S.I. No. 297/1976 - Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) (No. 5) Order, 1976.

S.I. No. 297 of 1976.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BOTTLED GAS) (NO. 5) ORDER, 1976.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce, 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), and the Prices Stablisation Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1973 ), hereby orders as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) (No. 5) Order, 1976.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 20th day of December, 1976.

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

4. The Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) (No. 4) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 206 of 1976 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference Number (1)	Commodity (2)	Maximum Price (3)
1	Butane 1 kilogram	£0.47 per cylinder
2	Propane 3.8 kilograms	£1.50 per cylinder
3	Butane 4.5 kilograms	£1.54 per cylinder
4	Butane 5 kilograms	£1.64 per cylinder
5	Propane 11 kilograms	£2.46 per cylinder
6	Butane 11.343 kilograms	£2.46 per cylinder
7	Propane 12.5 kilograms	£2.88 per cylinder
8	Butane 14.5 kilograms	£3.13 per cylinder
9	Propane 34 kilograms	£7.22 per cylinder
10	Propane 24 lbs.	£2.435 per cylinder
11	Butane 26 lbs.	£2.435 per cylinder

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and

Commerce, this 16th day of December, 1976.

CORMAC O'CONNOR.

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail prices for bottled gas as shown in the Order.