S.I. No. 224/1975:

MAXIMUM PRICES (BUTTER) (NO. 3) ORDER, 1975.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BUTTER) (NO. 3) ORDER, 1975.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce, 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), 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, 1975.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 2nd day of October, 1975.

3. The maximum prices at which butter (other than butter in ½ lb. 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 1 lb. foil wrapped packs, 41½p per 1 lb.,

( b ) in the case of butter in ½ lb. foil wrapped packs--

(i) if one pack only is comprised in the transaction 21p per ½ 1b.,

(ii) if more than one pack is comprised in the transaction, 21p per ½ 1b. in the case of one of the packs and 20½p per ½ 1b. in the case of each of the other packs,

( c ) in the case of butter in parchment wrapped packs, prices calculated at the rate of 41p per 1b.

( d ) in any other cases, prices calculated at the rate of 41½p per 1b.

4. The Maximum Prices (Butter) (No. 2) Order, 1975 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1975 ), is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, this 29th day of September, 1975.

JOHN DONOVAN.

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, 1975.