S.I. No. 198/1971 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971.

1. Letter

All places

1 oz. or less ... ... ... ...

6p

Maximum dimensions

4 lb.

Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz.

11p

Length, width and depth combined, 3 ft. ;greatest dimension, 2 ft.

Exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz.

14p

Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.

32p

In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft. 3 ins. : greatest dimension, 3 ft.

Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.

60p

Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.

100p

Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb.

160p

Minimum dimensions

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

4p

Maximum dimensions

Length, 5

7

/

8

; ins. ; width, 41/

8

; ins.

Minimum dimensions

Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.

3. Printed Packet

All places

1 oz. or less ... ... ... ...

3p

As for item 1 in this column

4 lb.

Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz.

4p

Books

Exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz.

5p

10 lb.

Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.

8p

Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.

14p

Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.

24p

Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb.

40p

Each extra 2 lb. or part thereof ....

20p

4. Small Packet

All places to which service is available

4 oz. or less ... ... ... ...

6p

As for item 1 in this column

2 lb.

Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.

12p

Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.

20p

Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.

36p

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. ... ... ... ...

2½

12 ins. x 8 ins. x 4 ins.

2 lb.

Minimum charge ... ... ...

12p

7. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet

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 new pence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter ten new pence.

Air Letter

As may be permitted by the Minister. As for the appropriate category of Postal packet

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

SECOND SCHEDULE

"

Service

Maximum Compensation

Registration

£5·44

"

THIRD SCHEDULE

"

Compensation Fees

(including Registration)

Maximum

Compensation

p

£

11

16

12

32

13

48

14

64

15

80

16

96

17

112

18

128

19

144

20

160

21

176

22

192

23

208

24

224

25

240

26

256

27

272

28

288

29

304

30

320

31

336

32

352

33

368

34

384

35

400"

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of June, 1971.

GERARD COLLINS.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance,

this 25th day of June, 1971.

SEOIRSE Ó COLLA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant, which comes into operation on 1st July, 1971, gives effect to changes in the foreign post consequent upon the decisions taken at the Universal Postal Union Congress of Tokyo, 1969.

The principal changes are :—

(

a

) the former system of uniform weight steps of 1 oz. for letters and 2 oz. for printed papers has been replaced by a new pattern of only seven weight steps. The new weight steps are 1 oz., 2 oz., 4 oz., 8 oz., 1 lb., 2 lb. and 4 lb. Books up to a maximum weight of 10 lb. may be sent in the printed paper service,

(

b

) the minimum letter rate of 6p remains unchanged but the minimum printed paper rate is increased from 2½p for the first 2 oz. to 3p for the first oz.

(

c

) the charge for a postcard is increased from 3½p to 4p and the reply postcard is abolished,

(

d

) four weight steps of 4 oz., 8 oz., 1 lb. and 2 lb. are introduced in the small packet service,

(

e

) the category of "sample packet" is abolished,

(

f

) the limit of compensation for a registered packet is increased from £3·40 to £5·44.

Two rates of charge are introduced in place of the former single rate of 8p per lb. for printed matter posted in bulk in special bags. The new rates are 18p per 2 lb. for printed matter generally and 15p per 2 lb. for certain classes of books, periodicals, pamphlets, sheets of music and maps, printed and published in the State.

8. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 25 of the Principal Warrant (inserted by Regulation 10 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 8) Warrant, 1965)

SPECIAL CONDITIONS AS TO PRINTED PACKETS, SMALL PACKETS, AND PACKETS CONSISTING OF LITERATURE FOR THE BLIND.

"25. Every printed packet, small packet and packet consisting of literature for the blind, shall be subject to examination in the post, and, subject to the provisions of this Warrant, shall not contain anything sealed or otherwise closed against inspection or contain or bear anything in the nature of a current and personal correspondence".

9. The following provisions of the Principal Warrant, namely, Regulation 12 (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 8) Warrant, 1965), Regulation 28, as amended by Regulation 13 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 8) Warrant, 1965, and Regulation 28A (inserted by Regulation 16 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 6) Warrant, 1959) are each hereby revoked.

10. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 4 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1971 (

S.I. No. 32 of 1971

.)) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Warrant.

11. The Third 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. 12) Warrant, 1971) of the entries in the Second Schedule in this Warrant.

12. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1971) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

13. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 2) Warrant, 1953 (

S.I. No. 280 of 1953

), is hereby amended by—

(

a

) the revocation of ", green label sample packets" in paragraph (1), and

(

b

) the revocation of ", `green label sample packet' " and ", sample packet" in paragraph (2).

14. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 (

S.I. No. 148 of 1956

), as amended by Regulation 9 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 7) Warrant, 1964, Regulation 8 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1968 (

S.I. No. 263 of 1968

), Regulation 6 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970 (

S.I. No. 205 of 1970

), and Regulation 8 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1971, is hereby amended by—

(

a

) the substitution of "For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents, 18p" for "For every pound weight of the mail bag and its contents, 8p" in paragraph (1), and

(

b

) the substitution of "nearest two pounds" for "nearest pound" in paragraph (2).

15. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 (

S.I. No. 58 of 1967

) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 5, as amended by Regulation 9 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1971

"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. .. .. .. ..

2½p

For a packet exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz. ..

3p

For a packet exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. ..

5p

For a packet exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb. ..

9p

For a packet exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb. ..

17p

For a packet exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb. ..

32p

For each extra 2 lb. or part thereof in excess of 4 lb. ..

16p

(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 rate of postage

For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents

15p

(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 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

S.I. No. 198 of 1971.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (No. 13) WARRANT, 1971.

I, GERARD COLLINS, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 2

of the

Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1969

(No. 18 of 1969), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows