S.I. No. 74/1983 - Telex (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Telex (Amendment) Regulations, 1983.

(2) The Telex Regulations, 1980 to 1982, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Telex Regulations, 1980 to 1983.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1983.

3. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. The Telex Regulations, 1980 (

S.I. No. 197 of 1980

) are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Schedule for the Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 4 of the Telex (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1981 (

S.I. No. 295 of 1981

))

"SCHEDULE

Regulations 5 and 29

Part I

Charges for Calls other than Subscriber Keyed Calls

Description of Call

Charge

1.

A call between two installations connected with the same telex exchange

18.3p for each three minutes or part of three minutes

For the first three minutes or part of three minutes

For each minute or part of a minute after the first three minutes

p

p

2.

Any other call to an installation in the State or in Northern Ireland, the distance between the telex exchanges connected for the purpose of the call being in excess of 80 kilometres

36.6

12.2

3.

A call to an installation in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands

73.2

24.4

Part II

Charges for Subscriber Keyed Calls

The charge for a subscriber keyed call shall be the sum of 18.3p in respect of each period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to this part of this Schedule which is appropriate to the call and during which the call continues.

Description of Call

Period

1.

A call between two installations connected with the same telex exchange

3 minutes

2.

Any other call to an installation in the State or in Northern Ireland, the distance between the telex exchanges connected for the purpose of the call being in execess of 80 kilometres

90 seconds

3.

A call to an installation in Great Britain, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands.

45 seconds

Part III

1.

Fee for every call made from a call office in addition to the normal sum payable for such call

33p

2.

Charge payable in respect of restoration of service after suspension or disconnection under the terms of Regulation 29

£12.00

Part IV

Charge referred to in Regulation 9 (4)

£190.00

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GIVEN under my Official Seal this 11th day of March, 1983.

JIM MITCHELL,

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 11th day

of March, 1983.

ALAN M. DUKES

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for an increase in telex call charges of 13% approximately.

S.I. No. 74 of 1983.

TELEX (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1983.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, hereby make, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the following regulations