S.I. No. 410/1981 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 9) Order, 1981.


The Minister for 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 Industry, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 290 of 1981 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 9) Order, 1981.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of December, 1981.

2. 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 reference number 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 reference number.

3. The maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description mentioned in column (2) of the said Schedule at any of the following reference numbers, 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 reference number.

4. The maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description 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 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 (5) of that Schedule at that reference number.

5. The maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description mentioned in column (2) of the said Schedule at any of the following reference numbers, 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 455 litres of the product at a time, be a price calculated at the rate of the price per litre mentioned in column (6) of that Schedule at that reference number.

6. The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 8) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 354 of 1981 ), is hereby revoked with effect from the 1st day of December, 1981.

SCHEDULE

Reference number

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

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, of less than 455 litres at a time

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

1. (a)

BP Super or BP Grade 1 Petrol

212.67p

226.4p

46.78p

49.9p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol

212.04p

226.2p

46.64p

49.8p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol

211.41p

224.4p

46.50p

49.4p

(d)

BP Derv

172.35p

-

37.91p

-

(e)

BP Gas Oil

102.38p

-

22.52p

-

(f)

BP Premium Kerosene

111.00p

118.5p

24.42p

26.5p

(g)

BP Standard Kerosene

112.45p

-

24.74p

-

(h)

BP Light Fuel Oil

86.03p

-

18.92p

-

(i)

BP Medium Fuel Oil

82.62p

-

18.17p

-

(j)

BP Heavy Fuel Oil

78.83p

-

17.34p

-

2. (a)

Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol

213.60p

227.6p

46.99p

50.1p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol

212.97p

227.2p

46.85p

50.0p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol

212.35p

225.6p

46.71p

49.7p

(d)

Burmah Derv

175.72p

-

38.65p

-

(e)

Burmah Gas Oil

105.29p

-

23.16p

-

(f)

Burmah Premium Kerosene

110.05p

116.5p

24.21p

26.0p

(g)

Burmah Standard Kerosene

108.64p

-

23.90p

-

(h)

Burmah Vaporising Oil

103.22p

-

22.71p

-

(i)

Burmah Light Fuel Oil

85.95p

-

18.91p

-

(j)

Burmah Medium Fuel Oil

82.90p

-

18.24p

-

(k)

Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil

81.51p

-

17.93p

-

3. (a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol

212.91p

226.8p

46.83p

49.9p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol

212.34p

226.0p

46.71p

49.8p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol

211.50p

224.6p

46.52p

49.5p

(d)

Esso Autodiesel

173.14p

-

38.09p

-

(e)

Esso Premium Kerosene

118.05p

126.0p

25.97p

28.0p

(f)

Esso Gas Oil

101.41p

-

22.31p

-

(g)

Esso Home Heat Diesel

101.41p

-

22.31p

-

(h)

Esso Domestic Oil

112.61p

-

24.77p

-

(i)

Esso Light Fuel Oil

84.59p

-

18.61p

-

(j)

Esso Medium Fuel Oil

81.89p

-

18.01p

-

(k)

Esso Heavy Fuel Oil

78.83p

-

17.34p

-

4. (a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol

208.71p

222.2p

45.91p

48.9p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol

207.98p

220.8p

45.75p

48.6p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol

207.21p

220.4p

45.58p

48.5p

(d)

Jet Autodiesel

170.59p

-

37.52p

-

(e)

Jet Gas Oil

100.37p

-

22.08p

-

(f)

Jet Regular Kerosene

107.22p

-

23.59p

-

5. (a)

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

213.46p

227.8p

46.95p

50.2p

(b)

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

212.41p

227.0p

46.72p

50.0p

(c)

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

211.26p

224.8p

46.47p

49.5p

(d)

Maxol or Mex Derv

174.83p

-

38.46p

-

(e)

Maxol or Mex Gas Oil

106.12p

-

23.34p

-

(f)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil

117.26p

123.5p

25.79p

27.5p

(g)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil

114.30p

-

25.14p

-

(h)

Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil

85.01p

-

18.70p

-

(i)

Maxol or Mex Medium Fuel Oil

81.97p

-

18.03p

-

(j)

Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil

81.10p

-

17.84p

-

6. (a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol

211.91p

226.0p

46.61p

49.8p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol

211.01p

225.4p

46.42p

49.6p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol

209.86p

223.2p

46.16p

49.1p

(d)

Shell Derv

172.68p

-

37.98p

-

(e)

Shell Gas Oil

102.51p

-

22.55p

-

(f)

Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil

115.40p

122.0p

25.38p

27.0p

(g)

Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil

112.44p

-

24.73p

-

(h)

Shell Light Fuel Oil

88.96p

-

19.57p

-

(i)

Shell Medium Fuel Oil

83.10p

-

18.28p

-

(j)

Shell Heavy Fuel Oil

80.41p

-

17.69p

-

7. (a)

Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol

209.71p

223.6p

46.13p

49.2p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol

208.98p

223.4p

45.97p

49.1p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol

208.21p

221.4p

45.80p

48.8p

(d)

Texaco Motor Diesel

171.59p

-

37.74p

-

(e)

Texaco Gas Oil

101.37p

-

22.30p

-

(f)

Texaco Paraffin/Superheat

108.22p

-

23.81p

-

(g)

Texaco Light Fuel Oil

83.70p

-

18.41p

-

(h)

Texaco Medium Fuel Oil

78.73p

-

17.32p

-

(i)

Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil

76.65p

-

16.86p

-

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism this 27th day of November, 1981.

S. MacLUGHADHA.

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

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, or 455 litres 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, or 455 litres (i.e. by retail).