STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 309 of 1981.

POSTAL ORDER (INLAND) AMENDMENT (NO. 17) REGULATIONS, 1981.

S.I. No. 309 of 1981.

POSTAL ORDER (INLAND) AMENDMENT (NO. 17) REGULATIONS, 1981.

I, PATRICK COONEY, 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. 17) Regulations, 1981.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of September, 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 Regulation 4 of the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 16) Regulations, 1981 ( S.I. No. 120 of 1981 )):

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

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

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