S.I. No. 102/1957:

LEVY (BUTTER STOCKS) (No. 1) ORDER, 1957.

LEVY (BUTTER STOCKS) (No. 1) ORDER, 1957.

I, PROINSIAS MAC AOGÁIN, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) (Amendment) Act, 1941 (No. 9 of 1941), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Levy (Butter Stocks) (No. 1) Order, 1957.

2. The 9th day of May, 1957, is hereby appointed to be the appointed date for the purposes of this Order.

3. There shall be paid to the Minister for Agriculture by every registered proprietor of a creamery a levy at the rate of 59s. 0d. per cwt. on all creamery butter (other than creamery butter manufactured in such creamery) held by or on behalf of such proprietor anywhere on the appointed date.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 8th day of May, 1957.

PROINSIAS MAC AOGAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order imposes a levy of 59s. 0d. per cwt. on stocks of purchased creamery butter held by creameries on the 9th May, 1957.