No. 344/1947:

SUGAR (MAXIMUM PRICES) (No. 3) ORDER, 1947.

SUGAR (MAXIMUM PRICES) (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.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Sugar (Maximum Prices) (No. 3) Order, 1947.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1947.

2.—(1) In this Order—

the expressions "licensed sugar wholesaler," " licensed sugar retailer " and " manufacturing (sugar) consumer " have the meanings attached to them by the Emergency Powers (Sugar) (Registration of Manufacturing Consumers and Licensing of Wholesalers and Retailers) Order, 1942 (S. R. & O. No. 292 of 1942) ;

the expression " sugar permit " has the meaning attached to it by the Emergency Powers (Sugar) Order, 1943 (S. R. & O. No. 90 of 1943) ;

the word " delivery " means delivery free of cost to a licensed sugar retailer or to a manufacturing (sugar) consumer at the unloading point of whichever of the following transport services is nearest to the premises of the licensed sugar retailer or of the manufacturing (sugar) consumer :

the railway or regular road goods service of Coras Iompair Éireann ;

the railway or regular road goods service of the Great Northern Railway Company (Ireland) ;

the canal service of the Grand Canal Company ;

the word " sugar " does not include molasses, treacle, glucose or lactose, or icing sugar, pulverised sugar or any sugar which has been subjected to chemical processes resulting in inversion ;

the expressions " icing sugar " and " pulverised sugar " have the meanings attached to them by custom in the trade ;

(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. A licensed sugar wholesaler shall not sell sugar to a licensed sugar retailer at a price exceeding a price calculated at whichever of the following rates is appropriate :—

(a) in the case of sugar authorised to be purchased under a sugar permit granted to a manufacturing (sugar) consumer—65s. 4d. per cwt.

(b) in any other case—32s. 8d. per cwt.

4.—(1) A licensed sugar retailer who is also a licensed sugar wholesaler shall not sell sugar to a manufacturing (sugar) consumer at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate of 65s. 4d. per cwt. ;

(2) A licensed sugar retailer who is not also a licensed sugar wholesaler shall not sell sugar to a manufacturing (sugar) consumer at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate of 7 ½d. per lb. ;

(3) Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article, no person shall sell sugar by retail at a price exceeding a price calculated at the rate of 4d. per lb.

5. The prices specified in Article 3 and in paragraph (1) of Article 4 of this Order shall be deemed to include delivery in the case of sugar sold in quantities of one hundredweight and upwards.

6. The Sugar (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1947 (S. R. & O. No. 180 of 1047) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 24th day of October, 1947.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.