S.I. No. 37/1984 - Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1984.

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Margarine and Cooking Fats) Order, 1984.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 13th day of February, 1984.

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 ot 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, 1983 (

S.I. No. 333 of 1983

), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

Commodity

Maximum Price

(1)

(2)

(3)

Margarine

1

Crown, Stork

28p per ½ lb.

2

Crest

30½p per 250 grms.

3

Sunrose

27½p per ½ lb.

4

Blue Band

38½p per ½ lb.

5

Crest Golden

40½p per 250 grms.

6

Luxury Kraft

39p per ½ lb.

7

Soft Crown

36½p per ½ lb.

8

Flora

47p per ½ lb.

Cooking Fat

9

Cookeen

33½ per ½ lb.

10

Crest

54p per 375 grms.

11

Frytex, Hi-Fry

32½ per ½ lb.

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

Commerce and Tourism, this 10th day of February, 1984.

S. MAC LUGHADHA,

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, 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. 37 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MARGARINE AND COOKING FATS) ORDER, 1984.

The Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, in esercise 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 Trade, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1983 (

S.I. No. 384 of 1983

), hereby orders as follows