S.I. No. 60/1977 - Maximum Prices (Cigarettes) Order, 1977.

S.I. No. 60 of 1977.

MAXIMUM PRICES (CIGARETTES) ORDER, 1977.

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 1966)) 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 orders as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Cigarettes) Order, 1977.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 4th day of March, 1977.

3. The maximum prices at which cigarettes of a brand mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at a reference number may be sold is hereby fixed at the prices mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

4. Cigarettes of any brand mentioned in the Schedule to this Order shall not be sold otherwise than in packets of ten or multiples of ten.

5. The Maximum Prices (Cigarettes) (No. 3) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 189 of 1976 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number (1)	Brand of Cigarettes (2)		Maximum Prices (3)
1	"Broadleaf"	{	39p per packet of twenty 19½p per packet of ten
2	"Springfields"	{	40p per packet of twenty 20p per packet of ten
3	"Carrolls Number 1"	{	42p per packet of twenty 21p per packet of ten
4	"Major Extra Size"	{	45p per packet of twenty 22½p per packet of ten
5	"Sweet Afton"	{	49p per packet of twenty 24½p per packet of ten
6	"Rothmans King Size"	{	48p per packet of twenty 24p per packet of ten
7	"Consulate Menthol"	{	45p per packet of twenty 22½p per packet of ten
8	"Peter Stuyvesant"		48p per packet of twenty
9	"Craven Filter King Size"		48p per packet of twenty
10	"Dunhill International"		50p per packet of twenty
11	"Gold Bond"	{	35p per packet of twenty 17½p per packet of ten
12	"Park Drive" (tipped)		32p per packet of twenty
13	"Cadets"		32p per packet of twenty
14	"Albany"	{	39p per packet of twenty 19½p per packet of ten
15	"Silk Cut"	{	42p per packet of twenty 21p per packet of ten
16	"B & H Special Filter"	{	48p per packet of twenty 24p per packet of ten
17	"Park Drive" (plain)		39p per packet of twenty
18	"Senior Service"		48p per packet of twenty
19	"Player's No. 6"	{	39p per packet of twenty 19½p per packet of ten
20	"Embassy"	{	42p per packet of twenty 21p per packet of ten
21	"Embassy Extra Mild"	{	39p per packet of twenty 19½p per packet of ten
22	"Gold Leaf"	{	42p per packet of twenty 21p per packet of ten
23	"John Player Special"		48p per packet of twenty
24	"Cigarella King Size"		45p per packet of twenty
25	"Woodbine"	{	40p per packet of twenty 20p per packet of ten
26	"Gold Flake"	{	49p per packet of twenty 24½p per packet of ten
27	"Player's Medium Navy Cut"	{	49p per packet of twenty 24½p per packet of ten
28	"Player's Mild Navy Cut"	{	49p per packet of twenty 24½p per packet of ten
29	"Churchman's No. 1"		50p per packet of twenty
30	"Silk Cut King Size"	{	46p per packet of twenty
31	"Rothmans Pall Mall"	{	37p per packet of twenty 18½p per packet of ten
32	"Grand Parade"	{	35p per packet of twenty 17½p per packet of ten
33	"Richmond"	{	33p per packet of twenty 16½p per packet of ten
34	"Carrolls Select Virginia"		50p per packet of twenty
35	"Afton Mild"	{	39p per packet of twenty 19½p per packet of ten
36	"John Player Classic"	{	41p per packet of twenty 20½p per packet of ten
37	"John Player Kings"		44p per packet of twenty
38	"John Player King Size"		42p per packet of twenty
39	"John Player King Size Extra Mild"		42p per packet of twenty
40	"More"		51p per packet of twenty
41	"Gauloises Filter"		44p per packet of twenty
42	"Gauloises Plain"		50p per packet of twenty
43	"Gauloises Disque Blue"		44p per packet of twenty
44	"Gitanes Filter"		46p per packet of twenty
45	"Gitanes Plain"		51p per packet of twenty

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, this 1st day of March, 1977.

J. T. GODFREY.

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 prices at which the brands of cigarettes set out in the Schedule to the Order may be sold by retail. It also prohibits the sale of cigarettes otherwise than in packets of ten or multiples of ten.