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S.I. No. 273/1979 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 4) Order, 1979.

S.I. No. 273 of 1979.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 4) 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. 4) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 4th day of August, 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. 3) Order, 1979 ( S.I. No. 182 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

113.44p

122.2p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol

112.84p

122.0p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol

112.24p

120.2p

(d)

BP Derv

86.10p

—

(e)

BP Gas Oil

60.75p

—

(f)

BP Premium Kerosene

64.87p

71.0p

(g)

BP Standard Kerosene

63.18p

—

(h)

BP Light Fuel Oil

51.69p

—

(i)

BP Medium Fuel Oil

48.68p

—

(j)

BP Heavy Fuel Oil

47.05p

—

2 (a)

Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol

113.99p

122.8p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol

113.39p

122.4p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol

112.79p

120.8p

(d)

Burmah Derv

86.94p

—

(e)

Burmah Gas Oil

61.98p

—

(f)

Burmah Premium Kerosene

66.74p

72.0p

(g)

Burmah Standard Kerosene

65.33p

—

(h)

Burmah Vaporising Oil

59.91p

—

(i)

Burmah Light Fuel Oil

52.73p

—

(j)

Burmah Medium Fuel Oil

49.68p

—

(k)

Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil

48.29p

—

3 (a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol

113.69p

122.4p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol

113.14p

121.8p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol

112.34p

120.4p

(d)

Esso Autodiesel

87. 10 p

—

(e)

Esso Premium Kerosene

64.23p

70.5p

(f)

Esso Gas Oil

61.99p

—

(g)

Esso Home Heat Diesel

61.01p

—

(h)

Esso Domestic Oil

63.05p

—

(i)

Esso Light Fuel Oil

49.05p

—

(j)

Esso Medium Fuel Oil

46.96p

—

(k)

Esso Heavy Fuel Oil

45.86p

—

4 (a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol

112.89p

121.4p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol

112.54p

120.2p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol

111.74p

119.6p

(d)

Jet Autodiesel

85.04p

—

(e)

Jet Gas Oil

61.08p

—

(f)

Jet Regular Kerosene

63.60p

—

5 (a)

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

112.70p

121.6p

(b)

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

111.84p

121.0p

(c)

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

110.74p

118.8p

(d)

Maxol or Mex Derv

85.59p

—

(e)

Maxol or Mex Gas Oil

60.62p

—

(f)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil

64.37p

70.0p

(g)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil

61.41p

—

(h)

Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil

49.18p

—

(i)

Maxol or Mex Medium Fuel Oil

46.14p

—

(j)

Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil

45.27p

—

6 (a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol

112.70p

121.6p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol

111.84p

121.0p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol

110.74p

118.8p

(d)

Shell Derv

85.59p

—

(e)

Shell Gas Oil

60.62p

—

(f)

Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil

64.37p

70.0p

(g)

Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil

61.41p

—

(h)

Shell Light Fuel Oil

49.18p

—

(i)

Shell Medium Fuel Oil

46.14p

—

(j)

Shell Heavy Fuel Oil

45.27p

—

7 (a)

Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol

113.24p

122.0p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol

112.54p

121.8p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol

111.80p

119.8p

(d)

Texaco Motor Diesel

86.04p

—

(e)

Texaco Gas Oil

61.93p

—

(f)

Texaco Paraffin/Superheat

65.28p

—

(g)

Texaco Light Fuel Oil

53.14p

—

(h)

Texaco Medium Fuel Oil

49.97p

—

(i)

Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil

48.91p

—

8 (a)

Tedcastles Derv

86.20p

—

(b)

Tedcastles Gas Oil

62.12p

—

(c)

Tedcastles Premium Kerosene

65.46p

—

(d)

Tedcastles Standard Kerosene

65.46p

—

(e)

Tedcastles Light Fuel Oil

53.47p

—

(f)

Tedcastles Medium Fuel Oil

50.82p

—

(g)

Tedcastles Heavy Fuel Oil

49.95p

—

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

and Energy, this 3rd day of August, 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).