S.I. No. 30/1971 - Cork District Milk Board (Minimum Prices For Milk) Order, 1971


S.I. No. 30 of 1971.

CORK DISTRICT MILK BOARD (MINIMUM PRICES FOR MILK) ORDER, 1971

I, JAMES GIBBONS, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 43 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 (No. 43 of 1936), and section 22 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) (Amendment) Act, 1941 (No. 11 of 1941), as adapted by the Agriculture (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister (Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 146 of 1965 ), hereby order as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Cork District Milk Board (Minimum Prices for Milk) Order, 1971, and shall come into operation on the 15th day of February, 1971.

2. In this Order—

"registered producers" means persons registered in the register of producers kept by the Cork District Milk Board;

"registered retailers" means persons registered in the register of retailers kept by the Cork District Milk Board;

"registered wholesalers" means persons registered in the register of wholesalers kept by the Cork District Milk Board.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

4. The Cork District Milk Board (Minimum Prices for Milk)(No. 2) Order, 1970 ( S.I. No. 67 of 1970 ), is hereby revoked.

5. The minimum prices to be paid to registered producers for milk sold by them to registered wholesalers and retailers shall be at the rates shown in the Schedule to this Order.

SCHEDULE.

Minimum Prices.

Delivered in May, June, July or August

Delivered in April or September.

Delivered in January, February, March, October, November or December

Price per gallon

13·333p

17·500p

18·333p

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of February, 1971.

(Signed) JAMES GIBBONS,

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for the expression in decimal currency of the minimum prices to be paid to registered producers as on and from 15th February, 1971 for milk sold by them to registered wholesalers and registered retailers the Cork Sale District.