S.I. No. 21/1978:

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROL) ORDER, 1978.

MAXIMUM PRICES (PETROL) 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:

1. This Order may be cited as the Maximum Prices (Petrol) Order, 1978.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 31st day of January, 1978.

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) (No. 3) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 230 of 1977 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

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

and Energy, this 27th day of January, 1978.

CORMAC O'CONNOR.

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