S.I. No. 331/1984 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 9) Order, 1984

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 9) Order, 1984.

2. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum product 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 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 12th day of December, 1984.

3. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum product mentioned in column (2) of the said Schedule at any of the following reference numbers, that is to say 1, 2, 3, 4, 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 14th day of December, 1984.

4. (1) The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 8) Order, 1984 (

S.I. No. 285 of 1984

), other than paragraph 3, is hereby revoked with effect from the 12th day of December, 1984.

(2) Paragraph 3 of the said Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 8) Order, 1984 is hereby revoked with effect from the 14th day of December, 1984.

SCHEDULE

Reference Number

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 than 455 litres at a time

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

1

Grade 1 Petrol or Premium Petrol

59.96p

64.1p

2

Grade 2 Petrol or Blended Petrol

59.63p

63.7p

3

Grade 3 Petrol or Regular Petrol

59.13p

63.2p

4

Autodiesel or Derv

53.65p

57.3p

5

Regular Kerosene or Standard Kerosene

29.24p

—

6

Gas/Diesel Oil

29.32p

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce

and Tourism this 11th day of December, 1984.

S. MAC LUGHADHA,

A person authorised by the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce

and Tourism to authenticate the Official Seal of the Minister.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order fixes the maximum price, inclusive of Value Added Tax at which a petroleum product of a grade or description set out in the Schedule to the Order may be sold in the case of deliveries of 455 litres or more, and the maximum prices inclusive of Value Added Tax at which petrol and autodiesel may be sold in the case of deliveries of less than 455 litres (i.e. by retail).

S.I. No. 331 of 1984.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (No. 9) ORDER, 1984

The Minister for Industry, 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 Trade, Commerce and Tourism (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1983 (

S.I. No. 384 of 1983

), hereby orders as follows