S.I. No. 377/1982 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 5) Order, 1982.

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) (No. 5) Order, 1982.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 28th day of December, 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. 4) Order, 1982 (

S.I. No. 254 of 1982

), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Margarine

1

Crown, Stork

23½p per ½lb.

2

Crest

25½p per 250 grams

3

Sunrose

23p per ½lb.

4

Summer County

27p per ½lb.

5

Blue Band

6

Crest Golden

34½p per 250 grams

7

Luxury Kraft

32½p per ½lb.

8

Soft Crown

31p per ½lb.

9

Flora

38½p per ½lb.

Cooking Fat

10

Cookeen

29p per ½lb.

11

Crest

46½p per 375 grams

12

Frytex, H-Fry

28p per ½lb.

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

Tourism, this 22nd day of December, 1982.

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.

S.I. No. 377 of 1982.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) (NO. 5) 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