S.I. No. 199/1989 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 4) Order, 1989.


S.I. No. 199 of 1989.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 4) ORDER, 1989.

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. 4) Order, 1989.

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 5th day of August, 1989.

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 7th day of August, 1989.

4. The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 3) Order, 1989 ( S.I. No. 100 of 1989 ) is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Reference

Petroleum Product

Price per litre in the case of a delivery, pursuant to one or more sales, of 455 litres or more at a

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

57.89p

62.1p

2

Autodiesel or Derv

48.70p

53.1p

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce this 2nd day of August, 1989.

SEAN DORGAN,

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.