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APPENDIX V.

Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1938 (Section 10) (Exemption) Order, 1957 (S. I. No. 29 of 1957).

Rúnaí,

Roinn Tionscail agus Tráchtála.

I am directed by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments to state that it has had under consideration the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1938 (Section 10) (Exemption) Order, 1957 [S.I. No. 29 of 1957] in connection with the requirements under Section 4 of the Agricultural Produce (Cereals) Act, 1938 that it be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made.

The Committee notes that this instrument, while made on the 22nd February 1957, was not laid before Seanad Éireann until the 8th March, 1957. In accordance with its terms of reference, the Committee has to consider whether there was unjustifiable delay in the laying of this instrument before Seanad Éireann particularly in view of the practicability of early laying implied in Section 3 (1) of the Statutory Instruments Act, 1947, which appears to apply to this instrument. It would, therefore, be glad to receive a memorandum on this matter. In this connection I am to invite your attention to paragraph 13 of the First Report [Pr. 3001] of the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments dated 5th May, 1955.

As the Committee wish to consider this matter at its next meeting it would appreciate a reply before the 31st October, 1957.

Cléireach an Rogha-Choiste.

29 Meán Fómhair, 1957.

Secretary,

Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.

I am directed by the Minister for Industry and Commerce to refer to your minute of 29th September, 1957, regarding the Agricultural Produce (Cereals Act, 1938 (Section 10) (Exemption) Order, 1957 (S.I. No. 29 of 1957) and to apologise for the delay to which the Committee have drawn attention. The effect of the Order was to exempt certain types of cereal breakfast foods from the operation of Section 10 (1) of the 1938 Act, which imposes a general prohibition on the importation of wheaten products. It was necessary to arrange that, concurrently, an Order would be made by the Government imposing a tariff on breakfast foods. The Government Order was duly made and presented by the Department of the Taoiseach in the normal course, but, through an oversight presentation of the associated Ministerial Order was unfortunately delayed.