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S.I. No. 275 of 1981.

MAXIMUM PRICES (SUGAR) ORDER, 1981.

S.I. No. 275 of 1981.

MAXIMUM PRICES (SUGAR) ORDER, 1981.

The Minister for Industry, 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 Industry, Commerce and Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 10 of 1980 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Sugar) Order, 1981.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 7th day of August, 1981.

3. The maximum prices at which granulated white sugar may be sold by retail shall be--

(a) in the case of a package purporting to contain 1 kilogram of such sugar, 53½p,

(b) in the case of a package purporting to contain an amount other than 1 kilogram of such sugar, a price calculated at the rate of 53½p per kilogram.

4. The Maximum Prices (Sugar) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 243 of 1980 ), is hereby revoked.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Order fixes the maximum retail price which may be charged for granulated white sugar.