S.I. No. 126/1950 - Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Nineteenth Ration Period) Order, 1950.

S.I. No. 126 of 1950.

EMERGENCY POWERS (DISTRIBUTION OF BUTTER) ORDER, 1944 (NINETEENTH RATION PERIOD) ORDER, 1950.

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 (Nineteenth Ration Period) Order, 1950.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 27th day of May, 1950.

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 nineteenth ration period) of thirty-nine weeks commencing on the 27th day of May, 1950, shall be a ration period ;

(b) page 15 containing coupons marked with the letter " B ", 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 nineteenth ration period.

6. For the purposes of the Principal Order, each coupon in page 15 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 " B " 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	27th May, 1950.
2	3rd June, 1950.
3	10th June, 1950.
4	17th June, 1950.
5	24th June, 1950.
6	1st July, 1950.
7	8th July, 1950.
8	15th July, 1950.
9	22nd July, 1950.
10	29th July, 1950.
11	5th August, 1950.
12	12th August, 1950.
13	19th August, 1950.
14	26th August, 1950.
15	2nd September, 1950.
16	9th September, 1950.
17	16th September, 1950.
18	23rd September, 1950.
19	30th September, 1950.
20	7th October, 1950.
21	14th October, 1950.
22	21st October, 1950.
23	28th October, 1950.
24	4th November, 1950.
25	11th November, 1950.
26	18th November, 1950.
27	25th November, 1950.
28	2nd December, 1950.
29	9th December, 1950.
30	16th December, 1950.
31	23rd December, 1950.
32	30th December, 1950.
33	6th January, 1951.
34	13th January, 1951.
35	20th January, 1951.
36	27th January, 1951.
37	3rd February, 1951.
38	10th February, 1951.
39	17th February, 1951.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 10th day of May, 1950.

(Signed) DANIEL MORRISSEY,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.