STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. NO. 95 OF 2002

THE POSTAL ORDER (INLAND) AMENDMENT (NO. 26) SCHEME 2002.

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SI No.               of 2002

The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 26) Scheme 2002.

An Post, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 23 of the Post Office Act, 1908 and Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 , hereby makes the following Scheme:-

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 26) Scheme 2002.

2. Unless otherwise specified, reference to regulations followed by a number refers to the relevant regulation of this scheme.

Commencement

3. These regulations shall come into operation on the 1^st day of January, 2002 and on and from that date the regulations mentioned in Schedule One hereto shall be and the same are hereby repealed, provided that the repeal of the said regulations shall not:

(1) Revise anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect.

(2) Affect anything done or suffered before these regulations came into operation.

SCHEDULE ONE

(Regulations to be Repealed)

1. The Postal Order (Inland) Regulations 1905 (S.R. & O. 1089 of 1905).

2. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 1) Regulations, 1906 (S.R. & O. 470 of 1906).

3. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations, 1920 (S.R. & O. 134 of 1917).

4. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 4) Regulations, 1951 (S.I. 294 of 1951).

5. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 5) Regulations, 1953 (S.I. 249 of 1953).

6. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 6) Regulations, 1956 (S.I. 115 of 1956).

7. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 7) Regulations, 1960 (S.I. 50 of 1960).

8. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 8) Regulations, 1964 (S.I. 126 of 1964).

9. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 9) Regulations, 1968 (S.I. 265 of 1968).

10. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 10) Regulations, 1971 (S.I. 34 of 1971).

11. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 11) Regulations, 1974 (S.I. 277 of 1974).

12. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 12) Regulations, 1975 (S.I. 318 of 1975).

13. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 13) Regulations, 1977 (S.I. 52 of 1977).

14. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 14) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. 263 of 1979).

15. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 15) Regulations, 1980 (S.I. 205 of 1980).

16. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 16) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. 120 of 1981).

17. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 17) Regulations, 1981 (S.I. 309 of 1981).

18. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 18) Regulations, 1982 (S.I. 62 of 1982).

19. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 19) Scheme, 1985.

20. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 20) Scheme, 1988 ( SI No. 382 of 1988 ).

21. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 21) Scheme, 1988 ( SI No. 383 of 1988 ).

22. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 22) Scheme, 1988 ( SI No. 384 of 1988 ).

23. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 23) Scheme, 1989 ( SI No. 217 of 1989 ).

24. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 24) Scheme, 1991 ( SI No. 99 of 1991 ).

25. The Postal Order (Inland) Amendment (No. 25) Scheme, 1994 ( SI No. 22 of 1994 ).

Given under the Common Seal of An Post this 2nd day of January 2002.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Scheme provides for the abolition of the Postal Order schemes.