S.I. No. 262/1968 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 14) Warrant, 1968.

S.I. No. 262 of 1968.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 14) WARRANT, 1968.

I, JOHN LYNCH, Minister for Finance, on the representation of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, made in exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Posts and Telegraphs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1967 ( S.I. No. 158 of 1967 ), as testified by his signature hereon 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. 14) Warrant, 1968.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1969.

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. Regulation 23 (2) of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for "two shillings and fourpence" (inserted by Regulation 4 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964 ( S.I. No. 122 of 1964 )) of "two shillings and ninepence".

5. Paragraph (2) of the proviso to Regulation 25 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for "twopence" (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964 ( S.I. No. 122 of 1964 )) of "threepence".

6. Regulation 45 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for "four pounds" (inserted by Regulation 7 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 8) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 116 of 1956 )) of "five pounds".

7. (1) The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as amended by the Regulations specified in the next paragraph, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein numbered 1,2,3,4,5 and 7 of the entries in the First Schedule to this Warrant.

(2) The Regulations referred to in the foregoing paragraph are Regulation 8 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1953 ( S.I. No. 279 of 1953 ), Regulation 5 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 7) Warrant, 1954 ( S.I. No. 65 of 1954 ), Regulation 9 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 8) Warrant, 1956, Regulations 5 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 10) Warrant, 1960 ( S.I. No. 48 of 1960 ), Regulation 5 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1962 ( S.I. No. 66 of 1962 ), Regulation 5 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 12) Warrant, 1963 ( S.I. No. 153 of 1963 ) and Regulation 6 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964.

(3) The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as amended by Regulation 6 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 10) Warrant, 1960 ( S.I. No. 48 of 1960 ) and Regulation 6 (3) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entry numbered 3 therein of the entry in the Second Schedule to this Warrant.

(4) The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 (5) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Warrant, 1964, of the entries in the Third Schedule hereto.

8. The Second Schedule to the Inland Post Amendment (No. 11) Warrant, 1962, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Warrant.

FIRST 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
1. Letter .. ..	2 oz. (or less) .. ..	6d.	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.
			Length, 2 ft., width, 1 ft. 6 ins., depth, 1 ft. 6 ins.
	For every additional 2 oz. or part thereof .. ..	3d.	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.
			The minimum dimensions do not apply in relation to letters which 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. Postcard.. ..	Single .. .. ..	4d.	Maximum dimensions :		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.
			Length, 5 ⁷/₈ ins., width, 4 ¹/₈ ins.	—
	Reply .. .. ..	8d.	Minimum dimensions:
			Length, 4 ins., width, 2¾ ins.	—

FIRST SCHEDULE—(continued)

Col. 1	Col. 2		Col. 3	Col. 4	Col. 5
Description of Postal Packet	Rate of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Conditions
3. Printed Packet ..	4 oz. (or less) .. ..	4d.	As for letters	2 lb.	A printed packet 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 .. ..	2d.

4. Newspaper (Registered at the General Post Office).	Not exceeding 6 oz. (per copy)	4d.	As for letters	2 lb.	(1) The rates of postage specified in Col. 2 shall be charged and paid on every newspaper, whether posted singly or in a packet of two or more.
	For every additional 6 oz. or fractional part thereof (per copy) .. .. ..	2d.			(2) Any newspaper not registered will, if posted or tendered for transmission by post, be charged with postage as a printed packet, letter or parcel of the same weight, whichever treatment involves the lowest charge (See Regulation 16).
					(3) Any newspaper 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.

FIRST SCHEDULE—(continued)

Col. 1	Col. 2		Col. 3	Col. 4	Col. 5
Description of Postal Packet	Rate of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Conditions
5. Sample Packet ..	4 oz. (or less) .. ..	4d.	As for letters	8 oz.	A sample packet upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage is prepaid shall be forwarded charged with double the amount of the deficient postage.
For every additional 2 oz. or part thereof .. ..	2d.

7. Parcel .. ..	Weight not exceeding 2 lb. 2s. 6d.		Maximum dimensions:	22 lb.	—
	Exceeding 2 lb. and not exceeding 5 lb. ..	3s. 3d.	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. ..	4s. 0d.	Minimum dimensions:
	Exceeding 8 lb. and not exceeding 11 lb. ..	4s. 9d.	As for letters.
	Exceeding 11 lb. and not exceeding 15 lb. ..	6s. 0d.
	Exceeding 15 lb. and not exceeding 18 lb. ..	7s. 0d.
	Exceeding 18 lb. and not exceeding 22 lb. ..	8s. 6d.

SECOND SCHEDULE

Col. 1	Col. 2	Col. 3
Service	Charge	Provisions
3. Advice of Delivery (obtained and forwarded to the sender of a registered postal packet at his request).	9d.	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

"REGISTERED POSTAL PACKETS

PART I

Col. 1 Service	Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage
Col. 1 Service	Col. 2	Col. 3
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.	1s. 3d.	Such extra sum not exceeding sixpence 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.	2s. 6d.
(Less any amount which may have been affixed in postage stamps in excess of the ordinary postage).

PART II

Col. 1			Col. 2
Registration Fee (in addition to Ordinary Postage)			Maximum Compensation
	s.	d.	£
Minimum	1	3	20
	1	4	40
	1	5	60
	1	6	80
	1	7	100
	1	8	120
	1	9	140
	1	10	160
	1	11	180
	2	0	200
	2	1	220
	2	2	240
	2	3	260
	2	4	280
	2	6	300
	2	6	320
	2	7	340
	2	8	360
	2	9	380
	2	10	400

FOURTH SCHEDULE

" POSTAL PACKETS IN BOND

Col. 1		Col. 2			Col. 3
		£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
Number of postal packets	1 .. .. .. ..		10	0		5	0
	2 .. .. .. ..		14	0		7	0
	3 .. .. .. ..		18	0		9	0
	4 .. .. .. ..	1	2	0		11	0
	5 .. .. .. ..	1	4	0		12	0
	6 to 10 inclusive..	1	8	0		14	0
	11 to 20 inclusive ..	1	16	0		18	0
	21 to 30 inclusive ..	2	4	0	1	2	0
	31 to 40 inclusive ..	2	12	0	1	6	0
	41 to 50 inclusive..	3	0	0	l	10	0
	every additional 25 or part thereof .. .. ..		10	0		5	0

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 13th day of December,

1968.

JOHN LYNCH.

GIVEN under my hand, this 13th day of December, 1968.

PATRICK JOSEPH LALOR.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Inland Post service and comes into operation on the 1st January, 1969. It authorises increases in the letter, postcard, printed packet, newspaper, sample packet and parcel post rates of postage, and in the fees for the following services:—

(i) Registration

(ii) Customs clearance of incoming dutiable parcels

(iii) Advice of delivery of registered packets

(iv) Transfer to the parcel post in certain circumstances of packets posted irregularly as letter, etc. packets, and

(v) Search, re-addressing, and attendance in connection with postal packets in bond.