This document establishes the mandatory minimum wage rates and employment conditions for workers within the stamped or pressed metal-wares industry in Great Britain as of 1970. The order is issued by the government under the authority of the Wages Councils Act 1959, which empowered specific councils to regulate pay in sectors lacking sufficient collective bargaining. It serves as a legal instrument to standardize compensation and prevent exploitation within the specified manufacturing sector.

Legal historians and labor researchers utilize this document as a primary source for understanding the regulatory framework of the British manufacturing sector during the 1970s. It is recognized as a technical administrative record rather than a narrative text, providing precise data on historical wage structures.