S.I. No. 109/1974 - Maximum Prices (Petrol) Order, 1974.


S.I. No. 109 of 1974.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROL) ORDER, 1974.

I, JUSTIN KEATING, Minister for Industry and Commerce, in exercise and the powers conferred on me 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 order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petrol) Order, 1974.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 26th day of April, 1974.

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.

SCHEDULE.

Reference

Brand or Brand and Grade of Petrol

Price per gallon

(1)

(2)

(3)

1 (a)

BP Super or BP Grade 1

50·8p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2

50·2p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3

48·7p

2 (a)

Burmah Premium or Burmah Grade 1

50·8p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2

50·2p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3

48·8p

3 (a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1

50·8p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2

49·7p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3

48·8p

4 (a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1

50·5p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2

48·9p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3

48·5p

5 (a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1

50·8p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2

50·2p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3

48·7p

6 (a)

Texaco Ultra 4 or Texaco Grade 1

50·8p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2

50·2p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3

48·7p

7 (a)

Mex Super or Mex Grade 1

50·8p

(b)

Mex Plus or Mex Grade 2

50·2p

(c)

Mex Regular or Mex Grade 3

48·7p

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of April, 1974.

JUSTIN KEATING.

Minister for Industry and Commerce.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum price, inclusive of Value Added Tax, at which petrol, as defined in the Order, may be sold by retail.