S.I. No. 237/1984 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 6) Order, 1984.

S.I. No. 237 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 6) ORDER, 1984.

The Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism, 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 Trade, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 384 of 1983 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 6) Order, 1984.

2. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum product mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number may be sold shall, in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 455 litres or more of the product at a time, be a price calculated at the rate of the price per litre mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(2) This paragraph shall come into operation on the 18th day of September, 1984.

3. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum product mentioned in column (2) of the said Schedule at any of the following reference numbers, that is to say 1, 2, 3, 4, may be sold shall, in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of less than 455 litres of the product at a time, be a price calculated at the rate of the price per litre mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that reference number.

(2) This paragraph shall come into operation on the 20th day of September, 1984.

4. (1) The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 5) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 215 of 1984 ), other than paragraph 3, is hereby revoked with effect from the 18th day of September, 1984.

(2) Paragraph 3 of the said Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 5) Order, 1984 is hereby revoked with effect from the 20th day of September, 1984.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number.	Petroleum Product.	Price per litre in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 455 litres or more at a time.	Price per litre in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of less than 455 litres at a time.
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1	Grade 1 Petrol or Premium Petrol	59.73p	63.8p
2	Grade 2 Petrol or Blended Petrol	59.35p	63.4p
3	Grade 3 Petrol or Regular Petrol	58.79p	62.9p
4	Autodiesel or Derv	52.66p	56.4p
5	Regular Kerosene or Standard Kerosene	28.44p	—
6	Gas/Diesel Oil	28.47p	—
7	Heavy Fuel Oil	23.00p	—

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

Tourism, this 17th day of September, 1984.

S. MAC LUGHADHA.

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce

and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum price, inclusive of Value Added Tax at which a petroleum product of a grade or description set out in the Schedule to the Order may be sold in the case of deliveries of 455 litres or more, and the maximum prices inclusive of Value Added Tax at which petrol and autodiesel may be sold in the case of deliveries of less than 455 litres (i.e. by retail).