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S.I. No. 46/1959 - Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Inland Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1959.

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  3. s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile Statutory InstrumentsIonstraimí Reachtúla 1959 S.I. No. 46/1959 - Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Inland Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1959. S.I. No. 46/1959 - Department of Posts and Telegraphs. Inland Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1959. AmendmentsLeasuithe S.I. No. 46 of 1959. DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS. INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 9) 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, 12 and 82 of the Post Office Act, 1908, hereby order as follows :— 1.—

(1)This Warrant may be cited as the Inland Post Amendment (No. 9) Warrant, 1959.
(2)This Warrant shall come into operation on the first day of April,
  2. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Warrant.
  3. In this Warrant " the Principal Warrant " means the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 ( S. R. & O. No. 202 of 1939 ).
  4. This Warrant shall be construed as one with the Principal Warrant.
  5. Paragraph
(6)of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of ", telex exchange and number " after "telephone number". 6. Paragraph (
  1. g)of Regulation 15 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the deletion of " any article sent as goods or merchandise or ". 7. Paragraph (
  2. b)of Regulation 24 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the deletion of " and such further sum or fee not exceeding one shilling as the Minister shall direct". 8. Regulation 7 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1953 ( S.I. No. 279 of 1953 ), is hereby amended— (
  3. a)by the deletion of " green label sample packets," in paragraph
(1), (b) by the deletion of "`green label sample packet'" and "sample packet " in paragraph
(2), and (c) by the addition thereto of the following paragraph : "
(3)In respect of every green label letter packet and green label printed packet posted in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man, and intended to be delivered in Ireland, and upon the contents of which any duty is payable under the Customs Acts, there shall be charged and paid such sum or fee not exceeding one shilling as the Minister shall direct."
  1. The entries in the Schedule hereto are hereby substituted for the entries numbered 1, 7 and 8 in the First Schedule, as amended, to the Principal Warrant. SCHEDULE. Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Description of Postal Packet Rate of Postage Limit of Size Limit of Weight Conditions
  2. Letter. 2 oz. (or less) 3d. 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 oz. or part thereof ½d. Length, 2 ft., width, 1 ft. 6 ins., depth, 1 ft. 6 ins. 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.
  3. Parcel (posted in Ireland for delivery therein). Weight not exceeding 2 lb. 1s. 2d. Maximum dimensions: Exceeding 2 lb. and not exceeding 5 lb. 1s. 7d. Greatest length, 3 ft. 6 ins. 15 lb. — Exceeding 5 lb. and not exceeding 8 lb. Exceeding 8 lb. and not exceeding 11 lb. 2s. 2s. 0d. 4d. Greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. The girth to be measured round the thickest part). Exceeding 11 lb. and not exceeding 15 lb. 2s. 8d. Minimum dimensions: As for letters. SCHEDULE.—contd. Col. 1 Col. 2 Col. 3 Col. 4 Col. 5 Description of Postal Packet Rate of Postage Limit of Size Limit of Weight Conditions
  4. Parcel (posted in Ireland for delivery in Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man). Weight not exceeding 2 lb. 1s. 3d. Maximum dimensions: Exceeding 2 lb. and not exceeding 5 lb. 1s. 8d. Greatest length, 3 ft. 6 ins. 15 lb. — Exceeding 5 lb. and not exceeding 8 lb. 2s. 1d Greatest length and girth combined, 6 ft. Exceeding 8 lb. and not exceeding 11 lb. 2s. 6d (The girth to be measured round the thickest part). Exceeding 11 lb. and not exceeding 15 lb. 3s. 0d. Minimum dimensions: As for letters. GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of March,
  5. SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN. The Official Seal of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs affixed this 20th day of March,
  6. SEÁN ORMONDE. EXPLANATORY NOTE. This Warrant comes into operation on the 1st April,
  7. It provides for the following changes in postal fees :— Service Present Fee New Fee Customs Clearance of incoming packets other than parcels on which a Customs charge is levied. Customs charge not over 10s. 1s. 0d. Flat fee of 1s. 0d. over 10s. 2s. 0d. Payment of Customs charges by sender of outgoing parcels (" F.D.D. " service). 1s. 0d. Nil Note : The Customs Clearance fee on incoming parcels remains unchanged at 1s. or 2s. according to the amount of the Customs charge. The Warrant removes the provision that articles which otherwise come within the definition " printed papers " may not be transmitted as printed papers when sent as goods or merchandise. It extends the indications which may be included in printed papers to cover telex exchange and number. The provisions regarding minimum size of certain postal packets are relaxed. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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