The new order carries íorward aac empiities ihe regulations about' license ing. Manganese ore for manufacturing chem: cas, thin tanks and cylindiron ove for a tion and paint certain types of finished sun vast. are exempt from the lic.nsing quirements, In addition, except for pig-irca cod nigh speed tungsten steel, the full list of products may be acquired without Lcence by a lengthy list of nationally important user These are Government departments, civil defence or ARP. users, railways, electricity stations for public supply, public utilities for repair and maintenance, shipbuilders, ship-repairers, marine engineers, ship-owne for repair ¿nd maintenance, mines end quarries, agricultural machinery makers, locomotive builders or repairers, wagon-builders or repairers, iron and steel works, foundries, forges For repair and maintenance, producers of refractory materials for repair or maintenance.
This list does not establish the order of priority as has been widely erroneously understood in industry. Pre-war contracts, purchases rom stockholding merchants' stock and small purchases are also exempt rom licensing under certain condi-ons.
The over-riding licensing powers taken by the Ministry of Supply at the beginning of the Order are, in fact, subject to a large number of exemptions where national interest is clear.
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