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S.I. No. 315/1975 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 16) Warrant, 1975.
Table of Provisions (19)
Statutory Text (19 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 25p per packet.
3. Express postal packet— out-going
A fee not exceeding 9p as may be prescribed.
Express postal packet— incoming
At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration
A fee of 24p per packet.
Late-fee registration
A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery
A fee of 7p per registered postal packet.
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THIRD SCHEDULE
"Compensation Fees
(including Registration)
Maximum Compensation
p
£
25
16
26
32
27
48
28
64
29
80
30
96
31
112
32
128
33
144
34
160
35
176
36
192
37
208
38
224
39
240
40
256
41
272
42
288
43
304
44
320
45
336
46
352
47
368
48
384
49
400"
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st January, 1976. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets (ordinary rate, reduced rate, bulk post rate, and accelerated surface bulk rate) and small packets as well as in the fees for the registration insurance and customs clearance services. It abolishes the category of "insured boxes" and makes other provisions in accordance with the decisions of the UPU Congress held at Lausanne in 1974.
GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of December, 1975.
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 18th day of December, 1975.
RICHIE RYAN.
6. 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 pence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter ten 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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7. Regulation 25 of the Principal Warrant inserted by Regulation 8 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971 (
S.I. No. 198 of 1971
) is hereby amended by the addition of the following
"The Minister may permit the acceptance of packets in sealed envelopes or in sealed transparent plastic covers for transmission in mail bags provided by the Minister pursuant to Regulation 4 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant of 1956 (
S.I. No. 148 of 1956
).
8. Regulation 42 (2) of the Principal Warrant, as amended by Regulation 15 of the Warrant of 1965, shall have effect as if all words after "posting" were deleted.
9. Regulation 44 of the Principal Warrant, as amended by Regulation 17 of the Warrant of 1959, is hereby amended by the insertion after "payment" of "at the time of posting" and in addition to the foregoing the said Regulation 44, as so amended, shall have effect as if all the words after "or place of address of the packet" were deleted.
10. Regulation 45 (2) of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion after the word "contains" in line 1 of "perishable biological substances, radio-active materials" and after "currency notes" in line 2 of "travellers cheques".
11. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 57 of the Principal Warrant
"57. The Minister may, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas for that purpose, give effect to the provisions of this Warrant as to the loss or damage of registered postal packets, insured letters and of articles enclosed in or forming part of a registered postal packet or insured letter but nothing contained in or done under or in pursuance of this Warrant shall render him liable to any action or other legal proceeding in respect of or in consequence of any such loss or damage. The decision of the Minister on all questions arising between him and any person claiming payment in respect of the loss or damage of a registered postal packet, insured letter or of any article enclosed in or forming part thereof shall be final and conclusive."
12. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 of the Warrant of 1974) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Warrant.
13. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 4 of the Warrant of 1974) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Warrant.
14. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Warrant of 1974) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.
15. Regulation 5 (1) of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 2) Warrant 1953 (
S.I. No. 280 of 1953
), as amended by Regulation 18 of the Warrant of 1959 shall have effect as if the words "insured boxes" were deleted.
16. Regulation 5 (1) of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant 1956 (
S.I. No. 148 of 1956
) (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Warrant of 1974) is hereby amended by the substitution for "22p" and "165p" of "35p" and "350p", respectively.
17. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 (
S.I. No. 58 of 1957
), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (1) and (2) of Regulation 5 (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Warrant of 1974)
"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
5p
For a packet
exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz.
6p
" 4 oz. " " " 8 oz.
10p
" 8 oz. " " " 1 lb.
15p
" 1 lb. " " " 2 lb.
30p
" 2 lb. " " " 4 lb.
45p
For each extra 2 lb. or part thereof in excess of 4 lb. ..
25p
(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 rates of postage
(
b
) For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by surface means, 25p, and
(
b
) For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 340p.
18. Regulations 10, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 and Clauses (i), (ii) and (vii) of sub-paragraph (
b
) of the proviso to Regulation 27 (1) of the Principal Warrant (inserted by Regulation 12 of the Warrant of 1965) are hereby revoked.
FIRST SCHEDULE
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Description of Postal Packet
Destination
Rate of Postage
Limit of Size
Limit pf Weight
Letter
All places
1 oz. or less
11p
Maximum dimensions
4 lb.
Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz.
20p
Length, width and depth combined, 3 ft.; greatest dimensions, 2 ft. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft. 3 ins.; greatest dimension, 3 ft.
Exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz.
26p
Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.
50p
Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.
100p
Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.
170p
Minimum dimensions
Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb.
250p
Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 6¾ ins.; greatest dimension not less than 4 ins.
Postcard
All places
8p
Maximum dimensions
Length, 5
7
/8 ins.; width, 4
1
/8 ins.
Minimum dimensions
Length 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.
S.I. No. 315 of 1975.
FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 16) WARRANT, 1975.
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