No. 156/1947:

ROLL BUTTER ORDER, 1947.

ROLL BUTTER ORDER, 1947.

I, PATRICK SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, 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 Roll Butter Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 17th day of April, 1947.

2. No person shall sell roll butter by wholesale at a price exceeding :—

(a) where the quantity sold equals or exceeds 5 cwt., 278/4 per cwt.;

(b) where the quantity sold is less than 5 cwt., 282/4 per cwt.

3. Where roll butter is sold wholesale and the purchaser requests the vendor to deliver it to specified premises, the vendor shall deliver such butter free of charge either, as the vendor elects, to such premises or to the railway station nearest to such premises.

4. The Emergency Powers (Roll Butter) (No. 2) Order, 1943 (No. 383 of 1943) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 16th day of April, 1947.

(Signed) PATRICK SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture.