S.I. No. 126/1980 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1980.

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1980.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 5th day of May, 1980.

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. 4) Order, 1979 (

S.I. No. 336 of 1979

), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference Number

(1)

Commodity

(2)

Maximum Price

(3)

Margarine

1

Crest, Crown, Stork

18½p per ½ 1b.

2

Crest

20½p per 250 grams

3

Sunrose

18p per ½ 1b.

4

Colleen

23p per ½ 1b.

5

Summer County

24p per ½ 1b.

6

Blue Band

25p per ½ 1b.

7

Crest Golden

24p per ½ 1b.

8

Crest Golden

26½p per 250 grams

9

Luxury Kraft

24½p per ½ 1b.

10

Soft Crown

23p per ½ 1b.

11

Flora

29½p per ½ 1b.

Cooking Fat

12

Cookeen

21p per ½ 1b.

13

Crest

34p per 375 grams

14

Frytex, Hi-Fry

20p per ½ 1b.

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

and Tourism, this 3rd day of May, 1980

S. MacLUGHADHA.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, 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.

S.I. No. 126 of 1980.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) ORDER, 1980.

The Minister for Industry, 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 Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 (

S.I. No. 10 of 1980

), hereby orders as follows