S.I. No. 286/1981 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 3) Order, 1981.

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 3) Order, 1981.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 17th day of August, 1981.

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. 2) Order, 1981 (

S.I. No. 140 of 1981

), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Margarine

1

Crown, Stork

21 ½p per ½ lb.

2

Crest

23 ½p per 250 grams.

3

Sunrose

21p per ½ lb.

4

Summer County

26p per ½ lb.

5

Blue Band

28p per ½ lb.

6

Crest Golden

29 ½p per 250 grams.

7

Luxury Kraft

27 ½p per ½ lb.

8

Soft Crown

26p per ½ lb.

9

Flora

32 ½p per ½ lb.

Cooking Fat

10

Cookeen

25 ½p per ½ lb.

11

Crest

40 ½p per 375 grams.

12

Frytex, Hi-Fry

24 ½p per ½ lb.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, this 14th day of August, 1981.

S. MacLUGHADHA.

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

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

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