S.I. No. 304/1981 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 7) 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. 7) Order, 1981.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 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. 6) Order, 1981 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1981 ), is hereby revoked with effect from the 1st day of September, 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

...

...

206.00p

219.6p

45.31p

48.4p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol

...

...

205.37p

219.4p

45.18p

48.3p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol

...

...

204.74p

217.6p

45.04p

47.9p

(d)

BP Derv

...

...

...

...

...

168.09p

36.97p

(e)

BP Gas Oil

...

...

...

...

...

98.18p

21.60p

(f)

BP Premium Kerosene

...

...

...

105.60p

113.0p

23.23p

25.0p

(g)

BP Standard Kerosene

...

...

...

107.05p

23.55p

(h)

BP Light Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

84.43p

18.58p

(i)

BP Medium Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

81.72p

17.98p

(j)

BP Heavy Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

78.23p

17.21p

2. (a)

Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol

...

206.12p

220.0p

45.34p

48.5p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol

...

205.49p

219.6p

45.20p

48.4p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol

...

204.87p

218.0p

45.07p

48.0p

(d)

Burmah Derv

...

...

...

...

...

172.27p

37.89p

(e)

Burmah Gas Oil

...

...

...

...

102.29p

22.51p

(f)

Burmah Premium Kerosene

...

...

...

107.05p

113.5p

23.55p

25.0p

(g)

Burmah Standard Kerosene

...

...

...

105.64p

23.24p

(h)

Burmah Vaporising Oil

...

...

...

100.22p

22.05p

(i)

Burmah Light Fuel Oil

...

...

...

85.45p

18.80p

(j)

Burmah Medium Fuel Oil

...

...

...

82.40p

18.13p

(k)

Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil

...

...

...

81.01p

17.82p

3. (a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol

...

...

205.90p

219.6p

45.29p

48.4p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol

...

...

205.33p

218.8p

45.17p

48.2p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol

...

...

204.49p

217.4p

44.98p

47.9p

(d)

Esso Autodiesel

...

...

...

...

169.48p

37.28p

(e)

Esso Premium Kerosene

...

...

...

113.05p

121.0p

24.87p

27.0p

(f)

Esso Gas Oil

...

...

...

...

...

99.73p

21.94p

(g)

Esso Home Heat Diesel

...

...

...

99.73p

21.94p

(h)

Esso Domestic Oil

...

...

...

...

107.61p

23.67p

(i)

Esso Light Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

85.36p

18.78p

(j)

Esso Medium Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

82.66p

18.19p

(k)

Esso Heavy Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

79.78p

17.55p

4. (a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol

...

...

202.72p

216.2p

44.59p

47.6p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol

...

...

202.10p

214.8p

44.46p

47.3p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol

...

...

200.96p

214.0p

44.21p

47.1p

(d)

Jet Autodiesel

...

...

...

...

...

164.88p

36.27p

(e)

Jet Gas Oil

...

...

...

...

...

95.34p

20.98p

(f)

Jet Regular Kerosene

...

...

...

...

98.46p

21.66p

5. (a)

Maxol Super or Maxol Grade 1 Petrol or Mex

Grade 1 Petrol

...

...

...

...

206.40p

220.6p

45.40p

48.6p

(b)

Maxol Plus or Maxol Grade 2 Petrol or Mex

Grade 2 Petrol

...

...

...

...

...

205.35p

219.8p

45.17p

48.4p

(c)

Maxol Regular or Maxol Grade 3 Petrol or Max

Grade 3 Petrol

...

...

...

...

204.20p

217.6p

44.92p

47.9p

(d)

Maxol or Mex Derv

...

...

...

...

174.25p

38.33p

(e)

Maxol or Mex Gas Oil

...

...

...

...

105.62p

23.24p

(f)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil

...

...

116.76p

123.0p

25.69p

27.5p

(g)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil

113.80p

25.04p

(h)

Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil

...

...

...

87.01p

19.14p

(i)

Maxol or Mex Medium Fuel Oil

...

...

83.97p

18.48p

(j)

Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil

...

...

...

83.10p

18.28p

6. (a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol

...

...

205.58p

219.6p

45.22p

48.4p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol

...

204.68p

219.0p

45.02p

48.2p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol

...

...

203.53p

216.8p

44.77p

47.7p

(d)

Shell Derv

...

...

...

...

...

168.08p

36.97p

(e)

Shell Gas Oil

...

...

...

...

...

98.51p

21.67p

(f)

Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil

...

...

112.40p

119.0p

24.73p

26.5p

(g)

Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil

...

...

109.44p

24.08p

(h)

Shell Light Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

87.46p

19.24p

(i)

Shell Medium Fuel Oil

...

...

...

81.60p

17.95p

(j)

Shell Heavy Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

78.91p

17.36p

7. (a)

Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol

...

201.97p

215.8p

44.43p

47.5p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol

...

201.24p

215.6p

44.27p

47.4p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol

...

200.47p

213.6p

44.10p

47.0p

(d)

Texaco Motor Diesel

...

...

...

...

168.14p

36.99p

(e)

Texaco Gas Oil

...

...

...

...

96.37p

21.20p

(f)

Texaco Paraffin/Superheat

...

...

...

104.22p

22.93p

(g)

Texaco Light Fuel Oil

...

...

...

...

81.20p

17.87p

(h)

Texaco Medium Fuel Oil

...

...

...

78.03p

17.17p

(i)

Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil

...

...

...

76.97p

16.94p

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