S.I. No. 142/1984 - Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) Order, 1984.

S.I. No. 142 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BOTTLED GAS) ORDER, 1984.

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:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) Order, 1984.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 5th day of June, 1984.

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, in the manner specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number, is hereby fixed at the price mentioned in that column at that reference number.

4. The Maximum Prices (Bottled Gas) (No. 4) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1983 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference Number	Commodity	Maximum Price
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Butane	£4.06 per cylinder of 5 kilograms
2	Propane	£7.72 per cylinder of 10.88 kilograms or 11 kilograms
3	Butane	£7.84 per cylinder of 11.343 kilograms
4	Propane	£23.09 per cylinder of 34 kilograms

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

Commerce and Tourism, this 1st day of June, 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 for bottled gas as shown in the Order.