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Inland Post (Amendment) Regulations, 1987
Statutory Text (4 Articles)
L.N. 74 of 1987
POST OmCE ACT, 1975
(ACT NO. XXXV Ot' 1975)
FEES ORDINANCE, CAP. 58
Inland Post (Amendment) Regulations, 1987
IN exercise of the powers conferred byseClion 10 of the POSI Office
Acl , 1975. and seClion 2 of the Fees Ordinance, the Minister for the
Development of Infrastructure, with the concurrence of the Minister of
Finance, has made the following regulations:-
(I) These regulations may be citerl 3S the Inland Post Ci, .. iooI ond
(Amendment) Regulations , 1987, and shall be read and construed as """'mcnctm<"',
one with th e Inland Post Regulations , 1985, hereinafter referred 10 as l.N, lSoll9&'i.
"the principal regulations".
(2)
These regulations shall come into force on 1st January ,
1988.
For the First Schedule to the principal regulations there shall 5.\)$1;'.' ••
be substituted the foll owing new Schedule:-
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" FlRST SCHEDULE
( Regulation S)
Inland Rates of Postage
Fm' C"",,,,,,
Lerters
UptoSOg
Each additionalSOg up to 2kg ......... .
Pos/cords .................... .
Primed MllIter
Upto~ ................ ... ........ . .. .. .... ..................................
Each addil ional SOg up to 2kg ...... ... .......... ... ... .. .. ... ... ... . ... ....
The weight limit for printed papers is 2kg but packets of books or
pamphlets weighing up to Skg may be sent as Printed Papers at the
following rates
For every add itionallkg or fraction thereof over 2kg .. .......... ...
L(}Coli), Regisrered " ewspafHrs
For each copy not exceeding lOOg ... ... .. .
....... .. ... .... ... ... . 2c
Every additional50g or fraction thereof per copy...... ... ........... le
Articles fo r rhe use of the Blind (including parcels containing solely
anicles for the use of the bl ind) . ..... .. ... ............. ... ... . .. . ... ..... free
Parcels
Not cxceedinglkg in weight ............ ........... . ..... . ..... .. ..... ..... 20c
Exceeding lkg but not 3kg .. ....... ...... .... ... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ..... 30c
Exceeding 3kg but not Skg .. ... ... ... . ... .... .. ....... ... ... ... . ......... . . 40c
bceeding Skg but not IOkg ...... .. . ... ... . .. . ... ... ... ... ...... ..... ..... 6Oc~
For the Third Schedule to the principal regulations the re shall
theThirdSch<dul< be substit uted the following new Schedule
"THIRD SC HEDU LE
Post Oflke Charge~, Fees, Commissions find Compensations
Phi la te lic Charges
(a) For any orde r for th e af-
fixing of stamps on any envelope,
card, aerogra mme or other item
of posta! stationery
(i) Where the number IS
less than 500 .. .... ...... .. .. ..... Se per enve lope. etc.
(ii ) Where the number is
SOO or more ... .. .. ... .... ... ..... 4<: per envelope . etc.
(b) For any order for the sup-
ply of mint and/or ca ncelled
stamps and postal stationery. but
ellcluding postal stationery with
stamps affixed the reon
(i) Where the value of the
order does nO! exceed LmS .. 25c for each orde r
(i i) Where the value o f the
order exceeds LmS but does
not exceed Lm20 ............... 35c for cach orde r
(iii) Where the value of the
order exceeds Lm20 bUI does
50c for each order
nOI exceed Lm 100
(iv) Whe re the value of the
order exceeds LmlOO but does
not exceed Lm500 ... ..... ...... Lml fo r each orde r
(v) Where the val ue of th e
order exceeds LmSOO .... ...... LmS for each ord er
Se
Search fee prior to wi thdrawal....
Rc-direction - first 4 months .. ... free
next 4 months .... SOC
thereafter (eve ry 4
months) .....
Lm!
Registration fee for newspapers..
Lm2
Certificate of posting of unregis-
tered posta! articles ...............
le
Business reply service (per item)
Srn
Registration fee.......................
ISc
Regulation 61
Advice of delivety of a registered
lette r
Regulations 61 and 66 Enquiry fee .............. .
Regulations 67 and 132 Fee in connection with certificate
oflossordamage ............ .....
Regula ti on 68
Maximum compensation for loss.
damage or des!ruction of a regis-
tered postal article .. .. . .
Regulation 106
Commission to stamp vendors ....
Rent of a Private Delivery Box -
Regulation 11\9
per ann um ..................... ...
Regulation III
Deposit on key of Private Delivery
Box .. ... ....... ... ... .... ... .. .......
Regu lation III
Supply of extra blank keys .
Charge fo r replacement lock
Regulation III
Regulation III
Charge for non-return of keyl
keys .......... .... ........ ........... ..
Regulation 112
Sharing facility of a Private Deli·
very Box - perannum ..........
Regulation 119
Annual fee for a Private Posting
Box ... ................................ Lm lS
Regulat ion 130
Max imum compensation for loss or
damage ofa parcel ...
Commission on Money Order.;
Regulation 138
For sums not exceeding Lm3 ..
For su ms exceeding Lm3 but not
LmtO .................................
For sums exceeding Lm tO but not
Lm 20 ............... ................ ..
For sums exceeding Lm20 but not
Lm30 .. ... ....... .... . ... ....... .....
For sums exceeding Lm30 but not
Lm40 .:.. ..... .. ......... ............
Regu latio n J4J
Advice of Pa yment of a Money
Order ... . ... ..... ... .... ...... ... ... Sc
Regulatio n 143
Revalidation fee of a Money
Order ... ......... . .. ....... ...... .... Se
Regulation 144
Stop payment of a Money Order.
Regu lation 147
Issue of a Duplica te Money
Order .. ... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ..... Se'·.
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