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FIRST REPORT

1. The Committee has held seven meetings to date. At the first meeting, Senator Duffy was unanimously elected Chairman.

2. It was decided that although under its orders of reference the Committee has power to examine any relevant rule, order or regulation presented to Seanad Eireann at any time, it would for the present at least, confine itself to the examination of documents Tabled since the date of its appointment.

3. It was also decided that where printed copies of a document are not available owing either to delay in printing, or to the fact that the document is one that is not printed, stencilled copies would be considered, subject to their being checked by the Clerk against the copy in the Oireachtas Library which is accompanied by a signed presentation Form or where the document is printed in the Iris Oifigiúil against that copy.

4. The following documents coming within the Committee’s purview were considered and no reason was seen for drawing the special attention of the Seanad to any of them on any of the grounds set out in the Orders of Reference to the Committee.

Statutory Instrument Number
264	Holidays (Employees) Act, 1939 (Section 10) Regulations, 1948.
265	Bread (Dublin City and County, Bray and Greystones) (Prices) Order, 1948.
266	Cornflour (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.
268	Emergency Powers (Kerosene Rationing) Order, 1943 (Domestic Users) Order, 1948.
269	Cereals Order, 1948.
274	Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Exchange Value of Butter Coupons) (No. 1) Order, 1948.
275	Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1948.
276	Onions (Regulation of Import) Order, 1948.
277	Emergency Powers (No. 157) Order, 1942 (Sixth Amendment) Order, 1948.
290	Emergency Powers (No. 320) Order, 1944 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
291	Emergency Powers (Rationing of Soap) Order, 1944 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
295	Tea (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1947 (Amendment) (No. 3) Order, 1948.
296	Sugar (Maximum Prices) (No. 3) Order, 1947 (Amendment) (No. 3) Order, 1948.
297	Flour and Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 (Supplemental Provisions) (Harvest Period) Order, 1948.
299	Tyres and Tubes (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.
302	Sugar (Maximum Prices) (No. 3) Order, 1947 (Amendment) (No. 4) Order, 1948.
304	Emergency Powers (Orders relating to Paper and Waste Paper) (Revocation) Order, 1948.
305	Tea and Sugar (Harvest Workers) Order, 1948.
306	Tea (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1947 (Amendment) (No. 4) Order, 1948.
307	Sultanas and Currants (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948.
308	Wild Birds (County Cork) Order, 1948.
309	General Drapery and Footwear Shops (Hours of Trading on Weekdays) (Castlerea) Order, 1948.
310	Social Welfare (Great Britain Reciprocal Arrangements) Order, 1948.
312	Flour and Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 (Supplemental Provisions) (Harvest Period) (Amendment) Order, 1948.
313	Infectious Diseases (Maintenance) (Amendment) Regulations, 1948.
314	Health (Compulsory Acquisition of Land) Regulations, 1948.
317	Intoxicating Liquor (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
318	Customs Duties (Miscellaneous Suspensions) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
319	Coal (Suspension of Customs Duty) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
320	Tea (Maximum Prices) (No. 2) Order, 1947 (Amendment) (No. 5) Order, 1948.
321	Milk and Dairies (Infectious Diseases) Order, 1948.
337	Meat Extracts (Maximum Prices) Order, 1946 (Amendment) (No. 1) Order, 1947 (Revocation) Order, 1948.
338	Hairdressing Shops (Hours of Trading) (County Borough of Cork) Order, 1948.
339	Customs-Free Airport (Extension of Laws) (No. 2) Regulations, 1948.
340	Emergency Powers (Orders Relating to Milling of Oats) (Revocation) Order, 1948
341	Oatmeal (Maximum Prices) Order, 1948 (Revocation) Order, 1948.
342	Electoral Act (Alteration of Registration Rules) Order, 1948.
345	Flour and Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 (Supplemental Provisions) (Harvest Period) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
347	Fertilisers Orders (Revocation) Order, 1948.
349	Emergency Powers (Kerosene Rationing) Order, 1943 (Monthly Ration of Domestic Users) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
350	Dublin Public Assistance Authorities (Constitution) Order, 1948.
353	Infectious Diseases (Amendment) Regulations, 1948.
354	Milk and Dairies Act, 1935 (Application of Part VI) Order, 1948.
356	Local Government (Superannuation) Act, 1948 (Fire Brigade Officers and Servants) Regulations, 1948.
359	Tea and Sugar (Harvest Workers) Order, 1948 (Extension) Order, 1948.
360	Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Exchange Value of Butter Coupons) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
361	Dublin Public Assistance Authorities (Meetings) Order, 1948.
362	Emergency Powers (Hides) Order, 1944 (Revocation) Order, 1948.
363	Emergency Powers (Importation of Wine) Order, 1942 (Revocation) Order, 1948.
367	Emergency Powers (Scutching of Flax) Order, 1948.
369	Emergency Powers (Export of Dead Poultry and Rabbits) Order, 1945 (Amendment) Order, 1948.
371	Prohibition from School Attendance (Notices) Regulations, 1948.
372	Wicklow Gas (Charges) Order, 1948.
373	Pharmaceutical Society Regulations (Amendment) (No. 3), 1948.
377	Poultry Hatcheries Act, 1947 (Commencement) (No. 1) Order, 1948.
378	Poultry Hatcheries Regulations, 1948.
379	Minister for Agriculture (Agency) Order, 1948.
380	Dublin District Milk Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Order, 1948.
384	Emergency Powers (Sugar) Order, 1943 (Fourteenth Ration Period) Order, 1948.
386	Emergency Powers (Distribution of Margarine) (No. 2) Order, 1945 (Amendment) Order, 1948.
387	Emergency Powers (Distribution of Butter) Order, 1944 (Sixteenth Ration Period) Order, 1948.
388	Flour and Bread (Rationing) Order, 1946 (Supplemental Provisions) (No. 6) Order, 1948.

5. The Cream Order, 1948, S. I., No. 272 of 1948, was also considered and it was decided to ask the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, to attend a meeting of the Committee in connection with it. The Minutes of his evidence are attached (Appendix I). Subsequent to the matter being taken up by the Committee, but before the attendance of the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, the Order was revoked by the Cream Order, 1948 (Revocation) Order, 1948, S. I., No. 428 of 1948. Arising out of the evidence given by this Officer the opinion of the Attorney-General was sought as to whether the Minister had power to make the provision contained in Article 7 of the Order and a copy of this letter and the Attorney-General’s reply are also attached (Appendix II). The Committee are of opinion that the special attention of the House should be drawn to the Cream Order, 1948, on ground (iii) of the Orders of Reference, viz., that it appeared to make unusual and unexpected use of the powers conferred by the Statute under which it was made.

(Signed) L. J. DUFFY,

Chairman.

9th day of March, 1949.