S.I. No. 285/1984 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 8) Order, 1984.

S.I. No. 285 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 8) 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. 8) 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 13th day of November, 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 15th day of November, 1984.

4. (1) The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 7) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 254 of 1984 ), other than paragraph 3, is hereby revoked with effect from the 13th day of November, 1984.

(2) Paragraph 3 of the said Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 7) Order, 1984 is hereby revoked with effect from the 15th day of November, 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	60.93p	65.0p
2	Grade 2 Petrol or Blended Petrol	60.53p	64.6p
3	Grade 3 Petrol or Regular Petrol	59.94p	64.1p
4	Autodiesel or Derv	54.16p	57.9p
5	Regular Kerosene or Standard Kerosene	30.30p	—
6	Gas/Diesel Oil	29.75p	—

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

and Tourism this 12th day of November, 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).