AI-assisted research summary: This order sets maximum sale prices for listed petroleum products, with different per-litre rates depending on whether a delivery is 455 litres or more, or less than 455 litres for certain products.
S.I. No. 18/1985 - Maximum Prices (Petroluem Products) (No. 2) Order, 1985. S.I. No. 18 of 1985. MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLUEM PRODUCTS) (No. 2) ORDER, 1985. 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: 1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 2) Order, 1985. 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 31st day of January, 1985. 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 2nd day of February, 1985. 4. (1) The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1985 ( S.I. No. 9 of 1985 ), other than paragraph 3, is hereby revoked with effect from the 31st day of January, 1985. (2) Paragraph 3 of the said Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) Order, 1985 is hereby revoked with effect from the 2nd day of February, 1985. 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) Grade 1 Petrol or Premium Petrol 61.65 65.8 Grade 2 Petrol or Blended Petrol 61.26 65.4 Grade 3 Petrol or Regular Petrol 60.68 64.8 Auodiesel or Derv 55.84 59.5 Regular Kerosene or Standard Kerosene 29.85 Gas/Diesel Oil 29.32 GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism this 30th day of January, 1985. S. MacLUGHADHA, 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).