S.I. No. 31/1971 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 17) Warrant, 1971

1. Postal Packet handed for registration to an officer of the Post Office authorised to receive the same, though not on duty at a Post Office or handed in at a Post Office for registration.

10p

Such extra sum not exceeding 2 ½p as may be prescribed. (Applicable only to packets intended to be forwarded by the next despatch but registered after the expiration of the time appointed for the registration of packets (without extra fee) and within such further time as the Minister may from tine to time appoint with reference to any particular Post Office).

2. Compulsory registration pursuant to Regulation 42 of the Warrant.

20p

(Less any amount which may have been affixed in postage stamps in excess of the ordinary postage).

PART II.

Column 1

Registration Fee (in addition to Ordinary Postage)

Column 2

Maximum Compensation

P

£

Minimum

10

50

11

100

12

150

13

200

14

250

15

300

16

350

17

400

FIFTH SCHEDULE.

CASH ON DELIVERY PARCEL.

SCALE OF FEES PAYABLE.

Column 1

Trade Charge

Column 2

Fee

£4 (or less)

10p

For every extra £1 or part thereof

2½p

SIXTH SCHEDULE.

POSTAL PACKETS IN BOND.

Column 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Number of postal packets

£

£

1 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

0·50

0·25

2 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

0·70

0·35

3 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

0·90

0·45

4 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

1·10

0·55

5 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

1·20

0·60

6 to 10 inclusive .. .. .. .. ..

1·40

0·70

11 to 20 inclusive .. .. .. .. ..

1·80

0·90

21 to 30 inclusive .. .. .. .. ..

2·20

1·10

31 to 40 inclusive .. .. .. .. ..

2·60

1·30

41 to 50 inclusive .. .. .. .. ..

3·00

1·50

every additional 25 or part thereof .. .. ..

0·50

0·25

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of February, 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 4th day of February, 1971.

SEOIRSE Ó COLLA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Inland Post Service and comes into operation on the 15th February, 1971. It authorises the decimal currency equivalents of the rates of postage for letters, postcards, printed papers, newspapers, sample packets, parcels and the fees for express registration and cash-on-delivery services and other miscellaneous services.

3. Certificate of Delivery (obtained and forwarded to the sender of a registered postal packet at his request)

4p

The Certificate relates to the delivery of the postal packet at the place to which the said packet is addressed. The service is subject to such Rules as may be prescribed.

4. Deposit Account for payment of postage

An annual fee of £2 in respect of each such account.

As provided by Regulation 11 of this Warrant.

5. Re-direction

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE.

Service

Fee

Conveyance by special messenger of a postal packet throughout the whole of the service demanded or through part only of its course in the post.

For delivery in Ireland a mileage fee at the rate of 7½p for the first mile or part thereof and 4p for every additional mile or part thereof.

For delivery in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, a mileage fee of 7½p.

Writing down of express message received by telephone.

A fee (in addition to the appropriate telephone fee and the appropriate mileage fee) of 4p.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

REGISTERED POSTAL PACKETS.

PART I.

Column 1

Service

Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

Column 2

Registration Fee

Column 3

Late Fee

6. Literature for the Blind

Transmission without charge

As for letters

15 lb.

—

7. Parcel

Weight not exceeding 2 lb.

15p

Maximum dimensions

22 lb.

—

Exceeding 2 lb. and not exceeding 5 lb.

20p

Greatest length, 3 ft. 6 ins. Greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. (The girth to be measured round the thickest part).

Exceeding 5 lb. and not exceeding 8 lb.

25p

Minimum dimensions

Exceeding 8 lb. and not exceeding 11 lb.

30p

As for letters

Exceeding 11 lb. and not exceeding 15 lb.

40p

Exceeding 15 lb. and not exceeding 18 lb.

45p

Exceeding 18 lb. and not exceeding 22 lb.

55p

SECOND SCHEDULE.

CERTAIN SERVICES AND CHARGES THEREFOR.

Column 1

Service

Column 2

Charge

Column 3

Provisions

8. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant as amended by Regulation 6 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 10) Warrant, 1960, Regulation 6 (3) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964 and Regulation 7 (3) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant 1968, is hereby further amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Warrant.

9. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant as amended by Regulation 9 (2) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 8) Warrant, 1956, and Regulation 6 (4) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964, is hereby further amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

10. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 (3) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 16) Warrant, 1970) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Warrant.

11. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 (6) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964) of the entries in the Fifth Schedule to this Warrant.

12. The Second Schedule to the Inland Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1962, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 8 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1968) of the entries in the Sixth Schedule to this Warrant.

13. Regulation 7 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1953, as amended by Regulation 8 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1959 (

S.I. No. 46 of 1959

), is hereby further amended by the substitution for "one shilling" of "five new pence".

14. Regulation 5 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1953 (

S.I. No. 248 of 1953

), as amended by Regulation 4 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 15) Warrant, 1969 (

S.I. No. 153 of 1969

), is hereby further amended by the substitution of "one new halfpenny" for "one penny" wherever those words occur.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

RATES OF POSTAGE.

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Column 4

Column 5

Description of Postal Packet

Rate of Postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

S.I. No. 31 of 1971.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 17) WARRANT, 1971

I, GERARD COLLINS, 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