S.I. No. 142/1951:

CURRANTS AND RAISINS (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1951.

CURRANTS AND RAISINS (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 Currants and Raisins (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 19th 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. For the purposes of this Order any fraction of a halfpenny shall be regarded as one halfpenny.

4. No person shall sell by retail currants or raisins of any description mentioned in the second column of the Schedule hereto at any reference number at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate set out in the said Schedule at such reference number.

SCHEDULE.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 18th day of May, 1951.

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

Minister for Industry and Commerce.