S.I. No. 169/1973 - Maximum Prices (Household Goods) Order, 1973.

S.I. No. 169 of 1973.

MAXIMUM PRICES (HOUSEHOLD GOODS) ORDER, 1973.

I, JUSTIN KEATING, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me 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), and the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1973 ), hereby order as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Household Goods) Order, 1973.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 29th day of June, 1973.

3. (i) The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of Part I of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold in the manner specified in column (3) of the said Schedule at that reference number is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in the said column (3) at that reference number.

(ii) The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of Part II of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in column (3) of the said Schedule at that reference number.

(iii) When a commodity is sold in a manner other than that specified in column (3) of the Schedule to this Order it shall be sold at a rate corresponding to that specified in the said column (3).

SCHEDULE

Reference Number	Commodity	Maximum Price
(1)	(2)	(3)
	Part I
	Miscellaneous
1	Sugar	5½p per lb.
2	Butter—Foil wrapped	30p per lb.
3	Butter—Parchment wrapped	29p per lb.
4	Flour, plain white	12p per kilo
5	Wheatenmeal	11½p per kilo
6	Flakemeal	13p per kilo
7	Cornflakes	8½p per 8 oz. packet
8	Cornflakes	11p per 12 oz. packet
9	Cornflakes	13½p per 16 oz. packet
10	Kerosene	15p per gallon
11	Turf briquettes	18p per bale

Reference Number	Commodity	Maximum Price
(1)	(2)	(3)
	Part II
	Bottled Gas
12	Butane 2¼ lbs.	21p per cylinder
13	Butane 10 lbs.	63p per cylinder
14	Butane 11 lbs.	59p per cylinder
15	Butane 25 lbs.	£1·16 per cylinder
16	Butane 26 lbs.	£1·14 per cylinder
17	Butane 32 lbs.	£1·47 per cylinder
18	Propane 75 lbs.	£2·95 per cylinder
	Baby Foods
19	Ostermilk Nos. 1 & 2	35p per 1 lb.
20	Cow & Gate	32p per 1 lb.
21	SMA powder	46p per 450 grams.
22	Liga Red	9p per 156 grams.

Reference Number	Commodity	Maximum Price
(1)	(2)	(3)
	Margarine
23	Spreadable	10½p per ½ lb.
24	Other domestic	7½p per ½ lb.
25	Cooking fat	7p per ½ lb.
	Tinned Peas
26	5 oz.	4p per 5 oz. can
27	10 oz.	6½p per 10 oz. can
28	15½ oz.	8p per 15½ oz. can
29	19½ oz.	10p per 19½ oz. can
30	29½ oz.	14½p per 29½ oz. can
	Tinned Beans
31	5 oz.	4½p per 5 oz. can
32	7½ oz.	6p per 7½ oz. can
33	10 oz.	7p per 10 oz. can
34	15½ oz.	9p per 15½ oz. can
35	19½ oz.	12½p per 19½ oz. can
36	29½ oz.	18p per 29½ oz. can
	Frozen Garden Peas
37	4 oz.	7½p per 4 oz. packet
38	8 oz.	12p per 8 oz. packet
39	16 oz.	19p per 16 oz. packet
	Frozen Sliced Green Beans
40	4 oz.	10½p per 4 oz. packet
41	8 oz.	16½p per 8 oz. packet
42	12 oz.	23p per 12 oz. packet
	Frozen Brussels Sprouts
43	4 oz.	11p per 4 oz. packet
44	8 oz.	18p per 8 oz. packet
45	12 oz.	23p per 12 oz. packet

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of June, 1973.

JUSTIN KEATING,

Minister for Industry and

Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail price for the goods listed in the Schedule to the Order.