S.I. No. 74/1991 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 5) Order, 1991.


S.I. No. 74 of 1991.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (NO. 5) ORDER, 1991.

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. 5) Order, 1991.

2. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum product mentioned in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any of the following reference numbers, that is to say 1 and 3, 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 6th day of April, 1991.

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 8th day of April, 1991.

4. The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 4) Order, 1991 ( S.I. No. 40 of 1991 ) 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 time

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

Grade 1 Petrol or Premium Petrol

57.63p

61.9p

2

Unleaded Petrol

59.7p

3

Auto diesel or Derv

47.80p

52.1p

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce

this 5th day of April, 1991.

S. MAC LUGHADHA,

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 auto diesel, and the maximum retail price for unleaded petrol.