S.I. No. 4/1982:

MAXIMUM PRICES (BREAD) ORDER, 1982.

MAXIMUM PRICES (BREAD) ORDER, 1982.

The Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 17 , 18 and 20 of the Prices Act, 1958 (No. 4 of 1958) and the Industry, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 290 of 1981 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Bread) Order, 1982.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 17th day of January, 1982.

3. In this Order--

"batch bread" means bread which is not baked in containers and which is sold or offered for sale in loaves of which the outside is not all crust;

"pan bread" means bread baked in containers.

4. (1) The maximum price at which batch bread and pan bread may be sold by retail shall be--

( a ) in the case of batch bread which is not packed in the manner specified in paragraph (b) of this Article--

(i) 22½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 0.88 lb. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 400 grams),

(ii) 40p per loaf when sold in loaves of 1.76 lbs. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 800 grams), or loaves of batch bread joined together the total weight of which is 1.76 lbs.

(iii) 59p per loaf when sold in loaves of 2.75 lbs. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 1250 grams),

(iv) 77p per loaf when sold in loaves of 3.52 lbs. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 1600 grams), or loaves of batch bread joined together the total weight of which is 3.52 lbs.

( b ) in the case of batch bread which is packed (whether sliced or not sliced) by the baker thereof, in a covering or wrapping made of waxed paper or plastics--

(i) 24p per loaf when sold in loaves of 0.88 lb.,

(ii) 41½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 1.76 lbs.,

(iii) 61p per loaf when sold in loaves of 2.75 lbs.,

(iv) 79½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 3.52 lbs.;

( c ) in the case of pan bread which is not packed in the manner specified in paragraph (b) of this Article--

(i) 22p per loaf when sold in loaves of 0.88 lb. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 400 grams),

(ii) 39p per loaf when sold in loaves of 1.76 lbs. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 800 grams) or loaves of pan bread joined together the total wright of which is 1.76 lbs.,

(iii) 57½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 2.75 lbs. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 1250 grams),

(iv) 75p per loaf when sold in loaves of 3.52 lbs. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 1600 grams) or loaves of pan bread joined together the total weight of which is 3.52 lbs.;

and

( d ) in the case of pan bread which is packed (whether sliced or not sliced) by the baker thereof in the manner specified in paragraph (b) of this Article--

(i) 23½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 0.88 lb.,

(ii) 33½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 1.32 lbs. (to which weight the equivalent in the metric system is 600 grams),

(iii) 40½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 1.76 lbs. (800 grams),

(iv) 59½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 2.75 lbs.,

(v) 77½p per loaf when sold in loaves of 3.52 lbs. (0000 grams).

(2) For the purposes of this Article, a loaf shall be deemed to be of a particular weight specified in this Article if its appearance is such that it is reasonable to infer from it that the loaf was of approximately that weight at the time it was baked.

5. (1) Batch bread and pan bread shall, when sold by retail, be sold only in loaves of 0.88 lb. or 1.76 lbs. or 2.75 lbs. or 3.52 lbs. and in addition to the above wrapped pan bread may also be sold in loaves of 1.32lbs.

(2) A person shall not sell by wholesale batch bread or pan bread of such a wright that when it is sold by retail it is not of a weight specified in paragraph (1) of this Article.

(3) In any proceedings in respect of a contravention of this Article it shall, subject to paragraph (4) of this Article, be a defence for the person charged to prove--

( a ) that the offence was due to the act or default of another person, and

( b ) that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of such an offence by himself or any other person under his control.

(4) If in any case the defence provided by paragraph (3) of this Article involves the allegation that the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of another person, the person charged shall not, without leave of the court, be entitled to rely on that defence unless, not less than 7 days before the hearing, he has served on the prosecutor a notice in writing giving such information identifying or assisting in the identification of that other person as was then in his possession.

6. This Order does not apply in relation to--

( a ) any loaf of bread (other than batch bread or pan bread) of 0.66 lb. (to which the equivalent in the metric system is 300 grams) or less, or

( b ) pan bread of any of the following brands:

(i) Hovis,

(ii) Procea,

(iii) Bermaline,

(iv) Hi-Vi,

(v) Maltana,

(iv) Dr. Vogel's Swiss Health Bread,

(vii) Thoma,

(viii) Abermalt,

(ix) Slimcea,

(x) Veda,

(xi) Tritamyl,

(xii) Nimble.

7. The Maximum Prices (Bread) (No. 3) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 284 of 1981 ) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism

this 13th day of January, 1982.

S. MAC LUGHADHA.

A person authorised by the Minister for Trade, Commerce and

Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum prices and the weights at which batch bread and pan bread, as defined in the Order, may be sold by retail. The Order also provides that it shall be an offence to sell by wholesale batch bread or pan bread which when sold by retail is not of the weights prescribed in the Order.