S.I. No. 9/1984 - Maximum Prices (Babyfoods) Order, 1984.


S.I. No. 9 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BABYFOODS) 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 (Babyfoods) Order, 1984.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 16th day of January, 1984.

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, 1983 ( S.I. No. 239 of 1983 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Ostermilk Complete Formula

£1.53½ per 453 gram packet

2.

Osterfeed

£1.53½ per 450 gram packet

3.

Cow & Gate Premium

£1.55 per 450 gram packet

4.

SMA White Cap Powder

£1.64 per 450 gram can

5.

SMA Gold Cap Powder

£1.68 per 450 gram can

6.

Liga The 3-way Food

40p per 175 gram packet

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

and Tourism, this 13th day of January, 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 price for certain babyfoods as shown in the Order.