S.I. No. 230/1991 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 9) Order, 1991.

S.I. No. 230 of 1991.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (NO. 9) ORDER, 1991.

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) (No. 9) 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 6th day of September, 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 8th day of September, 1991.

4. The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 8) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 214 of 1991 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Ref.	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	58.47p	62.7p
2	Unleaded Petrol	—	60.5p
3	Autodiesel or Derv	49.33p	53.6p

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

this 4th day of September, 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.