S.I. No. 47/1959 - Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Foreign Post Amendment (No. 6) Warrant, 1959.

S.I. No. 47 of 1959.

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (No. 6) WARRANT, 1959.

I, SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN, Minister for Finance, on the representation of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs as testified by his official seal affixed hereto, and in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 2, 4, 12 and 82 of the Post Office Act, 1908, hereby order as follows :—

1.—(1) This Warrant may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 6) Warrant, 1959.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the first day of April, 1959.

2. The Intepretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Warrant.

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

4. This Warrant shall be construed as one with the Principal Warrant.

5. Paragraph (8) of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of " and also includes a packet transmitted at the letter rate of postage and containing goods or articles of merchandise " after " correspondence."

6. The following subparagraph is hereby substituted for subparagraph (i) of paragraph (10) of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant :

" (i) books or papers (including letters to or from blind persons) impressed or otherwise prepared for the use of the blind."

7. Paragraph (15) of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of " small packet," after " sample packet."

8. Paragraph (20) of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the deletion of " and pathological objects rendered harmless by their mode of preparation and packing."

9. The following paragraph is hereby inserted after paragraph (20) of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant :

Small packet.

" (20A). In this Warrant the expression " small packet " means a packet which consists of or contains goods or articles of merchandise and contains or bears nothing else except an open invoice reduced to its essential elements, any customs declaration required and the names and addresses of the sender and addressee."

10. The following Regulation is hereby inserted after Regulation 9 of the Principal Warrant :

Small packet.

" 9A. Except as otherwise provided in this Warrant, there shall be charged and paid on every small packet addressed to any country or place with which the Minister may for the time being have an arrangement for the transmission of small packets the rates of postage specified in respect thereof in the First Schedule hereto."

11. Subparagraph (a) of paragraph (4) of Regulation 15 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of " small packets," after " printed packets."

12.—(1) Paragraph (2) of Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of " small packet," after " sample packet,"

(2) Paragraph (3) of Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution of " sample packet or small packet " for " or sample packet."

13. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 25 of the Principal Warrant :

SPECIAL CONDITIONS AS TO COMMERCIAL PACKETS, PRINTED PACKETS, SAMPLE PACKETS, SMALL PACKETS, MAGAZINES FOR CANADA AND PACKETS CONSISTING OF LITERATURE FOR THE BLIND.

Condition of posting.

" 25. Every commercial packet, printed packet, sample packet, small packet, magazine for Canada, and packet consisting of literature for the blind, shall be subject to examination in the post, and, subject to the provisions of this Warrant, shall not contain anything sealed or otherwise closed against inspection, or contain or bear anything in the nature of a current and personal correspondence."

14. Subclause (a) of clause (i) of the proviso to paragraph (1) of Regulation 27 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of " telex exchange and number," after " telephone number,"

15. Paragraph (5) of Regulation 28 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of " telex exchange and number," after " telephone number.,"

16. The following Regulation is hereby inserted after Regulation 28 of the Principal Warrant :

Rules as to small packets.

" 28A. (1) Every small packet shall bear on the outside the name and address of the sender and the addressee, and shall be clearly marked ` Small Packet ' on the left-hand side of the space above the address.

(2) The provisions in relation to the packing of sample packets contained in Regulation 28 shall (so far as applicable) apply to small packets."

17. Regulation 44 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following paragraph :

" The advice of delivery form may, if the sender of the packet so requires, be transmitted by air mail to or from, or both to and from, the country or place of address of the packet ; and the sender shall pay for each transmission of the advice of delivery form by air mail the further fee specified in respect thereof in the Second Schedule hereto."

18. Paragraph (1) of Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 2) Warrant, 1953 ( S.I. No. 280 of 1953 ), is hereby amended by the insertion of " small packets," after " insured boxes,".

19. The entries in the First, Second and Third Schedules to this Warrant are hereby respectively substituted for the entries in the First, Second and Fourth Schedules, as amended, to the Principal Warrant.

20. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 1) Warrant, 1951 ( S.I. No. 59 of 1951 ), and the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 3) Warrant, 1954 ( S.I. No. 67 of 1954 ), are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE. —contd.

