S.I. No. 122/1982 - Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) (No. 2) Order, 1982


S.I. No. 122 of 1982.

MAXIMUM PRICES (INTOXICATING LIQUOR) (No. 2) ORDER, 1982

The Minister for Trade, 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 Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 290 of 1981 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) (No. 2) Order, 1982.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1982.

3. In this Order—

"glass" means half-gill;

"half-glass" means quarter-gill;

"premises" does not include any premises registered for the time being under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1979;

"specified area" means the county of Dublin (excluding any part of the urban district of Bray and the townland of Backweston Park in the county of Dublin), the county borough of Dublin and the borough of Dun Laoghaire.

4. (1) The maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be—

( a ) the lowest price charged in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, when sold for consumption on the premises, or

( b ) the maximum price chargeable in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1977 ), when sold for consumption on the premises,

whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(2) The maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold other than in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be—

( a ) the lowest price charged in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, when sold for consumption on the premises, or

( b ) the maximum price chargeable in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, when sold for consumption on the premises,

whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(3) Where in proceedings for a contravention of this Article it is shown to the satisfaction of a court that intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule or the Second Schedule to this Order at any reference number was sold at a particular price between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, in a quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price aforesaid shall be presumed, until the contrary is shown, to be—

( a ) the lowest price at which that kind of liquor was sold in that quantity, measure or unit in that part of those premises for consumption on the premises between those dates, and

( b ) to be lower than the maximum price chargeable in respect of that kind of liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, when sold for consumption on the premises.

(4) Where, in relation to intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure or unit referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).

(5) Where, in relation to intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure or unit referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumptoin on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).

5. The maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1982 ( S.I. No. 54 of 1982 ), is hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Reference Number

Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof

Amount of Increase

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

Pint of draught stout

54p

2

Pint of draught ale

54p

3

Pint of draught lager

55p

4

Half-pint of draught stout

26p

5

Half-pint of draught ale

26p

6

Half-pint of draught lager

27p

7

Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint

58p

8

Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint

58p

9

Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint

59p

10

Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint

28p

11

Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint

28p

12

Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint

28p

13

Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)

102p

14

Glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)

102p

15

Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)

51p

16

Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)

51p

17

Glass of gin

102p

18

Half-glass of gin

51p

19

Glass of vodka

100p

20

Half-glass of vodka

50p

SECOND SCHEDULE

Reference

Number

Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof

Amount of increase

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

Pint of draught stout

52p

2

Pint of draught ale

52p

3

Pint of draught lager

53p

4

Half-pint of draught stout

26p

5

Half-pint of draught ale

26p

6

Half-pint of draught lager

27p

7

Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint

56p

8

Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint

56p

9

Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint

57p

10

Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint

28p

11

Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint

28p

12

Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint

28p

13

Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)

96p

14

Glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish

96p

whiskey (or whisky)

15

Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)

48p

16

Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)

48p

17

Glass of gin

96p

18

Half-glass of gin

48p

19

Glass of vodka

94p

20

Half-glass of vodka

47p

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism,

this 29th day of April, 1982.

S. MAC LUGHADHA,

A person authorised by the Minister for Trade, Commerce

and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides that the price charged for intoxicating liquor as specified in the Order, in a particular part of any licensed premises, shall be the lowest price charged for that liquor during the period 19th to 24th June, 1978, in that part of the premises, or the maximum price chargeable under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in the Order.

The amount of increase specified in the schedules to the Order includes price increases with effect from 27th July, 1978, 13th February, 1979, 23rd July, 1979, 17th September, 1979, 4th February, 1980, 3rd March, 1980, 6th October, 1980, 7th January, 1981, 2nd February, 1981, 23rd February, 1981, 8th July, 1981, 23rd July, 1981, 1st September, 1981 and 18th March, 1982 under previous Orders. The Order also provides for price increases from 1st May, 1982 as follows:

3p per pint of draught stout, ale and lager

1p per half-pint of draught stout, ale and lager

3p per pint of bottled stout, ale and lager

1p per half-pint of bottled stout, ale and lager

6p per glass of whiskey, (or whisky), gin and vodka

3p per half-glass of whiskey, (or whisky), gin and vodka.

The Order does not apply to liquors sold for consumption off the premises or liquors sold in premises registered under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1975. The Order revokes the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1982.