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S.I. No. 309/1981 - Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 17) Regulations, 1981.
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 17) Regulations, 1981.
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1981.
3. The
Interpretation Act, 1937
(No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
4. The Postal Order (Inland) Regulations, 1905, are hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Regulation 5 (inserted by Regulation 4 of the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 16) Regulations, 1981 (
S.I. No. 120 of 1981
))
“5. The poundage payable on postal orders shall be as follows
For an order for any multiple of £0.05 between £0.10 12p
and £0.95 both inclusive
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12p
For an order for any multiple of £1.00 between £1.00£1.25 and £1.50
and £10.00, both inclusive, and for £1.25 and
£1.50
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15p”
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.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 31st day of August, 1981.
JOHN BRUTON.
EXPLANATORY NOTE.
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This Instrument, which comes into operation on the 1st September 1981, provides for amending the poundage on postal orders.
I, PATRICK COONEY, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by
sections 23
and
24
of the
Post Office Act, 1908
,
section 5
of the
Post Office (Amendment) Act 1951
(No. 17 of 1951),
section 3
of the
Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1969
(No. 18 of 1969), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following regulations