S.I. No. 155/1973 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 18) Warrant, 1973.

S.I. No. 155 of 1973.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 18) 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 Inland Post Amendment (No. 18) 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 Inland Post Warrant, 1939 ( S.R. & O. No. 202 of 1939 ).

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 17) Warrant, 1971 ( S.I. No. 31 of 1971 )) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Warrant.

4. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as amended by Regulation 8 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 17) Warrant, 1971, is hereby further amended by the substitution for the entry therein numbered 3 of the entry 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 10 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 17) Warrant, 1971) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

"Rates of Postage.

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
Description of			Limit of
Postal Packet	Rate of Postage	Limit of Size	Weight	Conditions
1. Letter	2 oz. (or less) .. .. .. 5p	Maximum dimensions:	—	A letter upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage payable thereon is prepaid shall be forwarded charged with double the amount of the deficient postage.
	For every additional 2 oz. or part
	thereof.. .. .. 2½p	Length, 2ft., width, 1ft. 6 ins., depth, 1ft. 6 ins. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 3ft. 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.
	The minimum dimensions do not apply in relation to letters which bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of which the dimensions are not less than 4 ins. by 2¾ ins.
2. Postcard	Single .. .. .. .. 3½p	Maximum dimensions:	—
	Length, 5⁷/8 ins., width, 4¹/8 ins.	A postcard upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage payable thereon is prepaid shall be forwarded charged with double the amount of the deficient postage.
	Reply .. .. .. .. 7p			Minimum dimensions:
Length, 4 ins., width, 2¾ ins.
3. Printed packet	4 oz. (or less) .. .. .. 3½p
	For every additional 2 oz. or part	As for letters	2 lb.
	thereof .. .. .. 1½p
4. Newspaper (registered at the General Post Office)	Not exceeding 6 oz. (per copy) 3½p	As for letters	2 lb.
4. Newspaper (registered at the General Post Office)	For every additional 6 oz. or fractional	As for letters	2 lb.
part thereof (per copy) .. .. 1½p


5. Sample Packet	4 oz. (or less) .. .. .. 3½p	As for letters	8 oz.	—
	For every additional 2 oz. or part
	thereof .. .. .. 1½p
6. Literature for the Blind.	Transmission without charge.	As for letters.	15 lb.	—
7. Parcel	Weight not exceeding 2 lb. .. 17p	Maximum dimensions:	22 lb.	—
	Exceeding 2 lb. and not exceeding 5 lb. .. .. .. 22p	Greatest length, 3 ft. 6 ins. Greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. (The girth to be measured round the thickest part).
	Exceeding 5 lb. and not exceeding 8 lb. .. .. .. 28p
	Exceeding 8 lb. and not exceeding 11 lb. .. .. 33p
	Exceeding 11 lb. and not exceeding 15 lb. .. .. 44p	Minimum dimensions:
	Exceeding 15 lb. and not exceeding 18 lb. .. .. 50p	As for letters.
	Exceeding 18 lb. and not exceeding 22 lb. .. .. 60p

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Service	Charge
4. Ordinary registration ..	A fee of 12p per packet.
Late-fee registration ..	A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery .. ..	A fee of 5p per registered postal packet.
	A further free of 2½p for each air mail transmission of the advice of delivery form.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

"REGISTERED POSTAL PACKETS.

PART I.

	Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Service	Registration Fee	Late Fee
1. Postal packet handed for registration to an officer of the Post Office authorised to receive the same, though not on duty at a Post Office, or handed in at a Post Office for registration.	12p	Such extra sum not exceeding 2½p as may be prescribed. (Applicable only to packets intended to be forwarded by the next despatch but registered after the expiration of the time appointed for the registration of packets (without extra fee) and within such further time as the Minister may from time to time appoint with reference to any particular Post Office)
2. Compulsory registration pursuant to Regulation 42 of the Warrant.	24p
(Less any amount which may have been affixed in postage stamps in excess of the ordinary postage).

PART II.

Column 1		Column 2
Registration Fee (in addition to ordinary postage)		Maximum Compensation
p		£
Minimum	12	50
13		100
14		150
15		200
16		250
17		300
18		350
19		400

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

CONOR CRUISE-O'BRIEN,

Minister for Posts and

Telegraphs.

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,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Warrant applies to the Inland Post service and comes into operation on the 1st July, 1973. It authorises increases in the letter, postcard, printed packet, newspaper, sample packet and parcel post rates of postage and in the registration and advice of delivery fees