S.I. No. 85/1979 - Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 85 of 1979.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BOTTLED GAS) ORDER, 1979.

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 (Bottled Gas) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 28th day of March, 1979.

3. The maximum price at which a commodity mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold by retail is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

4. The Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) (No. 2) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 335 of 1978 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number	Commodity	Maximum Price
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Butane 5 kilograms	£1.80 per cylinder
2	Propane 11 kilograms	£2.80 per cylinder
3	Butane 11.343 kilograms	£2.83 per cylinder
4	Propane 34 kilograms	£8.35 per cylinder
5	Propane 24 lbs.	£2.79 per cylinder
6	Butane 26 lbs.	£2.79 per cylinder

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, this 23rd day of March, 1979.

J. T. GODFREY.

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 for bottled gas as shown in the Order.