S.I. No. 26/1984 -- Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1984.

S.I. No. 26/1984 -- Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1984. 1984 26

S.I. No. 26/1984:

MAXIMUM PRICES (INTOXICATING LIQUOR) ORDER, 1984.

The Minister for Industry, Trade, 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 Trade, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 384 of 1983 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1984.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 30th day of January, 1984.

3. In this Order--

"glass" means half-gill;

"half-glass" means quarter-gill;

"premises" does not include any premises registered for the time being under the Tourist Traffic Act, 1939 to 1983;

"specified area" means the county of Dublin (excluding any part of the urban district of Bray and the townland of Back-weston Park in the County of Dublin), the county borough of Dublin and the borough of Dún Laoghaire.

4. (1) The Maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be--

( a ) the lowest price charged in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises between the 19th day of June, 1978 and the 24th day of June, 1978, when sold for consumption on the premises, or

( b ) the maximum price chargeable in respect of that liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 294 of 1977 ), when sold for consumption on the premises,

whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(2) The maximum price at which intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold other than in the specified area in the quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises shall be--

whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(3) Where in proceedings for a contravention of this Article it is shown to the satisfaction of a court that intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule or the Second Schedule to this Order at any reference number was sold at a particular price between the 19th day of June, 1978, and the 24th day of June, 1978, in a quantity, measure or unit specified in that column at that reference number in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price aforesaid shall be presumed, until the contrary is shown, to be--

( a ) the lowest price at which that kind of liquor was sold in that quantity, measure or unit in that part of those premises for consumption on the premises between those dates, and

( b ) to be lower than the maximum price chargeable in respect of that kind of liquor for that quantity, measure or unit thereof in that part of those premises under the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977 when sold for consumption on the premises.

(4) Where, in relation to intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the First Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure or unit referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of the paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).

(5) Where, in relation to intoxicating liquor of a kind specified in column (2) of the Second Schedule to this Order that is sold in a quantity, measure or unit referred to in paragraph (2) of this Article in any particular part of any premises for consumption on the premises, the price specified in subparagraph (a) of that paragraph is equal to the price specified in subparagraph (b) of that paragraph, the price specified in the said subparagraph (a) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Order, to be lower than the price specified in the said subparagraph (b).

5. The Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) (No. 3) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 335 of 1983 ), is hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Reference Number	Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof	Amount of Increase
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Pint of draught stout	72p
2	Pint of draught ale	72p
3	Pint of draught lager	73p
4	Half-pint of draught stout	35p
5	Half-pint of draught ale	35p
6	Half-pint of draught lager	36p
7	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint	80p
8	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint	80p
9	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint	81p
10	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint	39p
11	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint	39p
12	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint	39p
13	Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	130p
14	Glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	130p
15	Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	65p
16	Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	65p
17	Glass of gin	130p
18	Half-glass of gin	65p
19	Glass of vodka	124p
20	Half-glass of vodka	62p

SECOND SCHEDULE

Reference No.	Kind of intoxicating liquor and quantity, measure or unit thereof	Amount of Increase
(1)	(2)	(3)
1	Pint of draught stout	70p
2	Pint of draught ale	70p
3	Pint of draught lager	71p
4	Half-pint of draught stout	35p
5	Half-pint of draught ale	35p
6	Half-pint of draught lager	36p
7	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a pint	78p
8	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a pint	78p
9	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a pint	79p
10	Bottle of stout of a capacity of a half-pint	39p
11	Bottle of ale of a capacity of a half-pint	39p
12	Bottle of lager of a capacity of a half-pint	39p
13	Glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	124p
14	Glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	124p
15	Half-glass of Irish whiskey (or whisky)	62p
16	Half-glass of whiskey (or whisky) other than Irish whiskey (or whisky)	62p
17	Glass of gin	124p
18	Half-glass of gin	62p
19	Glass of vodka	118
20	Half-glass of vodka	59p

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Trade,

Commerce and Tourism, this 26th day of January, 1984.

JOHN DONLON,

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides that the price charged for intoxicating liquor as specified in the Order, in a particular part of any licensed premises, shall be the lowest price charged for that liquor during the period 19th to 24th June, 1978, in that part of the premises, or the maximum price chargeable under the maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1977, whichever is the lower, increased by the amount specified in the Order.

The increases specified (in the Schedules to the Order) include price increases with effect from 27th July, 1978, 13th February, 1979, 23rd July, 1979, 17th September, 1979, 4th February, 1980, 3rd March, 1980, 6th October, 1980, 7th January, 1981, 2nd February, 1981, 23rd February, 1981, 8th July, 1981, 23rd July, 1981, 1st September, 1981, 18th March, 1982, 1st May, 1982, 29th July, 1982, 3rd January, 1983, 11 January, 1983, 25th July, 1983 and 10th November, 1983 under previous Orders. The Order also provides for price increases from 30 January, 1984 as follows:

2p per pint of draught stout, ale and lager;

1p per half-pint of draught stout, ale and lager;

2p per pint of bottled stout, ale and lager;

1p per half-pint of bottled stout, ale and lager.

The Order does not apply to liquors sold for consumption off the premises or liquors sold in premises registered under the Tourist Traffic Acts, 1939 to 1983. The Order revokes the Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) (No. 3) Order, 1983.

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S.I. No. 26/1984 -- Maximum Prices (Intoxicating Liquor) Order, 1984.