S.I. No. 277/1974 - Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 11) Regulations, 1974.

S.I. No. 277 of 1974.

POSTAL ORDER (INLAND) AMENDMENT (No. 11) REGULATIONS, 1974.

I, CONOR CRUISE O'BRIEN, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 23 and 24 of the Post Office Act, 1908, section 5 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1951 (No. 17 of 1951), and section 3 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1969 (No. 18 of 1969), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 11) Regulations, 1974.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1974.

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

4. The Postal Order (Inland) Regulations, 1905, are hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Regulation 5 (inserted by the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 10) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 34 of 1971 )):

"5. The poundage payable on postal orders shall be as follows :

For an order for any multiple of £0.05 between £0.05 and £0.95, both inclusive	3p.
For an order for any multiple of £1.00 between £1.00 and £5.00, both inclusive, and for £1.25 and £1.50	4p.
For an order for any multiple of £1.00 between £6.00 and £10.00, both inclusive	5p."

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of September, 1974.

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 20th day of

September, 1974.

RICHIE RYAN.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Instrument, which comes into operation on the 1st October, 1974, provides for amending the poundage on postal orders.