S.I. No. 306/1981 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 26) Warrant, 1981.

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.

58p

Such extra sum not exceeding 8p 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 time to time appoint with reference to any particular Post Office).

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

116p

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

PART II

Col. 1

Col. 2

Registration Fee (in addition to Ordinary Postage)

Maximum Compensation

P

£

Minimum 58

75

62

150

66

225

70

300

74

375

78

450

82

525

86

600

90

675

94

750

FIFTH SCHEDULE

“Cash-on-Delivery Parcel

Scale of Fees Payable

Col. 1

Col. 2

Trade Charge

Fee

Not exceeding £50

72p

GIVEN under my hand, this 31st day of August, 1981.

PATRICK COONEY.

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

JOHN BRUTON.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 31st day of August, 1981.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(

This note is not part of this Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.

)

This Warrant applies to the Inland Post service and comes into operation on the 1st September, 1981. It authorised increases in the letter, postcard, printed packet, newspaper, sample packet and parcel post rates of postage and in the fees charged for the express delivery, registration, customs clearance, cash-on-delivery and other miscellaneous services.

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

22p

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 £5.50 in respect of each such account

As provided by Regulation 11 of this Warrant.

5. Re-direction

As a provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

THIRD SCHEDULE

“Express Delivery Service

Col. 1

Col. 2

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 distance fee at the rate of 22p for the first 1.6 km or part thereof and 11p for every additional 1.6 km or part thereof.

For delivery in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, The Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man, a distance fee of 22p per 1.6 km.

Writing down of Express message received by telephone.

A fee (in addition to the appropriate telephone fee and appropriate distance fee) of 11p.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

“Registered Postal Packets

PART I

Col. 1 Service

Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

Col. 2 Registration Fee

Col. 3 Late Fee

6. Literature and Articles for the Blind

Transmission without charge

As for letters

7 kg

7. Parcel

Weight not exceeding 1 kg

..

..

87p

Maximum dimensions

10 kg

Exceeding 1 kg and not

exceeding 3 kg

..

..

..

..

115p

Greatest length,

Exceeding 3 kg and not

1050 mm,

exceeding 5 kg

..

..

..

..

144p

Greatest length and girth

Exceeding 5 kg and not

combined,

exceeding 10 kg

..

..

..

..

216p

2000 mm (The girth to be measured round the thickest part.)

Minimum dimensions

As for letters

SECOND SCHEDULE

“Certain Services and Charges Therefor

Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Service

Charge

Provisions

8. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 8 of Warrant No. 25) of the entries in the Fifth Schedule to this Warrant.

9. Regulation 7 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1953 (

S.I. No. 279 of 1953

), as amended by Regulation 9 of Warrant No. 25, is hereby amended by the substitution for “forty eight new pence” of “fifty-eight new pence”.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

“Rates of Postage

Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Col. 4

Col. 5

Description of Postal Packet

Rate of Postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

I, PATRICK COONEY, 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