S.I. No. 32/1971 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12), Warrant, 1971.

S.I. No. 32 of 1971.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 12), WARRANT, 1971.

I, GERARD COLLINS, 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. 12) Warrant, 1971.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 15th day of February, 1971.

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

3. Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for "three pence" (inserted by Regulation 8 (d)(ii) of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 8) Warrant, 1965 ( S.I. No. 253 of 1965 )) of "one new penny".

4. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970 ( S.I. No. 205 of 1970 )) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Warrant.

5. The Second 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. 9) Warrant, 1968 ( S.I. No. 263 of 1968 ), and Regulation 4 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Warrant.

6. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1968) of the entries in the Third Schedule in this Warrant.

7. The Fourth 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. 11) Warrant, 1970) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Warrant.

8. Regulation 5(1) of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for "2s. 0d." (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970) of "8p".

9. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ), is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution for "6d." (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970) in both places where it occurs of "2½p", and

(b) by the substitution for "3d." (inserted by the said Regulation 7 of the said Foreign Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1970) of "1p".

FIRST SCHEDULE

Description of Postal Packet	Destination	Rates of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight
I. Letter	All places	1 oz. or less	6 p	Maximum dimensions :	4 lb.
		Each additional oz. or fraction thereof	3½p	Length, width and depth 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 dimensions are not less than 4 ins. by 2 ¾ ins.
2. (a) Postcard (other than a reply postcard)	All places	3 ½p		Maximum dimensions: Length, 5⁷/₈ ins. ; width, 4¹/₈ins.	—
(b) Reply Postcard	All places	7 p		Minimum dimensions : Length, 4 ins. ; width, 2¾ ins. do.	—
3. Printed Packet	All places	2 oz. or less	2½p	As for item 1 in this column.	6½ lb.
		Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof	1p		Books 11 lb.
4. Sample Packet	All places	2oz. or less	2½p	As for item 1 in this column.	For British
		Each additional 2 oz. or fraction thereof	1 p		Commonwealth, 5 lb.
					For other places, 1 lb.
5. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	Per 2 oz Minimum charge	2½p 12 p	As for item 1 in this column.	2 lb.
6. Literature for the Blind	All places to which service is available	Transmission with charge		As for item 1 in this column.	15 lb.
7. Insured Box	All places to which service is available	Per 2 oz. Minimum charge	2½p 12 p	12 ins. x8 ins. x4 ins,	2 lb.
8. 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 new pence for each ½ oz. or part of ½ oz. in weight and for an air letter ten new 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

Service	Charge
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	A fee of 5p per packet.
3. Express postal packet—outgoing Express postal packet—incoming	A fee not exceeding 7½p 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 10p 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 4p per registered postal packet. A further fee of 2½p for each air mail transmission of the advice of delivery form.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Service	Maximum Compensation
Registration	£3·40

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Compensation Fees (including registration)		Maximum Compensation
	p	£
	11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	14
	12 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	28
	13 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	42
	14 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	70
	15 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	84
	16 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	98
	17 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	112
	18 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	126
	19 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	154
	20 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	168
	21 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	182
	22 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	196
	23 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	210
	24 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	238
	25 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	252
	26 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	266
	27 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	280
	28 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	294
	29 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	322
	30 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	336
	31 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	350
	32 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	364
	33 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	378
	34 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	400

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of February, 1971.

GERARD COLLINS.

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 4th day of February, 1971.

SEOIRSE ó COLLA.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on the 15th February, 1971. It authorises the decimal currency equivalents of the rates of postage for letters, postcards, printed packets (reduced rate and bulk posting rate), sample packets, small packets and of the fees for the registration and insurance services and other miscellaneous services.