S.I. No. 333/1983 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 4) Order, 1983.

S.I. No. 333 of 1983.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) (No. 4) ORDER, 1983.

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, 1983.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 7th day of November 1983.

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, 1983 ( S.I. No. 249 of 1983 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number (1)	Commodity (2)	Maximum Price (3)
	Margarine
1	Crown, Stork	27½p per ½lb.
2	Crest	30p per 250 grams.
3	Sunrose	27p per ½lb.
4	Blue Band	36p per ½lb.
5	Crest Golden	38p per 250 grams.
6	Luxury Kraft	36½p per ½b.
7	Soft Crown	34p per ½lb.
8	Flora	44½p per ½lb.
	Cooking Fat
9	Cookeen	32p per ½lb.
10	Crest	51½p per 375 grams.
11	Frytex, Hi-Fry	31p per ½lb.

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

Tourism, this 4th day of November, 1983.

S. MAC LUGHADHA,

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.