Dublin District Milk Board (Minimum Prices For Milk) Order, 1939.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: This Order may be cited as the Dublin District Milk Board (Minimum Prices for Milk) Order, 1939, and shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1939.
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paragraphs: In this Order—
the expression " registered producers " means persons registered in the register of producers kept by the Dublin District Milk Board ;
the expression " registered retailers " means persons registered in the register of retailers kept by the Dublin District Milk Board ;
the expression " registered wholesalers " means persons registered in the register of wholesalers kept by the Dublin District Milk Board ;
the expression " collecting place " means a place other than the producer's registered premises at which milk is delivered by mutual agreement between the producer and the purchaser.
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.
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paragraphs: The Dublin District Milk Board (Minimum Prices for Milk) (No. 2) Order, 1938 (No. 215 of 1938), is hereby revoked.
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paragraphs: The minimum prices to be paid to registered producers for milk sold by them to registered retailers shall be at the following rates :—
(1) where the milk is delivered during the months of May to July inclusive—
(a) if the milk is delivered at registered premises of the purchaser, ten pence three farthings per gallon ;
(b) if the milk is delivered, in the case of a registered retailer carrying on business in the City of Dublin, at a railway station in the City of Dublin, or, in the case of any other registered retailer, at the railway station nearest to such retailer's registered premises, ten pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(c) if the milk is delivered at the registered premises of the producer or at the collecting place,
(i) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises does not exceed ten miles, nine pence three farthings per gallon ;
(ii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds ten miles but does not exceed twenty miles, nine pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(iii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds twenty miles but does not exceed thirty miles, nine pence farthing per gallon ;
(iv) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds thirty miles but does not exceed forty miles, nine pence per gallon ;
(v) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds forty miles, eight pence three farthings per gallon ;
(2) where the milk is delivered during the months of August and September—
(a) if the milk is delivered at registered premises of the purchaser, one shilling and one penny per gallon ;
(b) if the milk is delivered, in the case of a registered retailer carrying on business in the City of Dublin, at a railway station in the City of Dublin, or, in the case of any other registered retailer, at the railway station nearest to such retailer's registered premises, one shilling and three farthings per gallon ;
(c) if the milk is delivered at the registered premises of the producer or at the collecting place,
(i) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises does not exceed ten miles, one shilling per gallon ;
(ii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds ten miles but does not exceed twenty miles, eleven pence three farthings per gallon ;
(iii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises, exceeds twenty miles but does not exceed thirty miles, eleven pence half-penny per gallon ;
(iv) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds thirty miles but does not exceed forty miles, eleven pence farthing per gallon ;
(v) where the distance by pubic road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds forty miles, eleven pence per gallon ;
(3) where the milk is delivered during the months of October to April inclusive—
(a) if the milk is delivered at registered premises of the purchaser, one shilling and five pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(b) if the milk is delivered, in the case of a registered retailer carrying on business in the City of Dublin, at a railway station in the City of Dublin, or, in the case of any other registered retailer, at the railway station nearest to such retailer's registered premises, one shilling and five pence farthing per gallon ;
(c) if the milk is delivered at the registered premises of the producer or at the collecting place,
(i) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises does not exceed ten miles, one shilling and four pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(ii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds ten miles but does not exceed twenty miles, one shilling and four pence farthing per gallon ;
(iii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds twenty miles but does not exceed thirty miles, one shilling and four pence per gallon ;
(iv) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds thirty miles but does not exceed forty miles, one shilling and three pence three farthings per gallon ;
(v) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds forty miles, one shilling and three pence halfpenny per gallon.
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paragraphs: The minimum prices to be paid to registered producers for milk sold by them to registered wholesalers shall be at the following rates :—
(1) where the milk is delivered during the months of May to July inclusive—
(a) if the milk is delivered at registered premises of the purchaser, nine pence farthing per gallon ;
(b) if the milk is delivered, in the case of a registered wholesaler carrying on business in the City of Dublin, at a railway station in the City of Dublin, or, in the case of any other registered wholesaler, at the railway station nearest to such wholesaler's registered premises, nine pence per gallon ;
(c) if the milk is delivered at the registered premises of the producer or at the collecting place,
(i) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises does not exceed ten miles, eight pence farthing per gallon ;
(ii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds ten miles but does not exceed twenty miles, eight pence per gallon ;
(iii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds twenty miles but does not exceed thirty miles, seven pence three farthings per gallon ;
(iv) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds thirty miles but does not exceed forty miles, seven pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(v) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds forty miles, seven pence farthing per gallon ;
(2) where the milk is delivered during the months of August and September—
(a) if the milk is delivered at registered premises of the purchaser, eleven pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(b) if the milk is delivered, in the case of a registered wholesaler carrying on business in the City of Dublin, at a railway station in the City of Dublin, or, in the case of any other registered wholesaler, at the railway station nearest to such wholesaler's registered premises, eleven pence farthing per gallon ;
(c) if the milk is delivered at the registered premises of the producer or at the collecting place,
(i) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises does not exceed ten miles, ten pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(ii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds ten miles but does not exceed twenty miles, ten pence farthing per gallon ;
(iii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds twenty miles but does not exceed thirty miles, ten pence per gallon ;
(iv) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds thirty miles but does not exceed forty miles, nine pence three farthings per gallon ;
(v) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds forty miles, nine pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(3) where the milk is delivered during the months of October to April inclusive—
(a) if the milk is delivered at registered premises of the purchaser, one shilling and four pence per gallon ;
(b) if the milk is delivered, in the case of a registered wholesaler carrying on business in the City of Dublin, at a railway station in the City of Dublin, or, in the case of any other registered wholesaler, at the railway station nearest to such wholesaler's registered premises, one shilling and three pence three farthings per gallon ;
(c) if the milk is delivered at the registered premises of the producer or at the collecting place,
(i) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises does not exceed ten miles, one shilling and three pence per gallon ;
(ii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds ten miles but does not exceed twenty miles, one shilling and two pence three farthings per gallon ;
(iii) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds twenty miles but does not exceed thirty miles, one shilling and two pence halfpenny per gallon ;
(iv) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds thirty miles but does not exceed forty miles, one shilling and two pence farthing per gallon ;
(v) where the distance by public road between the producer's registered premises, or the collecting place, as the case may be, and the purchaser's registered premises exceeds forty miles, one shilling and two pence per gallon.
Given under my Seal of Office, this 4th day of April, 1939.
(Signed) SÃAMAS O RIAIN,
Minister for Agriculture.