S.I. No. 61/1957:

HYDROCARBON OILS RATIONING ORDER, 1956 (REVOCATION) ORDER, 1957.

HYDROCARBON OILS RATIONING ORDER, 1956 (REVOCATION) ORDER, 1957.

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)), hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Hydrocarbon Oils Rationing Order, 1956 (Revocation) Order, 1957.

2. The Hydrocarbon Oils Rationing Order, 1956 ( S.I. No. 330 of 1956 ), is hereby revoked.

3. Article 2 of this Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1957.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of March, 1957.

(Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The purpose of this Order is to discontinue as from 1st April, 1957, the control on the distribution of gas/diesel oils and fuel oils which was imposed by the Hydrocarbon Oils Rationing Order, 1956.