S.I. No. 182/1979 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 3) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 182 of 1979.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 3) 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. 3) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 19th day of May, 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) (No. 2) Order, 1979 ( S.I. No. 147 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 a 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	102.44p	110.2p
(b)	BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol	101.84p	110.0p
(c)	BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol	101.24p	108.2p
(d)	BP Derv	76.20p	—
(e)	BP Gas Oil	51.75p	—
(f)	BP Premium Kerosene	55.87p	62.0p
(g)	BP Standard Kerosene	54.18p	—
(h)	BP Light Fuel Oil	45.69p	—
(i)	BP Medium Fuel Oil	42.68p	—
(j)	BP Heavy Fuel Oil	41.05p	—

2 (a)	Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol	102.99p	110.8p
(b)	Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol	102.39p	110.4p
(c)	Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol	101.79p	108.8p
(d)	Burmah Derv	77.04p	—
(e)	Burmah Gas Oil	52.98p	—
(f)	Burmah Premium Kerosene	57.74p	63.0p
(g)	Burmah Standard Kerosene	56.33p	—
(h)	Burmah Vaporising Oil	50.91p	—
(i)	Burmah Light Fuel Oil	46.73p	—
(j)	Burmah Medium Fuel Oil	43.68p	—
(k)	Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil	42.29p	—

3 (a)	Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol	102.69p	110.4p
(b)	Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol	102.14p	109.8p
(c)	Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol	101.34p	108.4p
(d)	Esso Autodiesel	77.20p	—
(e)	Esso Premium Kerosene	55.23p	61.5p
(f)	Esso Gas Oil	52.99p	—
(g)	Esso Home Heat Diesel	52.01p	—
(h)	Esso Domestic Oil	54.05p	—
(i)	Esso Light Fuel Oil	43.05p	—
(j)	Esso Medium Fuel Oil	40.96p	—
(k)	Esso Heavy Fuel Oil	39.86p	—

4 (a)	Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol	101.89p	109.4p
(b)	Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol	101.54p	108.2p
(c)	Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol	100.74p	107.6p
(d)	Jet Autodiesel	75.14p	—
(e)	Jet Gas Oil	52.08p	—
(f)	Jet Regular Kerosene	54.60p	—

5 (a)	Maxol Super or Maxol Grade 1 Petrol or Mex Grade 1 Petrol	101.70p	109.6p
(b)	Maxol Plus or Maxol Grade 2 Petrol or Mex Grade 2 Petrol	100.84p	109.0p
(c)	Maxol Regular or Maxol Grade 3 Petrol or Mex Grade 3 Petrol	99.74p	106.8p
(d)	Maxol or Mex Derv	75.69p	—
(e)	Maxol or Mex Gas Oil	51.62p	—
(f)	Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil	53.37p	59.0p
(g)	Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil	50.41p	—
(h)	Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil	43.18p	—
(i)	Maxol or Mex Medium Fuel Oil	40.14p	—
(j)	Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil	39.27p	—

6 (a)	Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol	101.70p	109.6p
(b)	Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol	100.84p	109.0p
(c)	Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol	99.74p	106.8p
(d)	Shell Derv	75.69p	—
(e)	Shell Gas Oil	51.62p	—
(f)	Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil	53.37p	59.0p
(g)	Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil	50.41p	—
(h)	Shell Light Fuel Oil	43.18p	—
(i)	Shell Medium Fuel Oil	40.14p	—
(j)	Shell Heavy Fuel Oil	39.27p	—

7 (a)	Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol	102.24p	110.0p
(b)	Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol	101.54p	109.8p
(c)	Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol	100.80p	107.8p
(d)	Texaco Motor Diesel	76.14p	—
(e)	Texaco Gas Oil	52.93p	—
(f)	Texaco Paraffin/Superheat	56.28p	—
(g)	Texaco Light Fuel Oil	47.14p	—
(h)	Texaco Medium Fuel Oil	43.97p	—
(i)	Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil	42.91p	—

8 (a)	Tedcastles Motor Spirit	110.49p	—
(b)	Tedcastles Derv	76.30p	—
(c)	Tedcastles Gas Oil	53.12p	—
(d)	Tedcastles Premium Kerosene	56.46p	—
(e)	Tedcastles Standard Kerosene	56.46p	—
(f)	Tedcastles Light Fuel Oil	47.47p	—
(g)	Tedcastles Medium Fuel Oil	44.82p	—
(h)	Tedcastles Heavy Fuel Oil	43.95p	—

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, this 18th day of May, 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).