S.I. No. 151/1951 - Soda Crystals (Washing Soda) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

S.I. No. 151 of 1951.

SODA CRYSTALS (WASHING SODA) (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 Soda Crystals (Washing Soda) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 26th day of May, 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. No person shall sell by wholesale soda crystals (washing soda) at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule to this Article.

SCHEDULE.

MAXIMUM WHOLESALE PRICES.

1 ton and over			10 hundredweights and over but less than 1 ton.			6 hundredweights and over but less than 10 hundredweights.			Under 6 hundredweights.
Rate per ton. f.o.r.			Rate per ton. f.o.r.			Rate per ton. f.o.r.			Rate per ton. f.o.r.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
10	5	0	10	15	0	11	0	0	11	5	0

4. No person shall sell by retail Soda Crystals (Washing Soda) at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate of 1¾d. per lb.

5. The Emergency Powers (Control of Prices) (No. 165) Order, 1942 (S. R. & O. No. 471 of 1942), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 25th day of May, 1951.

(Signed.) T. F. O'HIGGINS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce