S.I. No. 154/1973 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1973.

1. Letter

All places

1 oz. or less .. .. .. .. 7p

Maximum dimensions

4 lb.

Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz. 13p

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

Exceeding 2 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz. 17p

In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft., 3 ins.; greatest dimensions, 3 ft.

Minimum dimensions

Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. 37p

Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.

Exceeding 8 oz., but not exceeding 1 lb. 70p

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.

Exceeding 1 lb., but not exceeding 2 lb. 115p

Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb. 185p

2. Postcard

All places

5p

Maximum dimensions

Length, 5

7

/

8

ins.; width, 4

1

/

8

ins.

Minimum dimensions

Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.

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

5p

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.

"

THIRD SCHEDULE.

"

Service

Maximum Compensation

Registration

£6·35

"

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Compensation Fees

Maximum

"

(including Registration)

Compensation

p

£

13 .. .. .. ..

16

14 .. .. .. ..

32

15 .. .. .. ..

48

16 .. .. .. ..

64

17 .. .. .. ..

80

18 .. .. .. ..

96

19 .. .. .. ..

112

20 .. .. .. ..

128

21 .. .. .. ..

144

22 .. .. .. ..

160

23 .. .. .. ..

176

24 .. .. .. ..

192

25 .. .. .. ..

208

26 .. .. .. ..

224

27 .. .. .. ..

240

28 .. .. .. ..

256

29 .. .. .. ..

272

30 .. .. .. ..

288

31 .. .. .. ..

304

32 .. .. .. ..

320

33 .. .. .. ..

336

34 .. .. .. ..

352

35 .. .. .. ..

368

36 .. .. .. ..

384

37 .. .. .. ..

400

"

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of June, 1973.

CONOR CRUISE O'BRIEN.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 14th day of June, 1973.

RICHIE RYAN.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st July, 1973. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets, printed packets (reduced rate and bulk post rate), and small packets as well as in the fees for the registration and insurance services and in the advice of delivery fees.

4. Small Packet

All places to which service is available

4 oz. or less .. .. .. .. 7p

As for item 1 in this column.

Exceeding 4 oz., but not exceeding 8 oz. 14p

Exceeding 8 oz., but not exceeding 1 lb. 23p

Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb. 42p

5. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entry therein (inserted by Regulation II of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971) of the entry in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

6. Insured Box

All places to which service is available

Per 2 oz. .. .. .. .. 3p

12 ins. x 8 ins. x 4 ins.

Minimum charge .. .. .. 15p

SECOND SCHEDULE.

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Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Service

Charge

Provisions

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

S.I. No. 148 of 1956

), is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (1) of "20p" for "18p" (inserted therein by Regulation 14 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971).

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

S.I. No. 58 of 1957

) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 5 (inserted therein by Regulation 15 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) 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. ... ... ...

3p

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

4p

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

6p

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

11p

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

20p

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

36p

For each extra 2 1b. or part thereof in excess of 4 lb. ...

18p

(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 ...

16p

(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2) of this Regulation the weight of the mail bag and its contents should 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. 154 of 1973.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 14) WARRANT, 1973.

I, CONOR CRUISE O'BRIEN, 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