No. 377/1947:

FLOUR AND WHEATENMEAL (IMPORTATION) ORDER, 1947.

FLOUR AND WHEATENMEAL (IMPORTATION) ORDER, 1947.

I, SEÁN 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. This Order may be cited as the Flour and Wheaten Meal (Importation) Order, 1947.

2. Notwithstanding section 9 of the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1938 (No. 16 of 1938) (which prohibits the importation of flour and wheaten meal except under licence), flour and wheaten meal may be imported in consignments of not more than 300 lb., if—

(i) carried as private effects in passengers' baggage, or

(ii) shown to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to have been sent by a person who is not a trader dealing in flour or wheaten meal as a gift to a person in the State.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of November, 1947.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.