S.I. No. 264/1950 - Imported Timber (Maximum Prices) (No. 16) Order 1950.

S.I. No. 264 of 1950.

IMPORTED TIMBER (MAXIMUM PRICES) (No. 16) 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 Imported Timber (Maximum Prices) (No. 16) Order, 1950.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 13th day of October, 1950.

2.—(1) In this Order :—

the expression " the Minister " means the Minister for Industry and Commerce ;

the expression " deep cut " and " flat cut " shall have the meanings customarily attached to them in the course of trad in timber.

(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.—(1) No person shall sell Swedish or Finnish Whitewood of a kind and description mentioned in Part I of the Schedule hereto at a price in excess of a price calculated at the appropriate rate set out in column (3) for any width set out in column (2) of the said Part I.

(2) No person shall sell Swedish or Finnish Redwood of a kind and description mentioned in Part I of the Schedule hereto at a price in excess of a price calculated at the appropriate rate set out in column (4) for any width set out in column (2) of the said Part I.

4. Where Swedish or Finnish Whitewood or Redwood has been deep cut or flat cut after importation the Vendor may add to the appropriate maximum price calculated according to the terms of the preceding paragraphs a charge not exceeding :—

(1) in the case of deep cuts a charge calculated at the appropriate rate set out in Column (3) of Part II of Schedule hereto for any width set out in Column (2) of the said Part II ;

(2) in the case of flat cuts a charge calculated at the rate set out in Column (3) of Part III of the Schedule hereto for the thickness set out in Column (2) of the said Part III.

5. No person shall sell any Swedish or Finnish Whitewood or Redwood unless such timber is so described on every quotation, estimate, invoice or other document used in connection with the sale. Where the timber has been deep cut or flat cut after importation the charges, if any, for such cutting shall be stated in such documents.

6. Where Swedish or Finnish Whitewood or Redwood is sold and is delivered at any place not more than five miles from the vendor's premises, no charge shall be made for the delivery.

7. Where Swedish or Finnish Whitewood or Redwood is sold by a timber merchant not being a merchant who obtains his supplies by direct importation, the appropriate price may be increased by an amount not exceeding the cost of transport at the cheapest rate available borne by such timber merchant.

8. Where a direction is given by the Minister in respect of any particular person or group of persons or in respect of any particular Swedish or Finnish Whitewood or Redwood the provisions of this Order shall, if and in so far as they are inconsistent with such direction, have effect subject to such direction.

9. Where Swedish or Finnish Whitewood or Redwood is sold and the quantity of the timber is 10 cubic feet or less, an addition not exceeding 10 per cent. may be made in calculating the proper maximum price.

10. The Home-Grown Timber (Maximum Prices) Order, 1949 ( S.I. No. 210 of 1949 ) shall not apply to Swedish or Finnish Whitewood or Redwood.

11. The Imported Timber (Maximum Prices) (No. 15) Order, 1949 ( S.I. No. 249 of 1949 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

PART I.

SWEDISH OR FINNISH WHITEWOOD OR REDWOOD OF THICKNESSES 3", 2½" AND 2".

Ref No.	Width of Timber	Rate per Standard of 270 cubic feet of Swedish or Finnish Whitewood			Rate per Standard of 270 cubic feet of Swedish or Finnish Redwood
(1)	(2)	(3)			(4)
		£	s.	d.		£	s.	d.
1	11"	127	15	0		136	15	0
2	9"	123	0	0		129	0	0
3	8"	113	15	0	}	115 15 0
4	7"	111	0	0
5	6" and under	110	10	0

PART II.

SAWING CHARGES FOR DEEP CUTS.

Ref. No.	Width of Timber	Rate per Deep Cut
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	11 inches	6d. per length of 12 feet.
2	10 inches	5½d. " "
3	9 inches	5d. " "
4	8 inches	4½d. " "
5	7 inches	4d. " "
6	6 inches and under but not less than 3 inches	3½d. " "

PART III.

SAWING CHARGES FOR FLAT CUTS.

Ref. No.	Thickness of Timber	Rate per Flat Cut
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	3 inches and under	3d per length of 12 feet.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, this 11th day of October, 1950.

(Sd.) 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.