S.I. No. 130/1951:

BUTTER (PRICES FOR BUTTER SOLD UNDER PERMIT) ORDER, 1951.

BUTTER (PRICES FOR BUTTER SOLD UNDER PERMIT) ORDER, 1951.

I, JAMES M. DILLON, Minister for Agriculture, 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 Butter (Prices for Butter Sold Under Permit) Order, 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. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Butter (Maximum Prices) Order, 1951, where butter is sold by virtue of a permit issued under Article 9 of the Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (S. R. & O. No. 121 of 1944), and containing an intimation that this Order applies to the permit, the maximum price at which the butter may be sold shall be a price calculated at the rate of 3/8 per lb., and of the price an amount calculated at the rate of 10d. per lb. shall be payable to the Minister for Agriculture by reference to the issue of such permit.

(2) All amounts paid to the Minister for Agriculture pursuant to this Article shall be paid by him into the Dairy Produce (Price Stabilisation) Fund.

4. The Creamery Butter (Prices for Catering Establishments) Order, 1951 (S.I., No. 117 of 1951), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of May, 1951.

JAMES M. DILLON,

Minister for Agriculture.