Control of Prices Act, 1932

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Number 33 of 1932.

CONTROL OF PRICES ACT, 1932.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Preliminary and General.

Section
1.	Short title.
2.	Definitions.
3.	Scheduled commodities.
4.	Construction of certain expressions.
5.	Prosecutions by the Minister.
6.	General regulations.
7.	Laying of orders and regulations before Houses of Oireachtas.
8.	Expenses.

Prices Commission and Controller of Prices.

9.	Establishment of Prices Commission.
10.	Additional members of the Commission.
11.	Chairman of the Commission.
12.	Remuneration of Commission.
13.	Restriction on interested person acting as member.
14.	Validity of proceedings of the Commission.
15.	Controller of Prices.
16.	Staff of Commission.
17.	Regulations for proceedings of the Commission.
18.	Powers of Commission.
19.	Notice of investigations by the Commission and submissions by interested persons.
20.	Private sittings of the Commission.
21.	Prohibition on disclosure of information.
22.	Annual reports by the Commission.
23.	Appointment of Commission to hold inquiries under section 17 of the Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932.

Retail and Wholesale Prices.

24.	Investigations into retail and wholesale prices of scheduled commodities.
25.	Proceedings consequential on price investigation.
26.	Price orders.
27.	Validity of price orders.
28.	Revocation and amendment of price orders.
29.	Application for amendment of price (retail) orders.
30.	Offences in relation to price orders.

Overcharging for Commodities not the Subject of Price Orders.

31.	Restriction on proceedings under Part IV.
32.	Statement of particulars of purchases.
33.	Complaints of overcharging.
34.	Reference of complaints to inspectors for investigation.
35.	Investigation of complaints by inspectors.
36.	Proceedings consequential on inspector's report and price certificates.
37.	Offences in relation to price certificates.

Display of Retail Price Lists in Retail Shops.

38.	Recommendations as to the display of price lists in retail shops.
39.	Display of retail prices order.
40.	Offences in relation to display of retail prices order.

Manufacturer's Prices for Protected Commodities.

41.	Prices (manufacturer's) investigation.
42.	Reports to the Minister on manufacturer's price investigation.
43.	Manufacturer's price order.
44.	Validity of manufacturer's price order.
45.	Offences in relation to manufacturer's price order.

Provisions Supplementary to Parts III, IV and VI.

46.	Statutory defences.
47.	Effect of orders under Parts III and VI and certificates under Part IV on existing contracts.

Act Referred to
Housing (Financial and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1932	No. 19 of 1932

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Number 33 of 1932.

CONTROL OF PRICES ACT, 1932.

AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR CONTROLLING THE PRICES OF COMMODITIES. [23rd December, 1932.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS OF SAORSTÁT EIREANN AS FOLLOWS:—