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S.I. No. 235/1985 - Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1985
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1985.
2. This Order shall come into operation on the 15th day of July, 1985.
3. In this Order—
"glass" means half-gill;
"half-glass" means quarter-gill;
"premises" does not include any premises registered for the time being under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1983;
"specified area" means the county of Dublin (excluding the townland of Backweston Park in the county of Dublin), the county borough of Dublin, the borough of Dun Laoghaire and the urban district of Bray.
4. (1) The maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be—
(
a
) the lowest price charged in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises between the 19th day of June, 1978 and the 24th day of June, 1978, when sold for consumption on the premises, or
(
b
) the maximum price chargeable in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, (
S.I. No. 294 of 1977
), when sold for consumption on the premises,
whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) The maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold other than in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be—
(
a
) the lowest price charged in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises between the 19th day of June, 1978 and the 24th day of June, 1978, when sold for consumption on the premises, or
(
b
) the maximum price chargeable in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, when sold for consumption on the premises,
whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(3) Where in proceedings for a contravention of this Article it is shown to the satisfaction of a court that intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule or the Second Schedule to this Order at any reference number was sold at a particular price between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, in a quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price aforesaid shall be presumed, until the contrary is shown, to be—
(
a
) the lowest price at which that kind of liquor was sold in that quantity, measure or unit in that part of those premises for consumption on the premises between those dates, and
(
b
) to be lower than the maximum price chargeable in respect of that kind of liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977 when sold for consumption on the premises.
(4) Where, in relation to intoxicating kiquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure of unit referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).
(5) Where, in relation to intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure or unit referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).
5. The Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) (No. 3) Order, 1984 (
S.I. No. 258 of 1984
), is hereby revoked.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Reference Number
Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof
Amount of Increase
(1)
(2)
(3)
1
Pint of draught stout ... ... ... ...
80p
2
Pint of draught ale ... ... ... ...
80p
3
Pint of draught lager ... ... ... ...
81p
4
Half-pint of draught stout ... ... ...
39p
5
Half-pint of draught ale ... ... ...
39p
6
Half-pint of draught lager... ... ...
40p
7
Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint ... ...
91p
8
Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint ... ...
91p
9
Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint ... ...
92p
10
Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint
45p
11
Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint ...
45p
12
Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint
45p
13
Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky) ... ...
128p
14
Glass of whiskey (or whisky)other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)
128p
15
Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky) ... ...
64p
16
Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky)other than Irish whiskey (or whisky) ... ...
64p
17
Glass of gin .
126p
18
Half-glass of gin ... ... ... ... ...
63p
19
Glass of vodka ... ... ... ...
120p
20
Half-glass of vodka ... ... ... ...
60p
SECOND SCHEDULE
Reference Number
(1)
Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof
(2)
Amount of Increase
(3)
1
Pint of draught stout ... ... ... ...
78p
2
Pint of draught ale ... ... ... ...
78p
3
Pint of draught lager
79p
4
Half-pint of draught stou ... ... ...t
39p
5
Half-pint of draught ale ... ... ...
39p
6
Half-pint of draught lager ... ... ...
40p
7
Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint ... ...
89p
8
Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint ... ...
89p
9
Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint ... ...
90p
10
Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint
45p
11
Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint ...
45p
12
Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint
45p
13
Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky) ... ...
122p
14
Glass of whiskey (or whisky)other than Irish whiskey (or whisky) ... ...
122p
15
Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky) ...
61p
16
Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky)other than Irish whiskey (or whisky) ... ...
61p
17
Glass of gin ... ... ... ... ...
120p
18
Half-glass of gin ... ... ... ... ...
60p
19
Glass of vodka ... ... ... ...
114p
20
Half-glass of vodka ... ... ... ...
57p
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Trade,
Commerce and Tourism, this 12th day of July, 1985.
S. DORGAN.
A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerceand Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Order fixes the maximum retail price for intoxicating liquor sold for on-premises consumption in licensed premises. The Order does not apply to liquors sold for consumption off the premises or liquors sold in premises registered under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1983.
S.I. No. 235 of 1985.
MAXIMUM PRICES (INTOXICATING LIQUOR) ORDER, 1985
The Minister for Industry, 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 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