S.I. No. 38/1978 - Maximum Prices (Bread) Order, 1978

S.I. No. 38 of 1978.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BREAD) ORDER, 1978

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17 , 18 and 20 of the Prices Act, 1958 (No. 4 of 1958) 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 (Bread) Order, 1978.

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

3. In this Order—

"batch bread" means bread which is not baked in containers and which is sold or offered for sale in loaves of which the outside is not all crust;

"pan bread" means bread baked in containers.

4. (1) The maximum price at which batch bread and pan bread may be sold by retail shall be—

( a ) in the case of batch bread and pan bread which is not packed in the manner specified in paragraph (b) of this Article—

(i) 14p per loaf when sold in loaves of 14 ozs., 1 dram, 20 grains (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 400 grammes),

(ii) 24p per loaf when sold in loaves of 1 lb., 12 ozs., 3 drams, 14 grains (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 800 grammes) or loaves of pan bread joined together the total weight of which is 1 lb., 12 ozs., 3 drams, 14 grains,

(iii) 35p per loaf when sold in loaves of 2 lbs., 12 ozs., 1 dram, 13 grains (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 1250 grammes),

(iv) 45p per loaf when sold in loaves of 3 lbs., 8 ozs., 7 drams (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 1600 grammes) or loaves of pan bread joined together the total weight of which is 3 lbs., 8 ozs., 7 drams,

and

( b ) in the case of batch bread and pan bread which is packed (whether sliced or not sliced) by the baker thereof, in a covering or wrapping made of waxed paper or plastics—

(i) 15½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 14 ozs., 1 dram, 20 grains,

(ii) 25½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 1 lb., 12 ozs., 3 drams, 14 grains or loaves of pan bread joined together the total weight of which is 1 lb., 12 ozs., 3 drams, 14 grains,

(iii) 37p per loaf when sold in loaves of 2 lbs., 12 ozs., 1 dram, 13 grains,

(iv) 47½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 3 lbs., 8 ozs., 7 drams or loaves of pan bread joined together the total weight of which is 3 lbs., 8 ozs., 7 drams.

(2) For the purposes of this Article a loaf shall be deemed to be of a particular weight specified in this Article if its appearance is such that it is reasonable to infer from it that the loaf was of approximately that weight at the time it was baked.

5. (1) Batch bread and pan bread shall, when sold by retail, be sold only in loaves of 14 ozs., 1 dram, 20 grains or 1 lb., 12 ozs., 3 drams, 14 grains or 2 lbs., 12 ozs., 1 dram, 13 grains or 3 lbs., 8 ozs., 7 drams.

(2) This Order does not apply in relation to—

( a ) any loaf of bread (other than batch bread or pan bread) of 10 ounces, 9 drams, 9 grains (to which the equivalent in the metric system is 300 grammes) or less, or

( b ) pan bread of any of the following breads:

(i) Hovis,

(ii) Procea,

(iii) Bermaline,

(iv) Hi-Vi,

(v) Maltana,

(vi) Dr. Vogel's Swiss Health Bread,

(vii) Thoma,

(viii) Abermalt,

(ix) Slimcea,

(x) Veda,

(xi) Tritamyl,

(xii) Nimble.

6. The Maximum Prices (Bread) (No. 2) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 254 of 1977 ), is hereby revoked.

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

and Energy this 21st day of February, 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 prices and the weights at which bread, as defined in the Order, may be sold by retail.