S.I. No. 49/1977 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 17) Warrant, 1977.

S.I. No. 49 of 1977.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (No. 17) WARRANT, 1977.

I, CONOR CRUISE-O'BRIEN, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 2 , 3 and 6 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1969 (No. 18 of 1969), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Warrant may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 17) Warrant, 1977.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1977.

2. In this Warrant

"the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1974 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 );

"the Warrant of 1974" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1974 ( S.I. No. 281 of 1974 );

"the Warrant of 1975" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 16) Warrant, 1975 ( S.I. No. 315 of 1975 ).

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 12 of the Warrant of 1975) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Warrant.

4. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulations 13 of the Warrant of 1975) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Warrant.

5. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1973 ( S.I. No. 154 of 1973 )) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

6. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 14 of the Warrant of 1975) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Warrant.

7. Regulation 5 (1) of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ) (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Warrant of 1974, as amended by Regulation 16 of the Warrant of 1975,) is hereby amended by the substitution for "35p" and "350p" of "40p" and "360p", respectively.

8. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ), is hereby amended by the substitution in Regulation 5 (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Warrant of 1974) of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (1) and (2) (inserted by Regulation 17 of the Warrant of 1975):

"(1) Subject to the following paragraphs of this Regulation there shall be charged and paid on outgoing packets to which this Warrant applies the following rates of postage:

For a packet not exceeding 2 oz.............	5.5p
For a packet
exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz.........	6.5p
exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz.........	11.5p
exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb.........	17 p
exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.........	34 p
exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb.........	51 p
For each extra 2 lb. or part thereof in excess of 4 lb....	28 p

(2) Where the Minister has made arrangements with the senders for the transmission of outgoing packets to which this Warrant applies in mail bags provided by the Minister, there shall be charged and paid on every mail bag containing such packets the following rates of postage:

(a) For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by surface means, 28p, and

(b) For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 348p."

FIRST SCHEDULE

Description of postal packet	Destination	Rate of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight
1. Letter	All places	1 oz. or less Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz. Exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz. Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb. Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb. Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb.	12p 22p 29p 56p 114p 193p 284p	Maximum dimensions: Length, width and depth combined, 3 ft.; greatest dimensions, 2 ft. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft. 3 ins.; greatest dimension, 3 ft. Minimum dimensions: Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 6¾ ins.; greatest dimension not less than 4 ins.	4 lb.
2. Postcard	All places		9p	Maximum dimensions: Length, 5⁷/₈ ins.; width, 4½ ins. Minimum dimensions: Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.
3. Printed Packet	All places	1 oz. or less Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz. Exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz. Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb. Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb. Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb. Each extra 2 lb. or part thereof	7p 10p 12·5p 22p 34p 68p 102p 45p	As for item 1 in this column	4 lb. Books 10 lb.
4. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	4 oz. or less Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. Exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb. Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb.	12·5p 22p 34p 68p	As for item 1 in this column	2 lb.
5. Literature for the Blind	All places to which service is available	Transmission without charge.		As for item 1 in this column	15 lb.
6. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet	All places to which service is available	Such rate as may be fixed by the Minister from time to time, provided that the maximum rate for an air mail packet does not exceed thirty-seven pence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter twelve pence.		Air Letter: As per form approved by the Minister. Air Mail Packet: Postcard: as for item 2 in this column. Other Packet: as for item 1 in this column	As may be permitted by the Minister As for the appropriate category of Postal Packet

SECOND SCHEDULE.

1. Late Fee Postal Packet	A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty	Duty A fee of 28p per packet.
3. Express postal packet—outgoing Express postal packet-incoming	A fee not exceeding 10 p as may be prescribed. At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration Late-fee registration	A fee of 27p per packet. A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery	A fee of 7p per registered postal packet.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Service:	Maximum Compensation
Registration	£7·20

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

"Compensation Fees	Maximum
(including Registration)	Compensation
p	£
28	16
29	32
30	48
31	64
32	80
33	96
34	112
35	128
36	144
37	160
38	176
39	192
40	208
41	224
42	240
43	256
44	272
45	288
46	304
47	320
48	336
49	352
50	368
51	384
52	400"

GIVEN under my official Seal, this 22nd day of February, 1977.

CONOR CRUISE-O'BRIEN

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the provisions of the foregoing Warrant.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 22nd day of February, 1977.

RICHIE RYAN.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st April, 1977. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets (ordinary rate, reduced rate, bulk post rates and accelerated surface bulk rates) and small packets as well as in the fees for the express delivery, registration, insurance and customs clearance services. It also authorises an increase in the maximum compensation for registered letter packets.