No. 46/1947:

SULPHATE OF COPPER (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1947.

SULPHATE OF COPPER (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1947.

I, SEAN F. LEMASS, 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 Sulphate of Copper (Maximum Prices) Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 28th day of February, 1947.

2. References to 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 Sulphate of Copper (Blue-stone) to a retail merchant at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate of forty-seven pounds, seven shillings and sixpence per ton, exclusive of cost of delivery.

4.—(1) No person shall sell Sulphate of Copper (Blue-stone) by retail at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate of seven shillings and sixpence per stone.

(2) For the purpose of this Article any fraction of a halfpenny shall be regarded as one halfpenny.

5. Emergency Powers (Sulphate of Copper) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1946 (S. R. & O. No. 109 of 1946) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my official seal this 26th day of February, 1947.

(Sd.) SEAN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.