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S.I. No. 296/1981 - Telegraph (Inland Written Telegram) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1981

Type Statutory Instrument

Publication 1981-08-24

State In force

Text As published

Source Irish Statute Book

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I, PATRICK COONEY, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, hereby make, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the following Regulations:

1.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Telegraph (Inland Written Telegram) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations, 1981.

(2) The collective citation “Telegraph (Inland Written Telegram) Regulations, 1980 and 1981,” shall include these Regulations.

2.

These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of October 1981.

3.

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

4.

The Telegraph (Inland Written Telegram) Regulations, 1980 ( S.I. No. 196 of 1980 ), are hereby amended by the substitution of the following Schedule for the Schedule thereto (inserted by Regulation 4 of the Telegraph (Inland Written Telegram) (Amendment) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 109 of 1981 ):

“SCHEDULE

Part I.


			Charge	Charge
Ref. No.	Type of Telegram	No. of Words	Within State	Within British Administration
1.	Ordinary	Up to 12 words	145p	155p
		Each word after the first 12	10p	15p
2.	News Telegram	For each 60 words or part thereof	145p	155p
3.	Overnight Telegram	Up to 12 words	34p	N.S.¹
		Each word after the first 12	6p	N.S.¹

Part II.


			Charge	Charge
Ref. No.	Type of Telegram	Description of Charge	Within State	Within British Administration
1.	Reply Telegram	Minimum amount	145p	N.S.¹
		Maximum amount	265p	N.S.¹
2.	Re-directed and Re-transmitted Telegrams	Fee in substitution for the normal fee	120p	137p
3.	Telegram to Post Office Savings Bank	Fee for Telegram applying for withdrawal from Savings Bank	120p	N.S.¹
4.	Reply Telegram authorising withdrawal from Savings Bank		120p	N.S.¹

Part III.


Ref. No.	Description of Service	Details in Respect of Fee	Fee
1.	Delivery by Special Messenger beyond limit of free delivery of Terminal Telegraph Office	For each 1600 metres or part of 1600 metres beyond the said limit	15p
2.	Delivery of Ordinary Telegram at more than one address	For each address after the first	15p
3.	Delivery of News Telegram at more than one address	For each 60 words or part thereof, at each address after the first	9p
4.	Telegrams tendered on Sunday, Good Friday, or Public Holidays	Additional Fee	25p
5.	Cancellation of Telegram before transmission from office of origin	Sum to be withheld in respect of cancellation	15p
6.	Registration of Abbreviated or arbitrary Address	Maximum Charge	£14.75p
7.	Registration of Special Instruction in respect of Delivery in case of change of Residence or place of Business	When instructions apply for not longer than:-
	Registration of Special Instruction in respect of Delivery in case of change of Residence or place of Business	(i) one week	37p
	Registration of Special Instruction in respect of Delivery in case of change of Residence or place of Business	(ii) one month	75p
		In all other cases.	£6.30p
		Annual fee when instructions apply for longer than a year	£6.30p
	Registration of Special Instructions in respect of Delivery in all other cases		£1.60p
8.	Receipt for Telegram		1p

”


	GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of August, 1981.
	PATRICK COONEY.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.


	GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 24th day of August, 1981.
	JOHN BRUTON

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

The purpose of these Regulations is to provide for increases in charges of 5% approximately.

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