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S.I. No. 301/1978 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1978.
Table of Provisions (6)
Statutory Text (6 Articles)
1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1978.
2. This Order shall come into operation on the 4th day of November, 1978.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. The Maximum Prices (Kerosene) Order, 1977 (
S.I. No. 19 of 1977
), and the Maximum Prices (Petrol) (No. 6) Order, 1978 (
S.I. No. 200 of 1978
), are hereby revoked.
SCHEDULE
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 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
84.61p
92.4p
(b)
BP Blend or BP Grade 2 Petrol
84.01p
92.2p
(c)
BP Regular or BP Grade 3 Petrol
83.41p
90.4p
(d)
BP Derv
58.72p
—
(e)
BP Gas Oil
36.09p
—
(f)
BP Premium Kerosene
39.14p
45.0p
(g)
BP Standard Kerosene
38.14p
—
(h)
BP Light Fuel Oil
35.05p
—
(i)
BP Medium Fuel Oil
32.50p
—
(j)
BP Heavy Fuel Oil
31.55p
—
2 (a)
Burmah Best or Burmah Grade 1 Petrol
84.41p
92.2p
(b)
Burmah Plus or Burmah Grade 2 Petrol
83.81p
91.8p
(c)
Burmah Regular or Burmah Grade 3 Petrol
83.21p
90.2p
(d)
Burmah Derv
58.71p
—
(e)
Burmah Gas Oil
36.55p
—
(f)
Burmah Premium Kerosene
39.60p
45.0p
(g)
Burmah Standard Kerosene
38.14p
—
(h)
Burmah Vaporising Oil
40.91p
—
(i)
Burmah Light Fuel Oil
34.32p
—
(j)
Burmah Medium Fuel Oil
32.00p
—
(k)
Burmah Heavy Fuel Oil
31.19p
—
3 (a)
Esso Extra or Esso Grade 1 Petrol
84.26p
92.0p
(b)
Esso Plus or Esso Grade 2 Petrol
83.71p
91.4p
(c)
Esso Regular or Esso Grade 3 Petrol
82.91p
90.0p
(d)
Esso Autodiesel
58.62p
—
(e)
Esso Premium Kerosene
38.91p
45.0p
(f)
Esso Gas Oil
36.10p
—
(g)
Esso Home Heat Diesel
36.10p
—
(h)
Esso Domestic Oil
38.14p
—
(i)
Esso Light Fuel Oil
33.19p
—
(j)
Esso Medium Fuel Oil
31.78
(k)
Esso Heavy Fuel Oil
30.91p
—
4 (a)
Jet Premium or Jet Grade 1 Petrol
83.46p
91.0p
(b)
Jet Special or Jet Grade 2 Petrol
83.11p
89.8p
(c)
Jet Regular or Jet Grade 3 Petrol
82.31p
89.2p
(d)
Jet Autodiesel
57.56p
—
(e)
Jet Gas Oil
36.10p
—
(f)
Jet Regular Kerosene
38.10p
—
5 (a)
Maxol Super or Maxol Grade 1 Petrol or Mex Grade 1 Petrol
84.22p
92.0p
(b)
Maxol Plus or Maxol Grade 2 Petrol or Mex Grade 2 Petrol
83.31p
91.4p
(c)
Maxol Regular or Maxol Grade 3 Petrol or Mex Grade 3 Petrol
82.86p
90.0p
(d)
Maxol or Mex Derv
58.61p
—
(e)
Maxol or Mex Gas Oil
36.10p
—
(f)
Maxol or Mex Kerosene Burning Oil
39.14p
45.0p
(g)
Maxol or Mex Kerosene Domestic Heating Oil
38.14p
—
(h)
Maxol or Mex Light Fuel Oil
34.50p
—
(i)
Maxol or Mex Meduim Fuel Oil
31.78p
—
(j)
Maxol or Mex Heavy Fuel Oil
30.91p
—
6 (a)
Super Shell or Shell Grade 1 Petrol
84.22p
92.0p
(b)
Shell Economy or Shell Grade 2 Petrol
83.31p
91.4p
(c)
Shell Regular or Shell Grade 3 Petrol
82.86p
90.0p
(d)
Shell Derv
58.61p
—
(e)
Shell Gas Oil
36.10p
—
(f)
Shell Premium Grade Burning Oil
39.14p
45.0p
(g)
Shell Standard Grade Burning Oil
38.14p
—
(h)
Shell Light Fuel Oil
34.50p
—
(i)
Shell Medium Fuel Oil
31.78p
—
(j)
Shell Heavy Fuel Oil
30.91p
—
7 (a)
Texaco Premium or Texaco Grade 1 Petrol
84.41p
92.2p
(b)
Texaco Special or Texaco Grade 2 Petrol
83.81p
92.0p
(c)
Texaco Regular or Texaco Grade 3 Petrol
83.22p
90.2p
(d)
Texaco Motor Diesel
58.61p
—
(e)
Texaco Gas Oil
37.09p
—
(f)
Texaco Paraffin/Superheat
39.14p
—
(g)
Texaco Light Fuel Oil
34.50p
—
(h)
Texaco Medium Fuel Oil
31.78p
—
(i)
Texaco Heavy Fuel Oil
30.91p
—
8 (a)
Tedcastles Motor Spirit
92.61p
—
(b)
Tedcastles Derv
58.72p
—
(c)
Tedcastles Gas Oil
37.14p
—
(d)
Tedcastles Premium Kerosene
39.18p
—
(e)
Tedcastles Standard Kerosene
39.18p
—
(f)
Tedcastles Light Fuel Oil
35.15p
—
(g)
Tedcastles Medium Fuel Oil
32.82p
—
(h)
Tedcastles Heavy Fuel Oil
31.95p
—
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Commerce
and Energy, this 3rd day of November, 1978.
OWEN O'HARA.
A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Commerce
and Energy 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 out 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).
S.I. No. 301 of 1978.
MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) ORDER, 1978.
The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy, 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 and Commerce (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1977 (
S.I. No. 306 of 1977
), hereby orders as follows