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Counter-Inflation Act - Counter-Inflation (Price Control) (Joes Farm Supermarket) (Exemption) Order 2009

FIJI ISLANDS

[LEGAL NOTICE NO. 21]

COUNTER-INFLATION ACT
(CAP. 73)
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Counter-Inflation (Price Control)
(JOES FARM SUPERMARKET)
(Exemption) Order 2009

In exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 20 of the Counter-inflation Act, and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Prices and Incomes Board, with the approval of the Prime Minister and Acting Minister for Finance and National Planning, makes the following order -

Citation and commencement

1. This. Order may be cited as the Counter-Inflation (Price Control) (Joes Farm Supermarket) (Exemption) Order 2009 and comes into force on 10th June 2009.

Exemption from individual price marking of price controlled products

2.-(1) Subjected to sub- clause (2) of this clause, the provisions of the orders made prior to this order, and subsequent thereto, under section 9 and 23 (a) of the Counter-Inflation Act, requiring any person having price controlled products for sale be retail to have the product individually marked with the maximum price for information of the public shall not apply to JOES FARM SUPERMARKET, 74-76 Ragg Avenue Tamavua.

(2) For the purpose of the exemption granted by this Order, JOES FARM SUPERMARKET shall -

(a) Install and use in its retail outlet, in place of Electronic Cash Registers, a Point Of Sale (otherwise known as POS) Terminal System with Bar Code Scanner;

(b) Shelf-price retail products subject to price control by displaying in a prominent position, either on the shelf or the place or such other vicinity, where the products are exhibited, a legible and conspicuous notice indicating -

(i) the product to which the notice relates;

(ii) product names;

(iii) product size ( if applicable); and

(iv) the maximum price per product.

(c) Issue to the purchaser a receipt fully indicating -

(i) the retailer's name;

(ii) product name;

(iii) product size (if applicable);

(iv) unit price and quantity price where more than one of a particular product is purchased;

(v) total cost of the product purchased;

(vi) amount tendered for purchased;

(vii) the change due to the customer; and

(d) Comply with any other condition as the Prices and Incomes Board may from time to time deem necessary to impose.

Form of Receipt

3. The receipt issued to the purchaser under clause 2 (2)(c) of this Order shall be in the form of samples shown in the Schedule to this Order, subject to amendment as the Prices and Incomes Board may at any deem necessary to direct.

Scope of exemption

4. The Exemption granted by this Order applies only to the requirement under the Order mentioned in sub-clause (I) of clause 2 for individual price marking of price controlled products sold by retail and in no way affects any other provision of such Orders.

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SCHEDULE
(Clause 3)
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Sample of purchase Receipt

SAMPLE 1

WELCOME TO
JOES FARM SUPERMARKET
74-76 RAGG AVENUE TAMAVUA
PHONE: +679 - 3320855
FAX: +679 - 3323942

*** TAX INVOICE ***
TIN NO: 50-06798-0-5

***RECEIPT COPY***

(*) denotes items which attract VAT

THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US
*** HOURS OF TRADE ***
MONDAY - SATURDAY
6:00AM - 8:00PM
SUNDAY
7:00AM - 3:00PM

SAMPLE 2

WELCOME TO
JOES FARM SUPERMARKET
74-76 RAGG AVENUE TAMAVUA
PHONE: +679 - 3320855
FAX: 679 - 3323942

*** TAX INVOICE ***
TIN NO: 50-06798-0-5

***RECEIPT COPY***

(*) denotes items which attract VAT
(R) denotes returned items

THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING WITH US
*** HOURS OF TRADE ***
MONDAY - SATURDAY
6:00AM - 8:00PM
SUNDAY
7:00AM - 3:00PM

Made this 3rd day of June 2009

L. NAIMAWI
Acting Secretary
Prices and Incomes Board

Approved by me this 3rd day of June 2009

J.V. BAINIMARAMA
Prime Minister and
Acting Minister for
Finance and National Planning