Description of Postal Packet	Destination	Rate of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight
1. Letter	All places	1 oz. or less	6d.	Maximum dimensions :	4 lb.
		Each additional oz. or fraction thereof	4d.	Length, breadth and width combined, 3 ft. ; greatest dimension, 2 ft.
			In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft. 3 ins. ; greatest dimension, 2 ft. 8 ins.
				Minimum dimensions :
				Length, 4 ins. ; width, 2¾ ins.
				In roll form, length and twice diameter, 6¾ ins. ; greatest dimension, not less than 4 ins. Items with a size less than the minimum are admitted if they bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of which the two adjacent sides measure together not less than 6¼ ins. and the smaller side is not less than 1½ ins.
2. (a) Postcard (other than a reply postcard)	All places		4d.	Maximum dimensions :	—
2. (a) Postcard (other than a reply postcard)				Length, 5⁷/₈ ins.; width, 4¹/₈ ins.
			Minimum dimensions :
				Length, 4 ins. ; width, 2¾ ins.
(b) Reply Postcard	All places		8d.	do.	—
3. Printed Packet	All places	2 oz. or less	2d.	As for item 1 in this column.	6½ lb.
		Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof	1d.		Books 11 lb.
4. Commercial Packet	All places	First 2 oz.	2d.	As for item 1 in this column.	For British Dominions and Colonies, 5 lb. For other places, 4 lb.
	Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof	1d.
		Minimum charge	6d.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Description of Postal Packet	Destination	Rate of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight
5. Sample Packet	All places	2 oz. or less	2d.	As for item 1 in this column	For British Dominions and Colonies, 5 lb. For other places, 1lb.
		Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof	1d.
6. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	Per 2 oz.	2d.	As for item 1 in this column.	2 lb.
	Minimum Charge	10d.
7. Magazine for Canada	Canada	6 oz. or less	1½ d.	Maximum dimensions :	5 lb.
	Each additional 6 oz. or fraction thereof	½d.	Length, 2 ft. ; Breadth, 1 ft. 6 ins. ; Depth, 1 ft. 6 ins.
8. Literature for the Blind.	All places	2 lb. or less	½d.	As for item 1 in this column.	15 lb.
Each additional 3 lb. or fraction thereof	½d.
9. Insured Box	All places to which service is available	Per 2 oz.	4d.	12 ins. x 8 ins. x 4 ins.	2 lb.
Minimum charge	1s.8d.
10. 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 air mail packet does not exceed seven shillings and sixpence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter one shilling.		Air Letter :	As may be permitted by the Minister.
As per form approved by the Minister.	All places to which service is available
	Air Mail Packet :			As for the appropriate category of postal packet.
				As for the appropriate category of postal packet.	Postcard : As for item 2 in this column.
		Other packet : As for item 1 in this column.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Service	Charge
1. Late Fee Postal Packet	A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 6d. as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty.	A fee of 1s. per packet.
3. Express postal packet—outgoing	A fee not exceeding 1s. 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 9d. per packet.
Late-Fee registration	A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 6d. as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery	A fee of 3d. per registered postal packet.
	A further fee of 6d. for each air mail transmission of the advice of delivery form.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Compensation Fees (including registration)		Maximum Compensation
s.	d.	£
	11	12
1	1	24
1	3	36
1	5	48
1	7	60
1	9	72
1	11	84
2	1	96
2	3	108
2	5	120
2	7	132
2	9	144
2	11	156
3	1	168
3	3	180
3	5	192
3	7	204
3	9	216
3	11	228
4	1	240
4	3	252
4	5	264
4	7	276
4	9	288
4	11	300
5	1	312
5	3	324
5	5	336
5	7	348
5	9	360
5	11	372
6	1	384
6	3	396
6	5	400

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of March, 1959.

SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN.

The Official Seal of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs affixed this 20th day March, 1959.

SEÁN ORMONDE.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant comes into operation on the 1st April, 1959. It provides for changes in certain postal rates and fees, and for the introduction of a new category of mail (Small Packets) in the foreign post service. The present and new charges are as follows :—

Service	Present Charge	New Charge
Letters
First oz.	5d.	6d.
Each additional oz.	3d.	4d.
Postcards
Single	3d.	4d.
Reply	6d.	8d.
Commercial Papers
First 2 oz.	2d.	2d.
Each additional 2 oz.	1d.	1d.
Minimum charge	5d.	6d.
Small Packets
Per 2 oz.	No service	2d.
Minimum charge		10d.
Registration
Per packet	6d.	9d.
Insurance (including registration)
First £12 compensation	9d.	11d.
Per £12 thereafter	3d.	2d.
Maximum £400 compensation	9s. 0d.	6s. 5d.
Customs clearance of incoming packets (other than parcels) on which a Customs charge is levied.	Customs charge	Flat fee of
	not over 10s. 1s. 0d.	1s. 0d.
over 10s.2s. 0d.
Advice of delivery of registered or insured packet—transmission by air mail of advice of delivery form.	No air service	6d. per air mail transmissions (in addition to ordinary fee to 3d.).

The definitions of some categories of mail are amended, with the following effects :

(a) Letters : Green label packets sent at the letter rate containing goods or merchandise are included ;

(b) Literature for the Blind : Letters in braille (or otherwise specially prepared) sent to or by blind persons are included ;

(ii) telex exchange and number of the sender may be indicated ;

(d) Printed paper : (i) packets containing one or more books may weigh up to 11 lb. (at present this limit applies to packets containing a single volume) ;

(ii) telex exchange and number of the sender may be indicated.

The provisions regarding minimum size of certain postal packets are relaxed.