S.I. No. 65/1974:

MAXIMUM PRICES (PRE-PACKAGED COAL) ORDER, 1974.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PRE-PACKAGED COAL) ORDER, 1974.

I, JUSTIN KEATING, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise of the powers conferred on me 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)), and the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1973 ), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Pre-packaged Coal) Order, 1974.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 20th day of March, 1974.

2. The maximum prices at which coal packed in a closed contatiner or package may be sold by retail shall be--

( a ) in the case of a container or package containing 28 pounds of coal, £0.52,

( b ) in the case of a container or package containing 56 pounds of coal, £1.00, and

( c ) in the case of a container or package containing more than 56 pounds of coal, a sum calculated at the rate of £1.90 per hundredweight.

3. The Prices (Stabilisation of Profit Margins of Retailers) Order, 1973 ( S.I. No. 168 of 1973 ), shall have effect as if "Coal (other than coal packed in a closed contatiner or package)" were substituted for "Coal" in the Schedule.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 15th day of March, 1974.

JUSTIN KEATING,

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail prices for Pre-packaged coal.