S.I. No. 182/1979 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 3) Order, 1979.


S.I. No. 182 of 1979.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 3) ORDER, 1979.

The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, 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 Industry and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 306 of 1977 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 3) Order, 1979.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 19th day of May, 1979.

3. The maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at a particular reference may be sold shall, in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 100 gallons or more of the product at a time, be a price calculated at the rate of the price per gallon mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that particular reference.

4. The maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any of the following references, that is to say 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (c), 1 (f), 2 (a), 2 (b), 2 (c), 2 (f), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (c), 3 (e), 4 (a), 4 (b), 4 (c), 5 (a), 5 (b), 5 (c), 5 (f), 6 (a), 6 (b), 6 (c), 6 (f), 7 (a), 7 (b), 7 (c), may be sold shall, in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales of less than 100 gallons of the product at a time, be a price calculated at the rate of the price per gallon mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that particular reference.

5. The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 2) Order, 1979 ( S.I. No. 147 of 1979 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference

Brand, Grade or Description of Petroleum Product

Price per gallon in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 100 gallons or more at a time

Price per gallon in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of less than 100 gallons at a time

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1 (a)

BP Super or BP Grade 1 Petrol

102.44p

110.2p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol

101.84p

110.0p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol

101.24p

108.2p

(d)

BP Derv

76.20p

(e)

BP Gas Oil

51.75p

(f)

BP Premium Kerosene

55.87p

62.0p

(g)

BP Standard Kerosene

54.18p

(h)

BP Light Fuel Oil

45.69p

(i)

BP Medium Fuel Oil

42.68p

(j)

BP Heavy Fuel Oil

41.05p

2 (a)

Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol

102.99p

110.8p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol

102.39p

110.4p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol

101.79p

108.8p

(d)

Burmah Derv

77.04p

(e)

Burmah Gas Oil

52.98p

(f)

Burmah Premium Kerosene

57.74p

63.0p

(g)

Burmah Standard Kerosene

56.33p

(h)

Burmah Vaporising Oil

50.91p

(i)

Burmah Light Fuel Oil

46.73p

(j)

Burmah Medium Fuel Oil

43.68p

(k)

Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil

42.29p

3 (a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol

102.69p

110.4p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol

102.14p

109.8p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol

101.34p

108.4p

(d)

Esso Autodiesel

77.20p

(e)

Esso Premium Kerosene

55.23p

61.5p

(f)

Esso Gas Oil

52.99p

(g)

Esso Home Heat Diesel

52.01p

(h)

Esso Domestic Oil

54.05p

(i)

Esso Light Fuel Oil

43.05p

(j)

Esso Medium Fuel Oil

40.96p

(k)

Esso Heavy Fuel Oil

39.86p

4 (a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol

101.89p

109.4p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol

101.54p

108.2p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol

100.74p

107.6p

(d)

Jet Autodiesel

75.14p

(e)

Jet Gas Oil

52.08p

(f)

Jet Regular Kerosene

54.60p

5 (a)

Maxol Super or Maxol Grade 1 Petrol or Mex Grade 1 Petrol

101.70p

109.6p

(b)

Maxol Plus or Maxol Grade 2 Petrol or Mex Grade 2 Petrol

100.84p

109.0p

(c)

Maxol Regular or Maxol Grade 3 Petrol or Mex Grade 3 Petrol

99.74p

106.8p

(d)

Maxol or Mex Derv

75.69p

(e)

Maxol or Mex Gas Oil

51.62p

(f)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil

53.37p

59.0p

(g)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil

50.41p

(h)

Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil

43.18p

(i)

Maxol or Mex Medium Fuel Oil

40.14p

(j)

Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil

39.27p

6 (a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol

101.70p

109.6p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol

100.84p

109.0p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol

99.74p

106.8p

(d)

Shell Derv

75.69p

(e)

Shell Gas Oil

51.62p

(f)

Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil

53.37p

59.0p

(g)

Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil

50.41p

(h)

Shell Light Fuel Oil

43.18p

(i)

Shell Medium Fuel Oil

40.14p

(j)

Shell Heavy Fuel Oil

39.27p

7 (a)

Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol

102.24p

110.0p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol

101.54p

109.8p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol

100.80p

107.8p

(d)

Texaco Motor Diesel

76.14p

(e)

Texaco Gas Oil

52.93p

(f)

Texaco Paraffin/Superheat

56.28p

(g)

Texaco Light Fuel Oil

47.14p

(h)

Texaco Medium Fuel Oil

43.97p

(i)

Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil

42.91p

8 (a)

Tedcastles Motor Spirit

110.49p

(b)

Tedcastles Derv

76.30p

(c)

Tedcastles Gas Oil

53.12p

(d)

Tedcastles Premium Kerosene

56.46p

(e)

Tedcastles Standard Kerosene

56.46p

(f)

Tedcastles Light Fuel Oil

47.47p

(g)

Tedcastles Medium Fuel Oil

44.82p

(h)

Tedcastles Heavy Fuel Oil

43.95p

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, this 18th day of May, 1979.

T. GODFREY,

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description set out in the Schedule to the Order may be sold in the case of deliveries of 100 gallons or more and the maximum price, inclusive of Value Added Tax, at which petrol and kerosene may be sold in the case of deliveries of less than 100 gallons (i.e. by retail).