S.I. No. 187/2021 - Postal Money Order (No. 4) Regulations 2021

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Postal Money Order (No.4) Regulations 2021.

2. In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires

“The No. 3 Regulations” means the Postal Money Order (No. 3) Regulations, 2018 (

S.I. No. 179 of 2018

).

3. Schedule One of the No. 3 Regulations is hereby repealed and replaced with Schedule One of these Regulations.

4. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1

ST

day of June 2021.

SCHEDULE ONE

Charges

Value of Postal Money Order

Charge

€

€

Up to 15.00c

€2.00

15.01c to 30.00c

€3.50

30.01c to 130.00c

€4.50

130.01c to 650.00c

€5.50

In respect of supplementary services

€

For correcting or altering the name of the Remitter or Payee or office of Payment

€2.50

For stopping payment

€2.50

For the issue of a duplicate Postal Money Order (Including stopping payment of the original order).

€2.50

The renewal or repayment of a lost or void Postal Money Order (including stopping Payment of the original Order)

€2.50

For the confirmation of payment of a Postal Money Order

€2.50

GIVEN under the Common Seal of An Post,

15 April, 2021.

PRESENT when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto

DAVID Mc REDMOND,

Director.

PAULA BUTLER,

Company Secretary.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

This Note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation

).

This Scheme provides for an increase in the charges for the issue of Postal Money Orders and takes effect on the 1

st

June 2021.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

27

th April,

2021.

An Post, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

Section 23

of the

Post Office Act, 1908

and

Section 70

of the

Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983

as amended, hereby makes the following Scheme