Telex Regulations, 1980.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: These Regulations may be cited as the Telex Regulations, 1980.
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paragraphs: These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of July, 1980.
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paragraphs: The Interpretation Act, 1937 , (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
"agreement" means an agreement between the Minister and a subscriber and relating to the provision of telex service;
"call" means the establishment of means of communication for the purpose of telex service;
"caller" means a person attending at a call office for the purpose of transmitting a telex message;
"call office" means an office open to the public whether continuously or for such daily periods as may be determined from time to time by the Minister for the purposes of the transmission of telex messages;
"certified" means certified by the Minister;
"installation" means a telex line and the teleprinter or other sending and receiving apparatus and the equipment associated therewith which are provided by the Minister for a subscriber for the purpose of telex service;
"the Minister" means the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs;
"subscriber" means a person with whom the Minister makes or has made an agreement for the purpose of enabling such subscriber to communicate with other persons by means of the installation specified in that agreement and through the medium of a telex exchange;
"subscription" means the sum due in accordance with the terms of the agreement in respect of the rental of the installation specified in the agreement;
"subscriber keyed call" means a call obtained without the intervention of a telex exchange operator and in respect of which the charge for the call, calculated in accordance with these Regulations, is recorded on the meter associated with the subscriber's installation;
"subscriber's premises" means any premises where the installation is installed;
"telegraphic line" means a telegraphic line as defined in the Telegraph Act, 1878, and in addition a telegraph as defined in the Telegraph Act, 1869;
"teleprinter" means a telegraphic transmitting or receiving instrument used or intended to be used for the purpose of transmitting or receiving by means of electricity written telegrams;
"telex exchange" means switching equipment and apparatus operated by the Minister and forming part of the public telex exchange system provided by him and designated by the Minister to be a telex exchange;
"telex line" means a circuit provided for the purpose of maintaining continuous connection with a telex exchange;
"telex service" means a service whereby written telegrams may be sent directly between the sender and the recipient through the public telex exchange system under the control of the Minister.
PART II. Call Charges and other Matters relating thereto.
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paragraphs: (1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the charge for each subscriber keyed call and for each call other than a subscriber keyed call made by a subscriber to an installation in the State, Northern Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands shall be the sums specified in the Schedule to these Regulations according to the description and duration of the call.