S.I. No. 254/1982 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 4) Order, 1982.


S.I. No. 254 of 1982.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) (NO. 4) ORDER, 1982.

The Minister for 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 Industry, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 290 of 1981 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 4) Order, 1982.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of August 1982.

3. (1) The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule 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 by retail in a packet purporting to contain a specified weight of the commodity, the packet shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to contain that weight of the commodity.

4. The Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 3) Order, 1982 ( S.I. No. 221 of 1982 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Margarine

1

Crown, Stork

23p per ½lb.

2

Crest

25p per 250 grams.

3

Sunrose

22½p per ½lb.

4

Summer County

27p per ½lb.

5

Blue Band

32½p per ½lb.

6

Crest Golden

34p per 250 grams.

7

Luxury Kraft

32p per ½lb.

8

Soft Crown

30½p per ½lb.

9

Flora

38p per ½lb.

Cooking Fat

10

Cookeen

28½p per ½lb.

11

Crest

45½p per 375 grams.

12

Frytex, Hi-Fry

27½p per ½lb.

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

and Tourism, this 30th day of July, 1982.

S. MACLUGHADHA,

A person authorised by the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail prices which may be charged for margarines and cooking fats as shown in the Order.