S.I. No. 18/1978:

MAXIMUM PRICES (BUTTER) ORDER, 1978.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BUTTER) ORDER, 1978.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, 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 and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 306 of 1977 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Butter) Order, 1978.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 27th day of January, 1978.

3. The maximum prices at which butter (other than butter in ½ lb. foil wrapped packs containing no salt and marked as such by the manufacturer), whether foil wrapped or parchment wrapped, may be sold by retail shall be--

( a ) in the case of butter in parchment wrapped packs, prices calculated at the rate of 55p per lb.,

( b ) in the case of butter in 1 lb. foil wrapped packs, 55½p per lb.,

( c ) in the case of butter in ½ lb. foil wrapped packs--

(i) if one pack only is comprised in the transaction, 28p per ½ lb.,

(ii) if more than one pack is comprised in the transaction, 28p per ½ lb. in the case of one of the packs and 27½p per ½ lb. in the case of each of the other packs,

( d ) in any other cases, prices calculated at the rate of 55p per lb.

4. The Maximum Prices (Butter) (No. 3) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 241 of 1976 ), is hereby revoked.

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

and Energy, this 25th day of January, 1978.

CORMAC O'CONNOR.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce

and Energy to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail prices which may be charged for butter and revokes the Maximum Prices (Butter) (No. 3) Order, 1976.