S.I. No. 117/1981 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 22) Warrant, 1981.

S.I. No. 117 of 1981.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 22) WARRANT, 1981.

I, ALBERT REYNOLDS, 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. 22) Warrant, 1981.

(2) This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1981.

2. In this Warrant—

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

"The Warrant of 1980" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 21) Warrant, 1980 ( S.I. No. 202 of 1980 ).

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 1980) 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 1980) 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 5 of the Warrant of 1980) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Warrant.

6. The Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (1) of Regulation 5, inserted by Regulation 7 of the Warrant of 1980;

"(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	...................................	9p
For a packet
exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g	..................................	12p
" 100g " " " 250g	..................................	22p
" 250g " " " 500g	..................................	37p
" 500g " " " 1Kg	.................................	64p
" 1Kg" " " 2Kg	..................................	90p
For each extra Kg or part thereof in excess of 2Kg		60p"

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	19p	Maximum Dimensions:
		Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g " 50g " " " 100g " 100g " " " 250g " 250g " " " 500g " 500g " " " 1Kg " 1Kg " " " 2Kg	35p 48p 90p 175p 305p 490p	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	2Kg
				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. Postcard	All places	Surface	15p	Maximum Dimensions:
				Length, 148 mm; Width, 105 mm.
				Minimum Dimensions:
				Length, 140mm; Width, 90 mm.
3. Printed Packet	All places	20g or less Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g " 50g " " " 100g " 100g " " " 250g " 250g " " " 500g " 500g " " " 1Kg " 1Kg " " " 2Kg Each extra Kg or part thereof	11p 17p 23p 42p 67p 126p 168p 84p	As for item 1 in this column	2Kg Books 5KG
4. Small Packet	All places to which service is available	100g or less Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g " 250g " " " 500g " 500g " " " 1Kg	23p 42p 67p 126p	As for item 1 in this column	1Kg
5. Literature for the Blind	All places to which service is available	Surface: Transmission without charge		As for item 1 in this column	7Kg
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 twenty pence.		Air letter: As per form approved by the Minister. Air Mail Packet: Postcard: as for item 2 in this column. 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 4p as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty	A fee of 48p per packet.
3. Express postal packet — outgoing	A fee not exceeding 19p as may be prescribed.
Express postal packet — incoming	At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration	A fee of 48p per packet.
Late-fee registration	A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 7p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery	A fee of 18p per registered postal packet.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Compensation Fees (Including Registration)	Maximum Compensation
p	£
55	50
59	100
63	150
67	200
71	250
75	300
79	350
83	400
87	450
91	500
95	550
99	600
103	650
107	700
111	750

GIVEN under my Hand, this 27th day of March, 1981.

ALBERT REYNOLDS.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the provisions of the foregoing Warrant.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 27th day March, 1981.

GENE FITZGERALD.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Warrant applies to the Foreign Post service and comes into operation on 1st April, 1981. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards, printed packets (ordinary rate, reduced rate) and small packets as well as in the fees for the express delivery, registration, insurance, customs clearance and other miscellaneous services.