S.I. No. 281/1974 -- Foreign Post Amendment (No. 15) Warrant, 1974.

S.I. No. 281/1974 -- Foreign Post Amendment (No. 15) Warrant, 1974. 1974 281

S.I. No. 281/1974:

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 15) WARRANT, 1974.

I, CONOR CRUISE O'BRIEN, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 2 , 3 and 6 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1969 (No. 18 of 1969), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Warrant may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 15) Warrant, 1974.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1974.

2. In this Warrant "the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1949 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 ).

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 10 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971 ( S.I. No. 198 of 1971 ), and amended by Regulation 3 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1973 ( S.I. No. 154 of 1973 )) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Warrant.

4. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1971 ( S.I. No. 32 of 1971 ), and amended by Regulation 4 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1973) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Warrant.

5. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1971) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

6. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following for paragraph (1) of Regulation 5:

"(1) There shall be charged and paid on every mail bag containing printed packets to which this Warrant applies for every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents whichever of the following rates is appropriate;

( a ) in case the mail bag and its contents are conveyed by surface means, 22p, and

( b ) in case the mail bag and its contents are conveyed by air over all or part of its route, a rate not exceeding 165p."

7. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 5 (inserted by Regulation 8 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1973):

"5. (1) Subject to the following paragraphs of this Regulation there shall be charged and paid on outgoing packets to which this Warrant applies the following rates of postage:

For a packet not exceeding 2 oz.	4p
For a packet
exceeding 2 ozs. but not exceeding 4 ozs.	5p
" 4 ozs. " " " 8 ozs.	7p
" 8 ozs. " " " 1 lb.	12p
" 1 lb. " " " 2 lb.	22p
" 2 lb. " " " 4 lb.	40p
For each extra 2 lb. or part thereof in excess of 4 lb.	20p

(2) Where the Minister has made arrangements with the senders for the transmission of outgoing packets to which this Warrant applies in mail bags provided by the Minister, there shall be charged and paid on every mail bag containing such packets the following rates of postage:

( a ) For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by surface means, 18p, and

( b ) For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 161 p.

(3) For the purpose of paragraph 2 of this Regulation the weight of the mail bag and its contents shall be calculated to the nearest two pounds.

(4) Where the postage is charged and paid in respect of a mail bag under paragraph (2) of this Regulation, postage shall not be charged on the individual packets contained in the mail bag."

FIRST SCHEDULE

Description of Postal Packet	Destination	Rate of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight
1. Letter	All places	1 oz. or less	9p	Maximum dimensions:
		Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz.	16p	Length, width and depth combined, 3 ft.; greatest dimension, 2 ft. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft. 3 ins.; greatest dimension, 3 ft.	4lb.
		Exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz.	21p
		Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.	40p
		Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.	75p
		Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.	125p	Minimum dimensions:
		Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb.	200p	Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 6¾ ins.; greatest dimension not less than 4 ins. Items with a size less than the minimum are admitted if they bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of which the dimensions are not less than 4 ins. by 2¾ ins.

2. Postcard	All places		6p	Maximum dimensions:
				Length, 5⁷ /₈ ins. ; width, 4 ¹ /₈ ins
				Minimum dimensions:
				Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.
3. Printed Packet	All places	1 oz. or less	5p	As for item 1 in this column.	4lb. Books, 10 lb.
		Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz.	6p		4lb. Books, 10 lb.
		Exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz.	8p
		Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.	11p
		Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.	18p
		Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.	30p
		Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb.	50p
		Each extra 2 lb. or part thereof	25p
4. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	4 oz. or less	9p	As for item 1 in this column	2 lb.
		Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.	16p
		Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.	25p
Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.	45p
5. Literature for the blind	All places to which service is available.	Transmission without charge		As for item 1 in this column	15 lb.
6. Insured Box	All places to which service is available	Per 2 oz...	3p	12 ins. x 8 ins. x 4 ins.	2 lb.
Minimum charge	15p
7. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet	All places to which service is available	Such rate as may be fixed by the Minister from time to time, provided that the maximum rate for an air mail packet does not exceed thirty-seven pence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter ten pence.		Air Letter :
				As per form approved by the Minister.
				Air Mail Packet :
				Postcard: as for item 2 in this column
				Other Packet: as for item 1 in this column	As may be permitted by the Minister As for the appropriate category of Postal packet.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

SERVICE
1. Late Fee Postal Packet
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty
3. Express postal packet--outgoing
Express postal packet--incoming	At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration	A fee of 18p per packet.
Late-fee registration	A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery	A fee of 7p per registered postal packet.
	A further fee of 3p for each air mail transmission of the advice of delivery form.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Compensation Fees (including Registration)	Maximum Compensation
p	£
19	16
20	32
21	48
22	64
23	80
24	96
25	112
26	128
27	144
28	160
29	176
30	192
31	208
32	224
33	240
34	256
35	272
36	288
37	304
38	320
39	336
40	352
41	368
42	384
43	400

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of September, 1974.

CONOR CRUISE O'BRIEN.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the provisions of the foregoing Warrant.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 20th day of

September, 1974.

RICHIE RYAN.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st October, 1974. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets (ordinary rate, reduced rate and bulk post rate) and small packets as well as in the fees for the registration and insurance services and in the fees for various miscellaneous services. The Warrant also provides for an accelerated surface service for the conveyance of printed paper bulk post.

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S.I. No. 281/1974 -- Foreign Post Amendment (No. 15) Warrant, 1974.