S.I. No. 31/1980 - Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1980.

S.I. No. 31 of 1980.

MAXIMUM PRICES (INTOXICATING LIQUOR) ORDER, 1980.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 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 Industry, Commerce and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 10 of 1980 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1980.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 4th day of February, 1980.

3. In this Order—

"glass" means half-gill;

"half-glass" means quarter-gill;

"premises" does not include any premises registered for the time being under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1975;

"specified area" means the County of Dublin (excluding any part of the Urban District of Bray and the Townland of Backweston Park in the County of Dublin), the County Borough of Dublin and the Borough of Dún Laoghaire.

4. (1) The maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be—

( a ) the lowest price charged in respect of that liquor for that quantity measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, when sold for consumption on the premises, or

( b ) the maximum price chargeable in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1977 ), when sold for consumption on the premises,

whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(2) The maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold other than in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be—

( a ) the lowest price charged in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, when sold for consumption on the premises or,

whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(3) Where in proceedings for a contravention of this Article it is shown to the satisfaction of a court that intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Schedules to this Order at any reference number was sold at a particular price between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, in a quantity measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price aforesaid shall be presumed, until the contrary is shown, to be—

( a ) the lowest price at which that kind of liquor was sold in that quantity, measure or unit in that part of those premises for consumption on the premises between those dates, and

( b ) to be lower than the maximum price chargeable in respect of that kind of liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, when sold for consumption on the premises.

(4) Where, in relation to intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure or unit referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).

(5) Where, in relation to intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure or unit referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Reference Number	Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof	Amount of Increase
(1)	(2)	(3)
—
1.	Pint of draught stout	12p
—
2.	Pint of draught ale	12p
—
3.	Pint of draught lager	12p
—
4.	Half-pint of draught stout	6p
—
5.	Half-pint of draught ale	6p
—
6.	Half-pint of draught lager	6p
—
7.	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint	12p
—
8.	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint	12p
—
9.	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint	12p
—
10.	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint	6p
—
11.	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint	6p
—
12.	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint	6p
—
13.	Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	24p
—
14.	Glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	24p
—
15.	Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	12p
—
16.	Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	12p
—
17.	Glass of gin	24p
—
18.	Half-glass of gin	12p
—
19.	Glass of vodka	24p
—
20.	Half-glass of vodka	12p

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Reference Number	Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof	Amount of Increase
(1)	(2)	(3)
—
1.	Pint of draught stout	11p
—
2.	Pint of draught ale	11p
—
3.	Pint of draught lager	11p
—
4.	Half-pint of draught stout	6p
—
5.	Half-pint of draught ale	6p
—
6.	Half-pint of draught lager	6p
—
7.	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint	11p
—
8.	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint	11p
—
9.	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint	11p
—
10.	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint	6p
—
11.	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint	6p
—
12.	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint	6p
—
13.	Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	20p
—
14.	Glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	20p
—
15.	Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	10p
—
16.	Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	10p
—
17.	Glass of gin	20p
—
18.	Half-glass of gin	10p
—
19.	Glass of vodka	20p
—
20.	Half-glass of vodka	10p

5. The Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) (No. 3) Order, 1979 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1979 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, this 1st day of February, 1980.

OWEN O'HARA.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce

and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides that the price charged for intoxicating liquor as specified in the Order, in a particular part of any licensed premises, shall be the lowest price charged for that liquor during the period 19th to 24th June 1978 in that part of the premises, or the maximum price chargeable under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in the Order.

The amounts of increase specified in the Schedules to the Order include price increases with effect from 27th July 1978, 13th February 1979, 23rd July 1979, and 17th September 1979 under previous Orders. The Order also provides for price increases from 4th February, 1980, as follows:

2p per pint of stout, ale and lager (bottled and draught)

1p per half-pint of stout, ale and lager (bottled and draught)

3p per half-glass of whiskey, gin and vodka.

The Order does not apply to liquors sold for consumption off the premises or liquors sold in premises registered under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1975. The Order revokes the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) (No. 3) Order, 1979.