S.I. No. 5/1979 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 5 of 1979.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) ORDER, 1979.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, 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 and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 306 of 1977 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 15th day of January, 1979.

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 so 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, 1978 ( S.I. No. 299 of 1978 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number	Commodity	Maximum Price
(1)	(2)	(3)
	Margarine
1	Crest, Crown, Stork	17p per ½ lb.
2	Sunrose	16½p per ½ lb.
3	Colleen	23p per ½ lb.
4	Summer County	23½p per ½ lb.
5	Blue Band	23p per ½ lb.
6	Crest Golden	22½p per ½ lb.
7	Kraft	22½p per ½ lb.
8	Soft Crown	21p per ½ lb.
9	Flora	28p per ½ lb.
	Cooking Fat
10	Cookeen	20½p per ½ lb.
11	Crest	32p per 375 grams
12	Frytex, Hi-Fry	19p per ½ lb.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, this 11th day of January, 1979.

J. T. GODFREY.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy 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.