Foreign Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1985.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: In this Scheme—
"the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1949 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 ); "Warrant No. 24" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 24) Warrant, 1982 ( S.I. No. 59 of 1982 ).
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paragraphs: The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant:
"21. (1)Subject to the provisions of this Scheme, any letter or postcard upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage thereon is prepaid, shall be charged with an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Regulation.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Scheme, any outgoing printed packet, small packet or packet consisting of literature for the blind upon which no part or a part only of the postage payable thereon is prepaid may be detained and returned, or given up to the sender, or be forwarded charged with an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Regulation, as An Post may, in its discretion, direct.
(3) Any incoming printed packet or small packet upon which no part or a part only of the postage payable thereon is prepaid may be detained and returned to the country of origin or be forwarded charged with an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Regulation, as An Post may, in its discretion, direct.
(4) The charge upon a postal packet upon which no part or a part only of the postage payable thereon is prepaid shall be an amount equal to —
( a ) in the case of an outgoing postal packet — the deficient postage, to which shall be added a handling charge of sixteen pence,
( b ) in the case of an incoming postal packet — the minimum rate in force in the State for outgoing letters to which the provisions of this Scheme apply, multiplied by the fraction of which the numerator equals the amount of the deficient postage and the denominator equals the minimum rate for outgoing letters to the State in force in the country in which the packet was posted, to which shall be added a handling charge of sixteen pence.
Provided that the charge including the handling charge shall not in any case be less than the sum of nineteen pence."
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paragraphs: The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 of Warrant No. 24) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.
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paragraphs: The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 4 of Warrant No. 24) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.
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paragraphs: The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of Warrant No. 24) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.
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paragraphs: The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ):
"5. (1) There shall be charged and paid on every mail bag containing printed packets to which this Warrant applies for every kg weight of the mail bag and its contents whichever of the following rates is appropriate:—
( a ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to one and the same addresses conveyed by surface means, 140p;
( b ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to one and the same addressee conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 350p;
( c ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addressees conveyed by surface means, 215p;
( d ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addressees conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 500p.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) of this Regulation the weight of the mail bag and its contents shall be calculated to the next nearest kg.
(3) Where postage is charged and paid under this Regulation, postage shall not be charged on the individual packets contained in the mail bag."
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paragraphs: The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ):
"5. 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 ... ... ... ...
24p
For a packet exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g ... ...
33p
For a packet exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g ... ...
60p
For a packet exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g ... ...
107p
For a packet exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg ... ...
180p
For a packet exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 2kg ... ...
251p
For each extra kg or part thereof in excess of 2kg ... ...
125p"