EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF FIJI GAZETTE  SUPPLEMENT

No. 1                                                    TUESDAY,13th JANUARY                                                       2015

[LEGAL NOTICE NO. 1]

COMMERCE COMMISSION DECREE 2010 (DECREE NO. 49 OF 2010) 

Commerce (Price Control) (Petroleum Prices) Order 2015

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 44 of the Commerce Commission Decree 2010, the Fiji Commerce Commission, with the approval of the Minister, makes the following Order—

Short title and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Commerce (Price Control) (Petroleum Prices) Order 2015 and shall come into force on 15th January, 2015.

Maximum prices

2.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the prices set out in Schedule 1 to Schedule 13 herein shall be the maximum retail or wholesale price, as the case may be, at which the goods mentioned therein may be sold in the areas so specified in the schedules.

(2) Where the maximum price of an item listed in the schedules is required to be rounded up to the nearest whole number by reason of the cessation of the 1 cent and 2 cents denominations, the consequential increase in the price of that item does not constitute a contravention of this Order.

Schedule 1

1. The prices set out in Schedule 1 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold within the cities of Suva and Lautoka and the town of Lami.

Schedule 2

1. The prices set out in Schedule 2 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold within the towns of Ba, Nadi, Nausori and Nasinu and the following areas—

(a)              from the prescribed boundary of the city of Lautoka to the prescribed boundary of the town of Nadi, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the Queen’s Road on both sides of that road;

(b)              from the prescribed boundary of the city of Lautoka to the prescribed boundary of the town of Ba, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the King’s Road on both sides of that road;

(c)               from the prescribed boundary of the city of Suva to the prescribed boundary of the town of Nausori, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the Queen’s Road on both sides of that road;

(d)              from the prescribed boundary of the city of Suva to the prescribed boundary of the town of Nasinu, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the Queen’s Road on both sides of that road.

Schedule 3

1. The prices set out in Schedule 3 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold within the towns of Sigatoka, Navua, Korovou, Tavua and Rakiraki and in any area on the island of Viti Levu, located within 1 kilometre from any public road except an area mentioned in Schedule 1 or 2.

Schedule 4

1. The prices set out in Schedule 4 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold in any area on the island of Viti Levu not mentioned in Schedule 1, 2 or 3.

Schedule 5

1. The prices set out in Schedule 5 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold within the town of Labasa and any area on the island of Taveuni within a radius of 8 kilometres from the Post Office at Waiyevo.

Schedule 6

1. The prices set out in Schedule 6 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold in any area on the island of Taveuni, other than the area  on that island mentioned in Schedule 5.

Schedule 7

1. The prices set out in Schedule 7 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold within the town of Savusavu.

Schedule 8

1. The prices set out in Schedule 8 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold within the town of Levuka.

Schedule 9

1. The prices set out in Schedule 9 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold in any area on the island of Vanua Levu, within 10 kilometres from the prescribed boundaries of the towns of Labasa and Savusavu.

Schedule 10

1. The prices set out in Schedule 10 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold in any area on the island of Vanua Levu, beyond 10 kilometres from the prescribed boundaries of the towns of Labasa and Savusavu and within 1 kilometre from any public road.

Schedule 11

1. The prices set out in Schedule 11 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold in any area on the islands of Vanua Levu and Ovalau not mentioned in Schedule 5, 7, 8, 9 or 10.

Schedule 12

1. The prices set out in Schedule 12 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold in any area within Fiji, other than the islands of Taveuni, Vanua Levu, Viti Levu and Ovalau.

Schedule 13

1. The prices set out in Schedule 13 are the maximum retail or wholesale prices, as the case may be, at which the goods specified in it may be sold in any area on the island of Rotuma.

Packaging

1. Except where otherwise stated, prices referred to in paragraph 2 includes the cost of packaging.

Prices to be marked or displayed

17.—(1) Any person having for sale by retail any of the goods specified in any Schedule to this Order must cause the same to be legibly and conspicuously marked with the maximum retail price for the information of the public.

(2) If goods specified in any of the schedules are not displayed for sale in an individual packet or container, a retailer complies with this Order if he or she displays in a prominent position a legible and conspicuous notice clearly indicating those goods to which the notice relates and the maximum retail price of the goods.

Calculation of price

1. If the maximum price ascertained in any of the schedules includes a fraction of a cent, an amount of or in excess of one half (½) cent is to be reckoned as one cent, and an amount of less than one half (½) cent is to be ignored.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

1. Wholesalers must state Value Added Tax (VAT) separately in the invoice provided at the time of sale.

Revocation

1. The Commerce (Price Control) (Petroleum Prices) (No. 5) Order 2014 is revoked.

Made this 13th day of January 2015.

F. GHAZALI

Acting Chairperson Fiji Commerce Commission

Approved by me this 12th day of January 2015.

F. S. KOYA Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism

THE CITIES OF SUVA AND LAUTOKA AND THE TOWN OF LAMI

SCHEDULE 2

THE TOWNS OF BA, NADI, NAUSORI AND NASINU AND THE FOLLOWING AREAS—

(a)              from the prescribed boundary of the city of Lautoka to the prescribed boundary of the town of Nadi, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the Queen’s Road on both sides of that road;

(b)              from the prescribed boundary of the city of Lautoka to the prescribed boundary of the town of Ba, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the King’s Road on both sides of that road;

(c)               from the prescribed boundary of the city of Suva to the prescribed boundary of the town of Nausori, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the Queen’s Road on both sides of that road;

(d)              from the prescribed boundary of the city of Suva to the prescribed boundary of the town of Nasinu, up to 3 kilometres from the centre point of the Queen’s Road on both sides of that road.

THE TOWNS OF SIGATOKA, NAVUA, KOROVOU, TAVUA AND RAKIRAKI AND ANY AREA ON THE ISLAND OF VITI LEVU, LOCATED WITHIN 1 KILOMETRE FROM ANY PUBLIC ROAD  EXCEPT AN AREA MENTIONED  IN SCHEDULE 1 OR 2

SCHEDULE 4

ANY AREA ON THE ISLAND OF VITI LEVU NOT MENTIONED IN SCHEDULE 1, 2 OR 3

THE TOWN OF LABASAAND ANY AREA ON THE ISLAND OF TAVEUNI WITHIN A RADIUS OF 8 KILOMETRES FROM THE POST OFFICE AT WAIYEVO

SCHEDULE 6

ANY AREA ON THE ISLAND OF TAVEUNI, OTHER THAN THE AREA ON THAT ISLAND MENTIONED IN SCHEDULE 5

THE TOWN OF SAVUSAVU

SCHEDULE 8

THE TOWN OF LEVUKA

ANY AREA ON THE ISLAND OF VANUA LEVU, WITHIN 10 KILOMETRES FROM THE PRESCRIBED BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNS OF LABASA AND SAVUSAVU

SCHEDULE 10

ANY AREA ON THE ISLAND OF VANUA LEVU, BEYOND 10 KILOMETRES FROM THE PRESCRIBED BOUNDARIES OF THE TOWNS OF LABASA AND SAVUSAVU AND WITHIN 1 KILOMETRE FROM ANY PUBLIC ROAD

ANY AREA ON THE ISLANDS OF VANUA LEVU AND OVALAU NOT MENTIONED IN SCHEDULE 5, 7, 8, 9 OR 10

SCHEDULE 12

ANY AREA WITHIN FIJI, OTHER THAN THE ISLANDS OF TAVEUNI, VANUA LEVU, VITI LEVU AND OVALAU