S.I. No. 120/1981 - Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 16) Regulations, 1981.

S.I. No. 120 of 1981.

POSTAL ORDER (INLAND) AMENDMENT (NO. 16) REGULATIONS, 1981.

I, ALBERT REYNOLDS, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 23 and 24 of the Post Office Act, 1908, section 5 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1951 (No. 17 of 1951), section 3 of the Post Office (Amendment) Act, 1969 (No. 18 of 1969), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 16) Regulations, 1981.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1981.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. The Postal Order (Inland) Regulations, 1905, are hereby amended by the substitution of the following for Regulation 5 (inserted by the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 15) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 205 of 1980 )):

"5. The poundage payable on postal orders shall be as follows:

For an order for any multiple of £0.05 between £0.10 and £0.95 both inclusive	10p
For an order for any multiple of £1.00 between £1.00 and £10.00, both inclusive, and for £1.25 and £1.50	12p"

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 of March, 1981.

GENE FITZGERALD.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Instrument, which comes into operation on the 1st April, 1981, provides for amending the poundage on postal orders.