S.I. No. 66/1954 - Department of Posts and Telegraphs. The Foreign Parcel Post Amendment (No. 1) Warrant, 1954.

2. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Warrant.

3. The entries in the First, Second and Third Schedules to this Warrant are hereby respectively substituted for the entries in the First and Second Schedules and Part I of the Fourth Schedule to the Foreign Parcel Post Warrant, 1953.

FIRST SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM DIMENSIONS

Length

3 ft. 6 ins.

Length and girth combined

6 ft.

(The girth to be measured round the thickest part).

MAXIMUM WEIGHT

15 lb.

SECOND SCHEDULE

MAXIMUM POSTAGE

Parcel (except an Air Mail parcel)

Thirtyfive shillings for a parcel not exceeding 15 lb.

Air Mail parcel

Fifteen shillings per ½ lb.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Uninsured Parcels

Weight of Parcel

Compensation

£

s.

d.

Not over 3 lb.

1

3

0

Over 3 lb. but not over 7 lb.

1

15

0

Over 7 lb. but not over 11 lb.

2

18

0

Over 11 lb. but not over 15 lb.

4

13

0

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 5th day of April, 1954.

SEÁN MacENTEE,

Minister for Finance.

ERSKINE CHILDERS,

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

S.I. No. 66 of 1954.

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. THE FOREIGN PARCEL POST AMENDMENT (No. 1) WARRANT, 1954.

Dated: 5th April, 1954.

The Minister for Finance, on the representation of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs as testified by his signature hereto, and in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Post Office Acts, 1908 to 1951, and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, hereby orders as follows :—

1.—(1) This Warrant may be cited as the Foreign Parcel Post Amendment (No. 1) Warrant, 1954.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 12th day of April, 1954.