S.I. No. 131/1966 - Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor and Non-Alcoholic Beverages) Order, 1966.


S.I. No. 131 of 1966.

MAXIMUM PRICES (INTOXICATING LIQUOR AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES) ORDER, 1966.

I, PÁDRAIG Ó hIRIGHILE, Minister for Industry and Commerce in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 20 of the Prices Act, 1958 (No. 4 of 1958), hereby order as follows :

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor and Non-alcoholic Beverages) Order, 1966.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 14th day of June, 1966.

3. The Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor and Non-Alcoholic Beverages) Order, 1965 ( S.I. No. 233 of 1965 ), shall, as respects beer of the kind mentioned in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number, have effect as if the maximum price provided for by that Order for the sale of that beer by retail in any manner specified in column (2) of the said Schedule at that reference number were increased by the amount specified in the said column (2) at that reference number in relation to a sale in that manner.

SCHEDULE

Description of beer

Amount of increase

(1)

(2)

1. Cairnes Ale

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

2. Double Diamond Ale

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

3. Macardle's No. 1 Ale

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per pint when sold by the half pint on draught

4. Perry's Ale

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

SCHEDULE

Description of beer

(1)

Amount of increase

(2)

5. Phoenix Ale

1d. per pint when sold by the pint of draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

6. Smithwick's Natural Ale

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

7. Time Ale

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

8. Carling Black Label Lager

½d. per half pint when sold in bottle

9. Harp Lager

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold in bottle

10. Beamish Extra Stout

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

1d. per pint when sold by the pint in bottle

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint in bottle

11. Guinness Extra Stout

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

12. Murphy Extra Stout

1d. per pint when sold by the pint on draught

½d. per half pint when sold by the half pint on draught

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of June, 1966.

PÁDRAIG Ó hIRIGHILE,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order amends the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor and Non-alcoholic Beverages) Order, 1965 to provide for an increase of 1d. per pint and ½d. per half pint in the retail prices of certain beer.