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S.I. No. 147/1979 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 2) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 147 of 1979.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (NO. 2) 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) (No. 2) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 23rd day of April, 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, 1979 ( S.I. No. 73 of 1979 ), 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

91.44p

99.2p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol

90.84p

99.0p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol

90.24p

97.2p

(d)

BP Derv

65.20p

—

(e)

BP Gas Oil

41.75p

—

(f)

BP Premium Kerosene

45.87p

52.0p

(f)

BP Standard Kerosene

44.18p

—

(h)

BP Light Fuel Oil

38.69p

—

(i)

BP Medium Fuel Oil

35.68p

—

(j)

BP Heavy Fuel Oil

34.05p

—

2 (a)

Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol

91.99p

99.8p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol

91.39p

99.4p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol

90.79p

97.8p

(d)

Burmah Derv

66.04p

—

(e)

Burmah Gas Oil

42.98p

—

(f)

Burmah Premium Kerosene

47.74p

53.0p

(g)

Burmah Standard Kerosene

46.33p

—

(h)

Burmah Vaporising Oil

40.91p

—

(i)

Burmah Light Fuel Oil

39.73p

—

(j)

Burmah Medium Fuel Oil

36.68p

—

(k)

Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil

35.29p

—

3 (a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol

91.69p

99.4p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol

91.14p

98.8p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol

90.34p

97.4p

(d)

Esso Autodiesel

66.20p

—

(e)

Esso Premium Kerosene

45.23p

51.5p

(f)

Esso Gas Oil

42.99p

—

(g)

Esso Home Heat Diesel

42.01p

—

(h)

Esso Domestic Oil

44.05p

—

(i)

Esso Light Fuel Oil

36.05p

—

(j)

Esso Medium Fuel Oil

33.96p

—

(k)

Esso Heavy Fuel Oil

32.86p

—

4 (a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol

90.89p

98.4p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol

90.54p

97.2p

(c)

Jet Petrol or Jet Grade 3 Petrol

89.74p

96.6p

(d)

Jet Autodiesel

64.14p

—

(e)

Jet Gas Oil

42.08p

—

(f)

Jet Regular Kerosene

44.60p

—

5 (a)

Maxol Super or Maxol Grade 1 Petrol or Mex Grade 1 Petrol

90.70p

98.6p

(b)

Maxol Plus or Maxol Grade 2 Petrol or Mex Grade 2 Petrol

89.84p

98.0p

(c)

Maxol Regular or Maxol Grade 3 Petrol or Mex Grade 3 Petrol

88.74p

95.8p

(d)

Maxol or Mex Derv

64.69p

—

(e)

Maxol or Mex Gas Oil

41.62p

—

(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

90.70p

98.6p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol

89.84p

98.0p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol

88.74p

95.8p

(d)

Shell Derv

64.69p

—

(e)

Shell Gas Oil

41.62p

—

(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

33.14p

—

(j)

Shell Heavy Fuel Oil

32.27p

—

7 (a)

Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 petrol

91.24p

99.0p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol

90.54p

98.8p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol

89.80p

96.8p

(d)

Texaco Motor Diesel

65.14p

—

(e)

Texaco Gas Oil

42.93p

—

(f)

Texaco Paraffin/Superheat

46.28p

—

(g)

Texaco Light Fuel Oil

40.14p

—

(h)

Texaco Medium Fuel Oil

36.97p

—

(i)

Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil

35.91p

—

8 (a)

Tedcastle Motor Spirit

99.49p

—

(b)

Tedcastles Derv

65.30p

—

(c)

Tedcastles Gas Oil

43.12p

—

(d)

Tedcastles Premium Kerosene

46.46p

—

(e)

Tedcastles Standard Kerosene

46.46p

—

(f)

Tedcastle Light Fuel Oil

40.47p

—

(g)

Tedcastles Medium Fuel Oil

37.82p

—

(h)

Tedcastles Heavy Fuel Oil

36.95p

—

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy,

this 20th day of April, 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).