S.I. No. 2/1991 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1990.

S.I. No. 2 of 1991.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) ORDER, 1990.

The Minister for Industry and Commerce, 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), and the Prices Stabilisation Order, 1973 (No. 96 of 1973), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1991.

2. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum product mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any of the following reference numbers, that is to say 1 and 3, 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 5th day of January, 1991.

3. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum product mentioned in column (2) of the said Schedule at any reference number 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 7th day of January, 1991.

4. The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 12) Order, 1990 ( S.I. No. 285 of 1990 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference	Petroleum Product	Price per litre in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 455 litres at a time	Price per litre in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one ormore sales, of less then 455 litres at a time
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1	Grade 1	57.90p	62.2p
	Petrol or
	Premium Petrol		60.0p
2	Unleaded Petrol	—
3	Auto diesel or Derv	52.80p	57.1p

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

this 3rd day of January, 1991.

S. MAC LUGHADHA,

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry and Commerce to authenticate

the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum wholesale price and maximum retail price for premium petrol and for autodiesel, and the maximum retail price for unleaded petrol.