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S.I. No. 263/1968 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1968.
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 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 Is. 6d. as may be prescribed.
Express postal packet—incoming.
At the scale of lees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration ..
A fee of 1s. 3d. per packet.
Late-Fee registration ..
A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 6d. as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery ..
A fee of 9d. per registered postal packet.
A further fee of 6d. for each air mail transmission of the advice of delivery form.
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THIRD SCHEDULE
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SERVICE
MAXIMUM COMPENSATION
Registration
£38s. 0d. "
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FOURTH SCHEDULE
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Compensation Fees (including registration)
Maximum Compensation
s.
d.
£
1
6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
14
1
8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
28
1
10 .. .. .. .. .. ..
42
2
0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
56
2
2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
70
2
4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
84
2
6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
98
2
8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
112
2
10 .. .. .. .. .. ..
126
3
0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
140
3
2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
154
3
4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
168
3
6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
182
3
8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
196
3
10 .. .. .. .. .. ..
210
4
0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
224
4
2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
238
4
4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
252
4
6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
266
4
8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
280
4
10 .. .. .. .. .. ..
294
5
0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
308
5
2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
322
5
4 .. .. .. .. .. ..
336
5
6 .. .. .. .. .. ..
350
5
8 .. .. .. .. .. ..
364
5
10 .. .. .. .. .. ..
378
6
0 .. .. .. .. .. ..
392
6
2 .. .. .. .. .. ..
400
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of December, 1968.
J JOHN LYNCH.
GIVEN under my hand, this 13th day of December, 1968.
PATRICK JOSEPH LALOR.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on the 1st January, 1969. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets, printed packets (reduced rate and bulk posting rate), sample packets, small packets, and insured boxes, as well as in fees for the registration and insurance services and for advice of delivery of outgoing registered packets.
6. Literature for the Blind
All places
2 lb. or less .. ..
½d.
As for item 1 in this column
Each additional 3 lb. or fraction thereof .. .. ..
½d.
7. Insured Box .. ..
All places to which service is available
Per 2 oz. .. .. ..
6d.
12 ins. x 8 ins. x 4 ins.
2 lb.
Minimum charge ..
2s. 6d.
8. Air Letter and Air MailPacket .. ..
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 and sixpence.
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
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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SERVICE
9. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 (
S.I. No. 58 of 1957
) is hereby amended by the substitution for "3d." in both places where that amount is mentioned and for "1½d." (both amounts having been inserted by Regulation 10 of the Warrant of 1964) of "4d." and "2d.", respectively.
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FIRST SCHEDULE
Description of Postal Packet
Destination
Rate of Postage
Limit of Size
Limit of Weight
S.I. No. 263 of 1968.
FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (No. 9) WARRANT, 1968.
I, JOHN LYNCH, Minister for Finance, on the representation of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, made in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Posts and Telegraphs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1967 (
S.I. No. 158 of 1967
), as testified by his signature hereon, 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