No. 244/1947:

FLOUR AND BREAD (RATIONING) ORDER, 1946 (SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS) (No. 3) ORDER, 1947.

FLOUR AND BREAD (RATIONING) ORDER, 1946 (SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS) (No. 3) 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 Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 (Supplemental Provisions) (No. 3) Order, 1947.

2. In this Order, the expression " the Principal Order " means the Flour and Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 ( S. R. & O. No. 388 of 1946 ) as amended by the Flour and Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 (First Amendment) Order, 1947 ( S. R. & O. No. 56 of 1947 ), and the Flour and Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 (Second Amendment) Order, 1947.

3. This Order shall be construed as one with the Principal Order.

4. This Order is supplemental to the Principal Order.

5. For the purposes of the Principal Order—

(a) page 43 of a general ration book shall be a flour confectionery page,

(b) each coupon forming part of the said page 43 shall be a flour confectionery coupon, but shall be valid only for any ration week, in the period beginning on the 19th day of July, 1947, and ending on the 16th day of January, 1948.

(c) the exchange value of a flour confectionery coupon shall be ½ lb. of flour confectionery.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of July, 1947.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.