Maximum Prices (Pre-Packaged Coal) Order, 1981.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Pre-Packaged Coal) Order, 1981.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 8th day of January, 1981.
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paragraphs: (1) The maximum prices at which coal packed in a closed container or package may be sold by retail in any place in the State other than the county borough of Cork or the administrative county of Cork, the county borough of Dublin or the administrative county of Dublin, and the county borough of Waterford or the administrative county of Waterford shall be—
( a ) in the case of a container, or package containing 28 pounds or 12½ kilograms of coal, £1.35,
( b ) in the case of a container or package containing 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, £2.67, and
( c ) in the case of a container or package containing more than 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, a sum calculated at the rate of £5.34 per hundredweight or per 50 kilograms, as the case may be.
(2) The maximum prices at which coal packed in a closed container or package may be sold by retail in the county borough or Cork or the administrative county of Cork shall be—
( a ) in the case of a container or package containing 28 pounds or 12½ kilograms of coal, £1.38,
( b ) in the case of a container or package containing 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, £2.68, and
( c ) in the case of a container or package containing more than 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, a sum calculated at the rate of £5.29 per hundredweight or per 50 kilograms, as the case may be.
(3) The maximum prices at which coal packed in a closed container or package may be sold by retail in the county borough of Dublin or the administrative county of Dublin shall be—
( a ) in the case of a container or package containing 28 pounds or 12½ kilograms of coal, £1.29,
( b ) in the case of a container or package containing 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, £2.53, and
( c ) in the case of a container or package containing more than 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, a sum calculated at the rate of £4.95 per hundredweight or per 50 kilograms, as the case may be.
(4) The maximum prices at which coal packed in a closed container or package may be sold by retail in the county borough of Waterford or the administrative county of Waterford shall be —
( a ) in the case of a container or package containing 28 pounds or 12½ kilograms of coal, £1.38,
( b ) in the case of a container or package containing 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, £2.71, and
( c ) in the case of a container or package containing more than 56 pounds or 25 kilograms of coal, a sum calculated at the rate of £5.41 per hundredweight or per 50 kilograms, as the case may be.
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paragraphs: The Maximum Prices (Pre-Packaged Coal) (No. 6) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 347 of 1980 ), is hereby revoked.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism, this 6th 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 pre-packaged coal.