S.I. No. 202/1980 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 21) Warrant, 1980.

S.I. No. 202 of 1980.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 21) WARRANT, 1980.

I, MARK KILLILEA, Minister of State at the Department of 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 the Posts and Telegraphs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1980 (S.I. No. 20 of 1980), 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. 21) Warrant, 1980.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1980.

2. In this Warrant—

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

"the Warrant of 1979" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 20) Warrant, 1979 ( S.I. No. 261 of 1979 ).

3. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 of the Warrant of 1979) 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 (inserted by Regulation 4 of the Warrant of 1979) of the entries 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 6 of the Warrant of 1979) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

6. Regulation 5 (1) of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ) (inserted by Regulation 6 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 15) Warrant, 1974 ( S.I. No. 281 of 1974 )), as amended by Regulation 7 of the Warrant of 1979, is hereby amended by the substitution for "75p" of "95p".

7. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraphs for paragraphs (1) and (2) of Regulation 5, inserted by Regulation 8 of the Warrant of 1979:

"(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 50g For a packet	7½p
exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g	9p
exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	18p
exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	31p
exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg	53p
exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg	75p
For each extra Kg or part thereof excess of 2 Kg	50p

(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 rates of postage:

( a ) For every Kg weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by surface means, 66p.

( b ) For every Kg weight of the mail bag and its contents conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 400p."

FIRST SCHEDULE.

"Rates of Postage

Description of Postal Packet	Destination	Rate of Postage		Limit of Size	Limit of Weight
1. Letter	All places	20g or less Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg Exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg	16p 30p 40p 78p 150p 250p 405p	Maximum Dimensions: Length width and depth combined 900 mm; greatest dimensions, 600 mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1040 mm; greatest dimension 900 mm. Minimum Dimensions: Length, 140 mm; Width, 90 mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter 170 mm; greatest dimension not less than 100 mm.	2 Kg
2. Postcard	All places	Surface	12p	Maximum Dimensions: Length, 148 mm; Width, 105 mm. Minimum Dimensions: Length, 140 mm; Width, 90 mm.
3. Printed Packet	All places	20g or less Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg Exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg Each extra Kg or part thereof	9p 14p 19p 35p 56p 105p 140p 70p	As for item 1 in this column	2 Kg Books 5 Kg
4. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	100g or less Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg	19p 35p 56p 105p	As for item 1 in this column	1 Kg
5. Literature for the Blind	All places to which service is available	Surface: Transmission without charge		As for item 1 in this column	7 Kg
6. 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 pence for each 20g or part of 20g in weight and for an air letter letter sixteen pence.		Air Letter: As per form approvedbytheMinister Air Mail Packet: Postcard:asforitem2in thiscolumn 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.

1.	Late Fee Postal Packet	A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 3p as may be prescribed.
2.	Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty	A fee of 40p per packet.
3.	Express postal packet — outgoing Express postal packet — incoming	A fee not exceeding 15p 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 40p per packet A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 6p as may be prescribed.
5.	Advice of delivery	A fee of 15p per registered postal packet.

THIRD SCHEDULE.

Compensation Fees (including Registration)	Maximum Compensation
P	£
44	50
48	100
52	150
56	200
60	250
64	300
68	350
72	400
76	450
80	500
84	550
88	600
92	650
96	700
100	750

GIVEN under my Hand, this 26th day of June, 1980.

MARK KILLILEA,

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the provisions

of the foregoing Warrant.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 26th day of June, 1980.

MICHAEL O'KENNEDY.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st July, 1980. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets (ordinary rate, reduced rate, bulk post rates and accelerated surface bulk rates) and small packets as well as in the fees for the express delivery, registration, insurance and customs clearance services.