S.I. No. 276/1951 - Telephone (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations, 1951.


S.I. No. 276 of 1951.

TELEPHONE (AMENDMENT) (No. 1) REGULATIONS, 1951.

I, ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers vested in me by the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1928, and, in particular by section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling and with the consent of the Minister for Finance testified by his signature hereto, hereby make the following regulations :—

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Telephone (Amendment) (No. 1) Regulations, 1951.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1951.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4.—(1) In these Regulations the expression " the Principal Regulations " means the Telephone Regulations, 1942 ( S. R. & O. No. 62 of 1942 ).

(2) These Regulations shall be construed as one with the Principal Regulations.

5. The sum of threepence shall be substituted for the sum of twopence in Regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations.

6. The sums of one shilling and threepence, and eightpence, shall be substituted for the sums of one shilling and one penny, and seven pence, respectively, in subparagraph (b) of paragraph (1) of Regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations.

7. The word " twenty-five " shall be substituted for the word " five " where it occurs in paragraphs (1) and (2) of Regulation 13 of the Principal Regulations.

8. The Schedule hereto shall be substituted for the Second Schedule to the Principal Regulations.

SCHEDULE.

CHARGES FOR CALLS BY A CALLER FROM A CALL OFFICE.

PART I.

If the call is to an office connected with the exchange with which the call office is connected—threepence.

PART II.

If the call is to an office connected with an exchange other than the exchange with which the call office is connected and the call is made at or after 9.0 a.m., and before 7.0 p.m.—the sum shown in the following table which is appropriate to the call :—

Distance between the two exchanges connected

Calls between any two exchanges within the State

Calls between an exchange within the State and an exchange in Northern Ireland

Calls between an exchange within the State and an exchange in Gt. Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

If the distance between the two exchanges connected for the purpose of the call is 5 miles or less

0

3

0

3

If such distance exceeds 5 miles but does not exceed 7½ miles

0

6

0

6

If such distance exceeds 7½ miles but does not exceed 10 miles

0

4

0

4

If such distance exceeds 10 miles but does not exceed 12½ miles

0

5

0

5

If such distance exceeds 12½ miles but does not exceed 15 miles

0

7

0

7

If such distance exceeds 15 miles but does not exceed 20 miles

0

9

0

9

If such distance exceeds 20 miles but does not exceed 25 miles

1

0

1

0

If such distance exceeds 25 miles but does not exceed 35 miles

1

3

1

3

2

6

If such distance exceeds 35 miles but does not exceed 50 miles

1

7

1

7

2

10

If such distance exceeds 50 miles but does not exceed 75 miles

1

11

1

11

3

2

If such distance exceeds 75 miles but does not exceed 100 miles

2

3

2

3

3

6

If such distance exceeds 100 miles but does not exceed 125 miles

2

6

2

6

3

9

SCHEDULE—continued.

Distance between the two exchanges connected

Calls between any two exchanges within the State

Calls between an exchange within the State and an exchange in Northern Ireland

Calls between an exchange within the State and an exchange in Gt. Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

If such distance exceeds 125 miles but does not exceed 150 miles

2

10

2

10

4

1

If such distance exceeds 150 miles but does not exceed 200 miles

3

2

3

2

4

5

If such distance exceeds 200 miles but does not exceed 250 miles

3

2

3

9

5

0

If such distance exceeds 250 miles but does not exceed 300 miles

3

2

4

4

5

7

If such distance exceeds 300 miles

3

2

5

0

6

3

PART III.

If the call is to an office connected with an exchange other than the exchange with which the call office is connected and the call is made at or after 7.0 p.m. and before 9.0. a.m.—the sum shown in the following table which is appropriate to the call :—

Distance between the two exchanges connected

Calls between any two exchanges within the State

Calls between an exchange within the State and an exchange in Northern Ireland

Calls between an exchange within the State and an exchange in Gt. Britain, the Isle of Man, or the Channel Islands

s.

d.

s.

d.

s.

d.

If the distance between the two exchanges connected for the purpose of the call is 5 miles or less

0

3

0

3

If such distance exceeds 5 miles but does not exceed 7½ miles

0

6

0

6

If such distance exceeds 7½ miles but does not exceed 10 miles

0

4

0

4

If such distance exceeds 10 miles but does not exceed 12½ miles

0

4

0

4

If such distance exceeds 12½ miles but does not exceed 15 miles

0

4

0

4

If such distance exceeds 15 miles but does not exceed 20 miles

0

5

0

5

If such distance exceeds 20 miles but does not exceed 25 miles

0

6

0

6

If such distance exceeds 25 miles but does not exceed 35 miles

0

8

0

8

1

4

If such distance exceeds 35 miles but does not exceed 50 miles

1

0

1

0

1

8

If such distance exceeds 50 miles but does not exceed 75 miles

1

0

1

0

1

8

If such distance exceeds 75 miles

1

3

1

3

1

11

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 17th day of September, 1951.

(Signed) ERSKINE H. CHILDERS, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

I hereby consent to the foregoing Regulations.

(Signed) SEÁN MacENTEE,

Minister for Finance.

Dated this 27th day of September, 1951.