S.I. No. 30/1951 - Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Twentieth Ration Period) Order, 1951.

S.I. No. 30 of 1951.

EMERGENCY POWERS (DISTRIBUTION OF BUTTER) ORDER, 1944 (TWENTIETH RATION PERIOD) ORDER, 1951.

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)), 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 Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Twentieth Ration Period) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 24th day of February, 1951.

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 twentieth ration period) of thirty-nine weeks commencing on the 24th day of February, 1951, shall be a ration period ;

(b) page 17 containing coupons marked with the letter " D " 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 twentieth ration period.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, this 29th day of January, 1951.

(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.