S.I. No. 241/1976 - Maximum Prices (Butter) (No. 3) Order, 1976.

S.I. No. 241 of 1976.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BUTTER) (NO. 3) ORDER, 1976.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 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), and the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1973 .), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Butter) (No. 3) Order, 1976.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 18th day of October, 1976.

3. The maximum prices at which butter ( other than butter in ½lb. 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 foil wrapped packs, prices calculated at the rate of 54p per lb.,

( b ) in the case of butter in 1lb. parchment wrapped packs, 53½p per 1 lb.

( c ) in the case of butter in ½lb. parchment wrapped packs—

(i) if one pack only is comprised in the transaction, 27p per ½lb.,

(ii) if more than one pack is comprised in the transaction, 27p per ½lb. in the case of one of the packs and 26½ per ½lb. in the case of each of the other packs,

( d ) in any other cases, prices calculated at the rate of 53½ per 1b.

4. The Maximum Prices (Butter) (No. 2) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 213 of 1976 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry

and Commerce, this 15th day of October, 1976.

CORMAC O'CONNOR,

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry and Commerce 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. 2) Order, 1976.