S.I. No. 136/1985 - Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 19) Scheme, 1985.

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 19) Scheme. 1985.

2. This scheme shall come into operation on the 25th day of February. 1985.

3. The

Interpretation Act, 1937

(No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Scheme.

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. 18) Regulations, 1982 (

S.I. No. 62 of 1982

))

"5. The poundage payable on postal orders shall be as follows

For an order with a value not exceeding £0.95...

15p

For an order with a value in excess of £0.95.....

20p"

GIVEN under the Common Seal of An Post this 22nd day of February, 1985.

Present when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto

(Name)

HARRY COOKE,

G. P. HARVEY,

Director.

(Description)

Assistant Principal.

JIM TREACY,

Secretary.

An Post,

General Post Office,

Dublin 1.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 22nd day of February, 1985.

JIM MITCHELL,

Minister for Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme, which comes into operation on the 25th February. 1985. provides for amending the poundage on postal orders.

S.I. No. 136 of 1985.

POSTAL ORDER (INLAND) AMENDMENT (No. 19) SCHEME, 1985.

An Post, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act. 1983 (No. 24 of 1983) and with the consent of the Minister for Communications, hereby makes the following Scheme