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S.I. No. 18/1976 - Maximum Prices (Petrol) Order, 1976.

S.I. No. 18 of 1976.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROL) ORDER, 1976.

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 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1973 ) hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petrol) Order, 1976.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 31st day of January, 1976.

3. The maximum price at which petrol, of a brand or brand and grade mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at a particular reference, shall be sold by retail shall be the price mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference.

4. The Maximum Prices (Petrol) (No. 2) Order, 1975 ( S.I. No. 300 of 1975 ), is hereby revoked.

Ref.

(1)

Brand or Brand and Grade of Petrol

(2)

Price per gallon

(3)

1

(a)

BP Super or BP Grade 1

85.7p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2

85.1p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3

83.6p

2

(a)

Burmah Premium or Burmah Grade 1

85.7p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2

85.1p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3

83.6p

3

(a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1

85.7p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2

84.7p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3

83.7p

4

(a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1

84.8p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2

83.2p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3

82.8p

5

(a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1

85.7p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2

85.1p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3

83.6p

6

(a)

Texaco Ultra 4 or Texaco Grade 1

85.7p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2

85.1p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3

83.6p

7

(a)

Mex Super or Mex Grade 1

85.7p

(b)

Mex Plus or Mex Grade 2

85.1p

(c)

Mex Regular or Mex Grade 3

83.6p

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce this 30th day of January, 1976.

JOHN DONOVAN,

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 price, inclusive of Value Added Tax, at which petrol of the grades set out in the Schedule to the Order, may be sold by retail.