S.I. No. 183/1984 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 4) Order, 1984.

S.I. No. 183 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 4) 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. 4) 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 17th day of July, 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, purusant 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 19th day of July, 1984.

4. (1) The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 3) Order, 1984 ( S.I. No. 156 of 1984 ), other than paragraph 3, is hereby revoked with effect from the 17th day of July, 1984.

(2) Paragraph 3 of the said Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 3) Order, 1984 is hereby revoked with effect from the 19th day of July, 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, or less than 455 litres at a time
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1	Grade 1 Petrol or Premium Petrol	58.92p	63.0p
2	Grade 2 Petrol or Blended Petrol	58.62p	62.7p
3	Grade 3 Petrol or Regular Petrol	58.18p	62.3p
4	Autodiesel or Derv	51.73p	55.4p
5	Regular Kerosene or Standard Kerosene	28.44p	—
6	Gas/Diesel Oil	27.68p	—
7	Heavy Fuel Oil	22.57p	—

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

Commerce and Tourism this 16th day of July, 1984.

CORMAC O'CONNOR.

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 Valued Added Tax at which petrol and autodiesel may be sold in the case of deliveries of less than 455 litres (i.e. by retail).