AI-assisted research summary: This Order sets maximum per-litre prices for listed petroleum products, with different rates for deliveries of 455 litres or more and for deliveries of less than 455 litres, and it revokes part of an earlier 1985 order on specified dates.
S.I. No. 234/1985 - Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 9) Order, 1985. S.I. No. 234 of 1985. MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROLEUM PRODUCTS) (NO. 9) 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. 9) Order, 1985. 2. (1) The maximum price at which a petroleum produce 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 mntioned in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number. (2) This paragraph shall come into operation on the 13th day of July, 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 15th day of July, 1985. 4. (1) The Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 8) Order, 1985 ( S.I. No. 179 of 1985 ), other than paragraph 3, is hereby revoked with effect from the 13th day of July, 1985. (2) Paragraph 3 of the said Maximum Prices (Petroleum Products) (No. 8) Order, 1985 is hereby revoked with effect from the 15th day of July, 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) 1. Grade 1 Petrol or Premium Petrol 63.46 67.6 2. Grade 2 Petrol or Blended Petrol 62.88 67.0 3. Grade 3 Petrol or Regular Petrol 62.00 66.1 4. Autodiesel or Derv 54.44 58.1 5. Regular Kerosene or Standard Kerosene 30.66 6. Gas/Diesel Oil 29.44 GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Industry, Trade, Commerce and Tourism this 12th day of July, 1985. S. DORGAN, 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 discription 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).