S.I. No. 72/1959:

MILK (RETAIL PRICE) (DUBLIN SALE DISTRICT) ORDER, 1959.

MILK (RETAIL PRICE) (DUBLIN SALE DISTRICT) ORDER, 1959.

I, SEÁN F. LEMASS, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by the joint operation of section 52 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 (No. 43 of 1936), and of the Minister for Supplies (Transfer of Functions under Section 52 of the Milk (Regulation of Supply and Price) Act, 1936 ) Order, 1941 ( S. R. & O. No. 29 of 1941 ), and of the Minister for Supplies (Transfer of Functions) Act, 1945 (No. 21 of 1945), hereby order as follows :--

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Milk (Retail Price) (Dublin Sale District) Order, 1959.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1959.

2. In this Order--

" the Dublin Sale District " means the area consisting of the county borough of Dublin, the administrative county of Dublin and the urban district of Bray ;

" fresh milk " has the meaning attached to it in the Milk and Dairies Act, 1935 (No. 22 of 1935), and the regulations made thereunder ;

" bottled milk " means fresh milk placed in any closed receptacle of a capacity exceeding a half-pint and not exceeding one quart at a wholesaler's or retailer's premises ;

" highest grade milk " means milk which is Highest Grade Milk within the meaning of the Milk and Dairies (Special Designations) Regulations, 1938 to 1955 ;

references to selling shall be construed as including references to agreeing or offering to sell.

3. The maximum prices at which bottled milk (other than highest grade milk) may be sold retail in any place in the Dublin Sale District if delivered to the purchaser otherwise than at the vendor's premises shall be prices calculated at the following rates :

(a) during the period of four months commencing on the 1st day of May, 1959--5½d. per pint ;

(b) during the period of eight months commencing on the 1st day of September, 1959--6d. per pint.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of April, 1959.

SEÁN F. LEMASS,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This instrument fixes the maximum retail prices for the twelve months commencing on 1st May, 1959, for bottled milk (other than highest grade milk) in the Dublin Sale District as defined in the instrument. Milk sold in bottles or other closed receptacles of a capacity of a half-pint or less is excluded from the scope of the instrument.