S.I. No. 217/1981 - Maximum Prices (Babyfoods) (No. 2) Order, 1981.


The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 22A and 22C (inserted by the Prices (Amendment) Act, 1965 (No. 23 of 1965)) of the Prices Act, 1958 (No. 4 of 1958), as amended by the Prices (Amendment) Act, 1972 (No. 20 of 1972), the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1973 ), and the Industry, Commerce and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 10 of 1980 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Babyfoods) (No. 2) Order, 1981.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 22nd day of June 1981.

3. (1) The maximum price at which a commodity, which is a babyfood and is mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at a particular reference number, may be sold in the manner specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in the said column (3) at that reference number.

(2) Where a commodity mentioned in the Schedule to this Order is sold by retail in a manner other than that specified in relation to the commodity in that Schedule, the maximum price at which it may be sold shall be calculated at a rate corresponding to the rate specified in relation to the commodity in that Schedule.

(3) Where a commodity mentioned in the Schedule to this Order is sold in a packet or can purporting to contain a specified weight of the commodity, the packet or can, as the case may be, shall be deemed for the purposes of this Order to contain that weight of the commodity.

4. The Maximum Prices (Babyfoods) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 26 of 1981 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

Ostermilk Complete Formula

£1.22p per 1 lb. packet

2

Cow and Gate Premium

£1.11½p per 1 lb. packet

3

SMA Regular Powder

£1.33 per 450 gram can

4

SMA Gold Cap Powder

£1.43½ per 450 gram can

5

Liga Red

32½p per 175 gram packet

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, this 19th day of June 1981.

HUGH McGLOIN

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order fixes the maximum retail price for certain babyfoods as shown in the Order.