S.I. No. 137/1977 - Maximum Prices (Petrol) (No. 2) Order, 1977.

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petrol) (No. 2) Order, 1977.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 12th day of May, 1977.

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 a price calculated at the rate of the price per gallon mentioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference.

4. The Maximum Prices (Petrol) Order, 1977 (

S.I. No. 3 of 1977

), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Ref.

Brand or Brand and Grade of Petrol

Price per gallon

(1)

(2)

(3)

1

(a)

BP Super or BP Grade 1

97.2p

(b)

BP Blend or BP Grade 2

97.0p

(c)

BP Regular or BP Grade 3

95.2p

2

(a)

Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1

97.2p

(b)

Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2

96.8p

(c)

Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3

95.2p

3

(a)

Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1

97.0p

(b)

Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2

96.4p

(c)

Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3

95.0p

4

(a)

Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1

95.6p

(b)

Jet Special or Jet Grade 2

94.8p

(c)

Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3

94.0p

5

(a)

Super Shell or Shell Grade 1

97.2p

(b)

Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2

96.6p

(c)

Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3

95.2p

6

(a)

Texaco Ultra 4 or Texaco Grade 1

97.2p

(b)

Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2

96.8p

(c)

Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3

95.2p

7

(a)

Maxol Super or Maxol Grade 1 or Mex Grade 1

97.2p

(b)

Maxol Plus or Maxol Grade 2 or Mex Grade 2

96.6p

(c)

Maxol Regular or Maxol Grade 3 or Mex Grade 3

95.2p

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry and Commerce, this 10th day of May, 1977.

CORMAC O'CONNOR.

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 price, inclusive of Value Added Tax, at which petrol of the grades set out in the Schedule to the Order, may be sold by retail.

S.I. No. 137 of 1977.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROL) (No. 2) ORDER, 1977.

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 (

S.I. No. 96 of 1973

), hereby orders as follows