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S.I. No. 6/1981 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1981.

S.I. No. 6 of 1981.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) ORDER, 1981.

The Minister for Industry, 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 (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 Energy (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 10 of 1980 ), hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1981.

2. (1) 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 a particular reference 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 particular reference.

2) This paragraph shall come into operation on the 7th day of January, 1981.

3. (1) 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 of the following references, 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 particular reference.

(2) This paragraph shall come into operation on the 8th day of January, 1981.

4. (1) The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 4) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 245 of 1980 ), is revoked, with effect from the 7th day of January, 1981 other than paragraph 3.

(2) Paragraph 3 of the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 4) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 245 of 1980 ) is revoked with effect from 8th day of January, 1981.

Reference

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

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1 (a)

BP Super or BP Grade 1 Petrol

152.94p

163.8p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol

152.34p

163.6p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol

151.74p

161.8p

(d)

BP Derv

124.39p

—

(e)

BP Gas Oil

82.38p

—

(f)

BP Premium Kerosene

83.59p

90.5p

(g)

BP Standard Kerosene

85.04p

—

(h)

BP Light Fuel Oil

64.32p

—

(i)

BP Medium Fuel Oil

61.11p

—

(j)

BP Heavy Fuel Oil

59.37p

—

2 (a)

Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol

153.46p

164.6p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol

152.86p

164.2p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol

152.26p

162.6p

(d)

Burmah Derv

126.85

—

(e)

Burmah Gas Oil

85.08p

—

(f)

Burmah Premium Kerosene

89.84

95.5p

(g)

Burmah Standard Kerosene

88.43p

—

(h)

Burmah Vaporizing Oil

83.01p

—

(j)

Burmah Light Fuel Oil

70.03p

—

(j)

Burmah Medium Fuel Oil

66.98p

—

(k)

Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil

65.59p

—

3 (a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol

152.43p

163.4p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol

151.88p

162.6p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol

151.08p

161.2p

(d)

Esso Autodiesel

123.85p

—

(e)

Esso Premium Kerosene

84.91p

92.0p

(f)

Esso Gas Oil

82.22p

—

(g)

Esso Home Heat Diesel

82.22p

—

(h)

Esso Domestic Oil

83.28p

—

(i)

Esso Light Fuel Oil

63.95p

—

(j)

Esso Medium Fuel Oil

61.76p

—

(k)

Esso Heavy Fuel Oil

60.55p

—

4 (a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol

149.78p

160.4p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol

149.38p

159.2p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol

148.60p

158.6p

(d)

Jet Autodiesel

121.31p

—

(e)

Jet Gas Oil

79.52p

—

(f)

Jet Regular Kerosene

82.44p

—

5 (a)

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

153.34p

164.6p

(b)

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

152.33p

163.8p

(c)

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

151.23p

161.6p

(d)

Maxol or Mex Derv

126.94p

—

(e)

Maxol or Mex Gas Oil

85.03p

—

(f)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil

93.83p

100.0p

(g)

Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil

90.87p

—

(h)

Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil

68.68p

—

(i)

Maxol or Mex Medium Fuel Oil

65.64p

—

(j)

Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil

64.77p

—

6 (a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol

152.34p

163.6p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol

151.48p

163.0p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol

150.38p

160.8p

(d)

Shell Derv

124.47p

—

(e)

Shell Gas Oil

82.78p

—

(f)

Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil

88.90p

95.0p

(g)

Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil

85.94p

—

(h)

Shell Light Fuel Oil

73.45p

—

(i)

Shell Medium Fuel Oil

70.41p

—

(j)

Shell Heavy Fuel Oil

69.54p

—

7 (a)

Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol

155.63p

166.6p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol

154.93p

166.4p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol

154.19p

164.4p

(d)

Texaco Motor Diesel

127.05p

—

(e)

Texaco Gas Oil

83.93p

—

(f)

Texaco Paraffin/Superheat

86.78p

—

(g)

Texaco Light Fuel Oil

64.69p

—

(h)

Texaco Medium Fuel Oil

61.52p

—

(i)

Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil

60.46p

—

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism this 6th day of January, 1981.

S. MacLUGHADHA,

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce and

Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum price at which a petroleum product of a brand, grade or description set our in the Schedule to the Order may be sold in the case of deliveries of 100 gallons 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 (i.e. by retail).