S.I. No. 73/1979 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 73 of 1979.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) ORDER, 1979.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, 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 Industry and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 306 of 1977 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 14th day of March, 1979.

3. The maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at a particular reference may be sold shall, in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 100 gallons or more of the product at a time, be a price calculated at the rate of the price per gallon mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that particular reference.

4. The maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any of the following references, that is to say 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (f), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (f), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c), 3 (e), 4 (a), 4 (b), 4 (c), 5 (a), 5 (b), 5 (c), 5 (f), 6 (a), 6 (b), 6 (c), 6 (f), 7 (a), 7 (b), 7 (c), may be sold shall, in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales of less than 100 gallons of the product at a time, be a price calculated at the rate of the price per gallon mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that particular reference.

5. The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 301 of 1978 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

Reference	Brand, Grade or Description of Petroleum Product	Price per gallon in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 100 gallons or more at a time	Price per gallon in the case of delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of less than 100 gallons at a time
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1 (a)	BP Super or BP Grade 1 Petrol	87.86p	95.6p
(b)	BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol	87.26p	95.4p
(c)	BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol	86.66p	93.6p
(d)	BP Derv	61.62p	—
(e)	BP Gas Oil	38.50p	—
(f)	BP Premium Kerosene	42.23p	48.0p
(g)	BP Standard Kerosene	41.23p	—
(h)	BP Light Fuel Oil	37.10p	—
(i)	BP Medium Fuel Oil	34.09p	—
(j)	BP Heavy Fuel Oil	33.14p	—

2 (a)	Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol	88.41p	96.2p
(b)	Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol	87.81p	95.8p
(c)	Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol	87.21p	94.2p
(d)	Burmah Derv	62.46p	—
(e)	Burmah Gas Oil	39.73p	—
(f)	Burmah Premium Kerosene	43.24p	48.5p
(g)	Burmah Standard Kerosene	41.78p	—
(h)	Burmah Vaporising Oil	40.91p	—
(i)	Burmah Light Fuel Oil	36.82p	—
(j)	Burmah Medium Fuel Oil	34.27p	—
(k)	Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil	33.24p	—

3 (a)	Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol	88.11p	95.8p
(b)	Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol	87.56p	95.2p
(c)	Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol	86.76p	93.8p
(d)	Esso Autodiesel	62.62p	—
(e)	Esso Premium Kerosene	45.23p	51.5p
(f)	Esso Gas Oil	39.74p	—
(g)	Esso Home Heat Diesel	40.24p	—
(h)	Esso Domestic Oil	42.19p	—
(i)	Esso Light Fuel Oil	35.37p	—
(j)	Esso Medium Fuel Oil	33.46p	—
(k)	Esso Heavy Fuel Oil	32.41p	—

4 (a)	Jet premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol	87.31p	94.8p
(b)	Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol	86.96p	93.6p
(c)	Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol	86.16p	93.0p
(d)	Jet Autodiesel	60.56p	—
(e)	Jet Gas Oil	38.83p	—
(f)	Jet Regular Kerosene	41.42p	—

5 (a)	Maxol Super or Maxol Grade 1 Petrol or Mex Grade 1 Petrol	87.12p	95.0p
(b)	Maxol Plus or Maxol Grade 2 Petrol or Mex Grade 2 Petrol	86.26p	94.4p
(c)	Maxol Regular or Maxol Grade 3 Petrol or Mex Grade 3 Petrol	85.16p	92.2p
(d)	Maxol or Mex Derv	61.11p	—
(e)	Maxol or Mex Gas Oil	38.37p	—
(f)	Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil	43.37p	49.0p
(g)	Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil	40.41p	—
(h)	Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil	36.18p	—
(i)	Maxol or Mex Medium Fuel Oil	33.14p	—
(j)	Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil	32.27p	—

6 (a)	Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol	87.12p	95.0p
(b)	Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol	86.26p	94.4p
(c)	Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol	85.16p	92.2p
(d)	Shell Derv	61.11p	—
(e)	Shell Gas Oil	38.37p	—
(f)	Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil	43.37p	49.0p
(g)	Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil	40.41p	—
(h)	Shell Light Fuel Oil	36.18p	—
(i)	Shell Medium Fuel Oil	33.14p	—
(j)	Shell Heavy Fuel Oil	32.27p	—

7 (a)	Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol	87.66p	95.4p
(b)	Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol	86.96p	95.2p
(c)	Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol	86.22p	93.2p
(d)	Texaco Motor Diesel	61.56p	—
(e)	Texaco Gas Oil	39.68p	—
(f)	Texaco Paraffin/Superheat	41.73p	—
(g)	Texaco Light Fuel Oil	36.50p	—
(h)	Texaco Medium Fuel Oil	33.33p	—
(i)	Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil	32.27p	—

8 (a)	Tedcastles Motor Spirit	95.91	—
(b)	Tedcastles Derv	61.72p	—
(c)	Tedcastles Gas Oil	39.87p	—
(d)	Tedcastles Premium Kerosene	41.91p	—
(e)	Tedcastles Standard Kerosene	41.91p	—
(f)	Tedcastles Light Fuel Oil	36.83p	—
(g)	Tedcastles Medium Fuel Oil	34.18p	—
(h)	Tedcastles Heavy Fuel Oil	33.31p	—

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, this 12th day of March, 1979.

T. GODFREY,

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description set out in the Schedule to the Order may be sold in the case of deliveries of 100 gallons or more and the maximum price, inclusive of Value Added Tax, at which petrol and kerosene may be sold in the case of deliveries of less than 100 gallons (i.e. by retail).