S.I. No. 81/1951 - Pork (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

S.I. No. 81 of 1951.

PORK (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1951.

I, THOMAS F. O'HIGGINS, 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)), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows :—

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Pork (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 3rd day of April, 1951.

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. For the purpose of this Order any fraction of a halfpenny may be regarded as one halfpenny.

4. No person shall sell pork of any description mentioned in the second column of the Schedule hereto at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate mentioned in the third column of the said Schedule opposite such description.

SCHEDULE OF MAXIMUM PRICES OF PORK.

Ref. No.	Description of Pork.	Rate per lb.
(1)	(2)	(3)
	When sold in:	s.	d.
1	Whole Shoulder	2	2
2	Whole Side Loin	2	3
3	Whole Centre Loin	2	6
4	Whole Rib Loin	2	6
5	Whole Belly or Lap	2	5
6	Whole Leg	2	2
7	Whole Carcase or any part thereof or any other description of Pork, not otherwise specified	1	11
	When sold in Slices, Pieces or Chops :
8	Shoulder including Gigot Chops	2	9
9	Side Loin	2	9
10	Centre Loin	3	0
11	Rib Loin	3	0
12	Belly or Lap	2	8
13	Leg—Fillet	2	5
14	Leg—Shank	1	11
15	Flank	1	4

5. The Emergency Powers (Pork) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1943 (S. R. & O. No. 299 of 1943) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 2nd day of April, 1951.

(Signed) THOMAS F. O'HIGGINS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.