3	6
18	Dunlop Sprite Tandem	11	3	—		3	10
19	Dunlop Sports	7	11	—		3	6
20	All other Bicycle Tyres (excepting Carrier Bicycle tyres branded in the course of manufacture as Dunlop Carrier, Dunlop Clipper Carrier, Dunlop Cushion or Dunlop Balloon)	8	10	10	5	—
21	All other Bicycle Tubes (excepting Carrier Bicycle tubes branded in the course of manufacture as Dunlop Carrier, Dunlop Clipper Carrier, Dunlop Cushion or Dunlop Balloon)	—		—		3	5

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, this 10th day of January, 1950.

(Sgd.), JOHN LEYDON,

Secretary,

Department of Industry and Commerce, a person authorised under Section 15 (1) of the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 , to authenticate the Seal of the said Minister.