S.I. No. 154/1973 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1973.

S.I. No. 154 of 1973.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 14) WARRANT, 1973.

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. 14) Warrant, 1973.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1973.

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

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 (inserted by Regulation 10 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971 ( S.I. No. 198 of 1971 )) 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 numbered 4 and 5 (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1971 ( S.I. No. 32 of 1971 )) 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 entry therein (inserted by Regulation II of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971) of the entry 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 12 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Warrant.

7. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ), is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (1) of "20p" for "18p" (inserted therein by Regulation 14 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971).

8. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Regulation for Regulation 5 (inserted therein by Regulation 15 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1971):

"5. (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. ... ... ...	3p
For a packet exceeding 2 oz. but not exceeding 4 oz. ...	4p
For a packet exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. ...	6p
For a packet exceeding 8 oz. but not exceeding 1 lb. ...	11p
For a packet exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb. ...	20p
For a packet exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb. ...	36p
For each extra 2 1b. or part thereof in excess of 4 lb. ...	18p

(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 rate of postage:

For every two pounds weight of the mail bag and its contents ...

16p

(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2) of this Regulation the weight of the mail bag and its contents should be calculated to the nearest two pounds.

(4) Where postage is charged and paid in respect of a mail bag under paragraph (2) of this Regulation postage shall not be charged on the individual packets contained in the mail bag."

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Description of Postal Packet	Destination	Rate of Postage	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight
1. Letter	All places	1 oz. or less .. .. .. .. 7p	Maximum dimensions:	4 lb.
		Exceeding 1 oz. but not exceeding 2 oz. 13p	Length, width and depth combined, 3 ft.; greatest dimension, 2 ft.
		Exceeding 2 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz. 17p	In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3 ft., 3 ins.; greatest dimensions, 3 ft.
			Minimum dimensions:
		Exceeding 4 oz. but not exceeding 8 oz. 37p	Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.
		Exceeding 8 oz., but not exceeding 1 lb. 70p	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 2¾ ins.
		Exceeding 1 lb., but not exceeding 2 lb. 115p
Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb. 185p
2. Postcard	All places	5p	Maximum dimensions:
			Length, 5⁷/₈ ins.; width, 4¹/₈ ins.
			Minimum dimensions:
Length, 5½ ins.; width, 3½ ins.
3. Printed Packet	All places	1 oz. or less .. .. .. .. 4p	As for item 1 in this column.	4lb.
		Exceeding 1 oz., but not exceeding 2 oz. 5p		Books
		Exceeding 2 oz., but not exceeding 4 oz. 6p		10lb.
		Exceeding 4 oz., but not exceeding 8 oz. 10p
		Exceeding 8 oz., but not exceeding 1 lb. 16p
		Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb. 28p
		Exceeding 2 lb. but not exceeding 4 lb. 45p
Each extra 2 lb. or part thereof .. 22p
4. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	4 oz. or less .. .. .. .. 7p	As for item 1 in this column.
		Exceeding 4 oz., but not exceeding 8 oz. 14p
		Exceeding 8 oz., but not exceeding 1 lb. 23p
Exceeding 1 lb. but not exceeding 2 lb. 42p
6. Insured Box	All places to which service is available	Per 2 oz. .. .. .. .. 3p	12 ins. x 8 ins. x 4 ins.
Minimum charge .. .. .. 15p

SECOND SCHEDULE.

"
Col. 1	Col. 2	Col. 3
Service	Charge	Provisions
3. Certificate of Delivery (obtained and forwarded to the sender of a registered postal packet at his request).	5p	The Certificate relates to the delivery of the postal packet at the place to which the said packet is addressed. The service is subject to such Rules as may be prescribed.
		"

THIRD SCHEDULE.

"	Service	Maximum Compensation
Registration		£6·35	"

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Compensation Fees		Maximum
"	(including Registration)	Compensation
p		£
13 .. .. .. ..		16
14 .. .. .. ..		32
15 .. .. .. ..		48
16 .. .. .. ..		64
17 .. .. .. ..		80
18 .. .. .. ..		96
19 .. .. .. ..		112
20 .. .. .. ..		128
21 .. .. .. ..		144
22 .. .. .. ..		160
23 .. .. .. ..		176
24 .. .. .. ..		192
25 .. .. .. ..		208
26 .. .. .. ..		224
27 .. .. .. ..		240
28 .. .. .. ..		256
29 .. .. .. ..		272
30 .. .. .. ..		288
31 .. .. .. ..		304
32 .. .. .. ..		320
33 .. .. .. ..		336
34 .. .. .. ..		352
35 .. .. .. ..		368
36 .. .. .. ..		384
37 .. .. .. ..		400
			"

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of June, 1973.

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 14th day of June, 1973.

RICHIE RYAN.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st July, 1973. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets, printed packets (reduced rate and bulk post rate), and small packets as well as in the fees for the registration and insurance services and in the advice of delivery fees.