S.I. No. 131/1984 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 2) Order, 1984.


S.I. No. 131 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) (No. 2) ORDER, 1984.

The Minister for Industry, 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 Trade, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 384 of 1983 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 2) Order, 1984.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 24th day of May, 1984.

3. (1) The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule 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 by retail in a packet purporting to contain a specified weight of the commodity, the packet shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to contain that weight of the commodity.

(4) The Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 37 of 1984 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

(1)

Commodity

(2)

Maximum Price

(3)

Margarine

1

Crown, Stork

28½p per ½ lb.

2

Crest

31p per 250 grams

3

Sunrose

28p per ½ lb.

4

Blue Band

40½p per ½ lb.

5

Crest Golden

42½p per 250 grams

6

Luxury Kraft

41p per ½ lb.

7

Soft Crown

38½p per ½ lb.

8

Flora

49p per ½ lb.

Cooking Fat

9

Cookeen

34½p per ½ lb.

10

Crest

55½p per 375 grams

11

Frytex, Hi-Fry

33½p per ½ lb.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Trade,

Commerce and Tourism, this 22nd day of May, 1984.

S. MAC LUGHADHA.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Trade,

Commerce and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal

of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail prices which may be charged for margarines and cooking fats as shown in the Order.