S.I. No. 35/1981:

MAXIMUM PRICES (MILK) ORDER, 1981.

MAXIMUM PRICES (MILK) ORDER, 1981.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, 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), 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 (Milk) Order, 1981, and shall come into operation on the 2nd day of February, 1981.

2. In this order "bottle" includes any carton, container or other closed receptacle in which milk is sold; "bottled milk" means liquid milk in any closed receptacle containing not less than a half-pint in imperial measure or not less than 284 millilitres in metric measure but not more than a quart in imperial measure or not more than 1.136 litres in metric measure, but does not include separated milk, skim milk, butter milk, condensed milk or cream; " the Dublin District" means the area of the county borough of Dublin, the administrative county of Dublin and the urban district of Bray; "the Cork District" has the meaning specified in the Cork District Milk Board Order, 1937 (S.I. No. 91).

3. Whenever a bottle is sold by retail purporting to contain a specific amount of milk, the bottle shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to contain that amount of bottled milk.

4. The maximum prices at which bottled milk ( other than milk described when bottled as highest grade milk) may be sold by retail in the Dublin District shall be--

( a ) in case the milk is bottled in quantities expressed by measure in imperial measure

(i) 8p per half pint bottle,

(ii) 15½p per pint bottle,

(iii) in any other case, prices calculated at the rate of 15½p per pint,

( b ) in case the milk is bottled in quantities expressed by measure in metric measure, prices calculated at the rate of 14p per 500 millilitres,

and no extra charge shall be made in respect of the container in which the milk is sold; but whenever milk which is bottled in a glass bottle is sold, a refundable deposit not exceeding 4p may be charged if the purchaser of the milk does not surrender a glass bottle to the seller at or immediately after the time of the sale.

5. The maximum prices at which bottled milk (other than milk described when bottled as highest grade milk) may be sold by retail in the Cork District shall be--

( a ) in case the milk is bottled in quantities expressed by measure in imperial measure--

(i) 8p per half pint bottle,

(ii) 15½p per pint bottle,

(iii) in any other case, prices calculated at the rate of 15½p per pint,

( b ) in case the milk is bottled in quantities expressed by measure in metric measure, prices calculated at the rate of 14p per 500 millilitres,

and no extra charge shall be made in respect of the container in which the milk is sold; but whenever milk which is bottled in a glass bottle is sold, a refundable deposit not exceeding 4p may be charged if the purchaser of the milk does not surrender a glass bottle to the seller at or immediately after the time of sale.

6. The maximum prices at which bottled milk (other than milk described when bottled as highest grade milk) may be sold by retail in any place other than the Dublin District or the Cork District shall be--

( a ) in case the milk is bottled in quantities expressed by measure in imperial measure--

(i) 7½p per half pint bottle,

(ii) 15p per pint bottle,

(iii) in any other case, prices calculated at the rate of 15p per pint,

( b ) in case the milk is bottled in quantities expressed by measure in metric measure, prices calculated at the rate of 13½p per 500 millilitres,

and no extra charge shall be made in respect of the container in which the milk is sold; but whenever milk which is bottled in a glass bottle is sold, a refundable deposit not exceeding 4p may be charged if the purchaser of the milk does not surrender a glass bottle to the seller at or immediately after the time of sale.

7. The Maximum Prices (Milk) (No. 3) Order 1980 ( S.I. No. 325 of 1980 ) is hereby revoked.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, this 30th day of January, 1981.

S. MacLUGHADHA.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce and

Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum retail prices for bottled milk as defined in the Order. Separate prices are fixed for milk sold in the Dublin District as defined in the Order, in the Cork District as defined in the Cork District Milk Board Order 1937 (S.I. No. 91) and in the rest of the country.