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S.I. No. 32/1971 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12), Warrant, 1971.
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
1. Late Fee Postal Packet
A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty
A fee of 5p per packet.
3. Express postal packet—outgoing
Express postal packet—incoming
A fee not exceeding 7½p as may be prescribed.
At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration Late-fee registration
A fee of 10p per packet. A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery
A fee of 4p per registered postal packet. A further fee of 2½p 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
£3·40
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FOURTH SCHEDULE
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Compensation Fees (including registration)
Maximum Compensation
p
£
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14
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28
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42
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70
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84
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98
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112
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126
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154
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168
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182
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196
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210
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238
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252
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266
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280
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294
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322
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336
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350
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364
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378
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400
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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 Foreign 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 packets (reduced rate and bulk posting rate), sample packets, small packets and of the fees for the registration and insurance services and other miscellaneous services.
6. Literature for the Blind
All places to which service is available
Transmission with charge
As for item 1 in this column.
15 lb.
7. Insured Box
All places to which service is available
Per 2 oz.
Minimum charge
2½p
12 p
12 ins. x8 ins. x4 ins,
2 lb.
8. 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 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 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.
As may be permitted by the Minister
As for the appropriate category of Postal packet
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SECOND SCHEDULE
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Service
Charge
9. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 (
S.I. No. 58 of 1957
), is hereby amended—
(
a
) by the substitution for "6d." (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970) in both places where it occurs of "2½p", and
(
b
) by the substitution for "3d." (inserted by the said Regulation 7 of the said Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970) of "1p".
FIRST SCHEDULE
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Description of Postal Packet
Destination
Rates of Postage
Limit of Size
Limit of Weight
I. Letter
All places
1 oz. or less
6 p
Maximum dimensions
4 lb.
Each additional oz. or fraction thereof
3½p
Length, width and depth combined, 3 ft.; greatest dimension, 2 ft.
In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft. 3 ins. ; greatest dimension, 2 ft. 8 ins.
Minimum dimensions
Length, 4 ins. ; width, 2¾ 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 2 ¾ ins.
S.I. No. 32 of 1971.
FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 12), 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:—