S.I. No. 326/1946 -- Cornflour (Maximum Prices) Order, 1946.
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No. 326/1946:
CORNFLOUR (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1946.
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| | CORNFLOUR (MAXIMUM PRICES) ORDER, 1946.
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| | 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), and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, hereby order as follows :—
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| | 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Cornflour (Maximum Prices) Order, 1946.
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| | (2) This Order shall come into operation on the 21st day of October, 1946.
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| | 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.
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| | 3. For the purposes of this Order—
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| | (i) in the case of a sale to a retail merchant any fraction of a penny shall be regarded as one penny ;
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| | (ii) in the case of a sale by retail, any fraction of a halfpenny shall be regarded as one halfpenny.
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| | 4. No person shall sell to a retail merchant maize starch, commonly known as cornflour, of any description mentioned in the second column of the Schedule hereto, at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate mentioned in the said Schedule at such reference number.
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| | 5. No person shall sell by retail maize starch, commonly known as cornflour, of any description mentioned in the second column of the Schedule hereto, at a price exceeding a price calculated at the appropriate rate mentioned in the said Schedule at such reference number.
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| | 6. Emergency Powers (Cornflour) (Maximum Prices) Order, 1945 (S. R. & O. No. 107 of 1945) is hereby revoked.
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SCHEDULE.
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Description of Cornflour
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Description of Packet
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Maximum rate when sold to a Retail Merchant
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Maximum rate when sold retail
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If the quantity sold is not less than 112 lbs.
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If the quantity sold is less than 112 lbs.
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(2)
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(3)
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(6)
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1
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Cornflour sold in packet under the proprietary label Brown & Polson.
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Packet containing ½ lb. net weight.
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112/- per cwt.
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14/7 per stone
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8d. per packet
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Packet containing 1 lb. net weight.
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104/- per cwt.
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13/5 per stone
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1/3d. per packet
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2
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Cornflour sold in packet under proprietary label other than Brown & Polson.
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Packet containing ¼ lb. net weight.
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140/- per cwt.
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18/1 per stone
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5d. per packet
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Packet containing ½ lb. net. weight.
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130/8 per cwt.
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16/9 per stone
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9d. per packet
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Packet containing 1 lb. net weight.
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122/8 per cwt.
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15/9 per stone
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1/5d. per packet
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Packet containing other than ¼ lb., ½ lb., or 1 lb. net weight.
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122/8 per cwt.
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15/9 per stone
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1/5d. per lb.
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3
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Cornflour sold loose
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112/- per cwt.
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14/7 per stone
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¼ per lb.
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| | GIVEN under my Official Seal this 18th day of October, 1946.
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| | (Signed) SEÁN F. LEMASS,
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| | Minister for Industry and Commerce.
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