S.I. No. 59/1982 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 24) Warrant, 1982.

S.I. No. 59 of 1982.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (No. 24) WARRANT, 1982.

I, JOHN WILSON, 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. 24) Warrant, 1982.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1982.

2. In this Warrant—

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

"Warrant No. 23" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 23) Warrant, 1981, ( S.I. No. 307 of 1981 ).

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 of Warrant No. 23) 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 Regulation 4 of Warrant No. 23) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Warrant.

5. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 of Warrant No. 23) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

6. Regulation 5 (1) of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ) (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 15) Warrant, 1974 ( S.I. No. 281 of 1974 )), as amended by Regulation 7 of Warrant, No. 23 is hereby amended by the substitution for "127p" of "152p".

7. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (1) and (2) of Regulation 5, (inserted by Regulation 8 of Warrant No. 23).

"(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 50g .. .. .. ..	13p
For a packet
exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g .. .. ..	18p
exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g .. .. ..	32p
exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g .. .. ..	53p
exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg .. .. ..	93p
exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg .. .. ..	130p
For each extra kg or part thereof in excess of 2 Kg .. ..	87p

(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 Kg weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by surface means, 106p.

( b ) For every Kg weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 600p."

FIRST SCHEDULE

"Rates of postage

Description of Postal Packet	Destination	Rate of Postage			Limit of Size	Limit of weight
1. Letter	All places	20g or less .. .. ..		29p	Maximum Dimensions:	2 Kg
		Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g		52p
		Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g.		69p	Length width and depth combined 900 mm; greatest dimensions, 600mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1040 mm; greatest dimension 900mm.
		Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g .. .. ..		140p
		Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g .. .. ..		260p
		Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg .. .. .. ..		450p
		Exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg .. .. .. ..		720p
					Minimum Dimensions:
					Length, 140 mm; Width, 90 mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter 170mm; greatest dimension not less than 100mm.
2. Postcard	All places	Surface ... ... ... ... ... ...		23p	Maximum Dimensions:
					Length, 148 mm; Width, 105mm.
					Minimum Dimensions:
					Length, 140 mm; Width, 90 mm.
3. Printed Packet	All places	20g or less .. ..	16p		As for item 1 in this column	2 Kg Books 5 Kg
		Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g .. .. .. ..	24p
		Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g .. .. .. ..	32p
		Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g .. .. .. ..	60p
		Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g .. .. ..	100p
		Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg .. .. .. ..	180p
		Exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg .. .. .. ..	244p
		Each extra Kg or part thereof	122p
4. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	100g or less .. ..	32p		As for item 1 in this column	1 Kg
		Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g .. .. .. ..	60p
		Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g .. .. ..	100p
	Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg .. .. .. ..	180p
5. Literature for the Blind	All places to which service is available.	Surface:			As for item 1 in this column	7 Kg
	Transmission without charge
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 not does exceed forty four pence for each 20g or part of 20g in weight and for an air letter thirty pence.			Air Letter:	As may be permitted by the Minister.
					As per form approved by the Minister.
					Air Mail Packet: Postcard: as for item 2 in this column.	As for the appropriate category of Postal Packet.
					Other Packet: as for item 1 in this column.

SECOND SCHEDULE

1. Late Fee Postal Packet	A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 6p as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty	A fee of 70p per packet.
3. Express postal packet—outgoing	A fee not exceeding 29p as may be prescribed.
Express postal packet—incoming	At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration	A fee of 70p per packet
Late-fee registration	A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 8p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery	A fee of 26p per registered postal packet.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Compensation Fees (including Registration)	Maximum Compensation
p	£
76	65
82	130
88	195
94	260
100	325
106	390
112	455
118	520
124	585
130	650
136	720
142	790
148	860
154	930
160	1,000

GIVEN under my Hand, this 19th day of March, 1982.

JOHN P. WILSON.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this

19th day of March, 1982.

RAY MacSHARRY.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st April, 1982. 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, customs clearance and other miscellaneous services. It also authorises increases in compensation for insured letter packets.