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S.I. No. 123/1964 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 7) Warrant, 1964.
Table of Provisions (12)
Statutory Text (12 Articles)
1. Late Fee Postal Packet
A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 6d. as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty.
A fee of 1s. per packet.
3. Express postal packet—outgoing
A fee not exceeding 1s. 6d. as may be prescribed.
Express postal packet—incoming
At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration
A fee of 1s. 0d. per packet.
Late-Fee registration
A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 6d. as may be prescribed.
A fee of 6d. per registered postal-packet.
A further fee of 6d. for each air mail transmission of the advice of delivery form.
THIRD SCHEDULE.
Compensation Fees (including registration)
Maximum Compensation
s.
d.
£
1
3
12
1
5
24
1
7
36
1
9
48
1
11
60
2
1
72
2
3
84
2
5
96
2
7
108
2
9
120
2
11
132
3
1
144
3
3
156
3
5
168
3
7
180
3
9
192
3
11
204
4
1
216
4
3
228
4
5
240
4
7
252
4
9
264
4
11
276
5
1
288
5
3
300
5
5
312
5
7
324
5
9
336
5
11
348
6
1
360
6
3
372
6
5
384
6
7
396
6
9
400
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of May, 1964.
SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN.
The Official Seal of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs is affixed this 27th day of May, 1964.
MICHAEL HILLIARD.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on the 1st June, 1964. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets, printed packets (reduced rate), bulk consignments of printed matter, commercial packets, sample packets, small packets and insured boxes ; in fees for express, registration and insurance services ; and in the fee for advice of delivery of outgoing registered and insured packets. It also authorises abolition of special rates of postage for magazines to Canada.
5. Sample Packet
All places
2 oz. or less
3d.
As for item 1 in this column
For British Dominions and Colonies, 5 lb. for other places, 1 lb.
Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof
1½d.
6. Small Packet
All places to which service is available.
Per 2 oz.
3d.
As for item 1 in this column
2 lb.
Minimum charge 1s.
3d.
7. Literature for the Blind
All places
2 lb. or less
½d.
As for item 1 in this column
15 lb.
Each additional 3 lb. or fraction thereof
½d.
8. Insured Box
All places to which service is available.
Per 2 oz. 5d.
12 ins x 8 ins. x 4 ins.
2 lb.
Minimum charge 2s.
1d.
9. 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 seven shillings and sixpence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter one shilling.
Air Letter
As per form approved by the Minister
Air Mail Packet
As for the appropriate category of postal packet.
Postcard: As for item 2 in this column
Other packet: As for item 1 in this column
SECOND SCHEDULE.
Service
Charge
10. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 (
S.I. No. 58 of 1957
), is hereby amended as follows
(i) subparagraph (
e
) of paragraph (2) of Regulation 4 shall be revoked ;
(ii) in Regulation 5 for " 2d." in both places where that amount is mentioned and for " 1d." there shall be substituted respectively " 3d." and " 1½d."
11. The entries in the First, Second and Third Schedules to this Warrant are hereby respectively substituted for the entries in the First, Second and Fourth Schedules to the Principal Warrant (inserted therein by Regulation 19 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 6) Warrant, 1959).
FIRST SCHEDULE.
Description of Postal Packet
Destination
Rate of Postage
Limit of Size
Limit of Weight
S.I. No. 123 of 1964.
FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 7) WARRANT, 1964.
I, SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN, Minister for Finance, on the representation of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs as testified by his official seal affixed hereto, and in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 2, 4, 12 and 82 of the Post Office Act, 1908, hereby order as follows
1.—(1) This Warrant may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 7) Warrant, 1964.
(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1964.