No. 9/1928:

THE INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 29) WARRANT, 1928.

THE INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 29) WARRANT, 1928.

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.

THE INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 29) WARRANT, 1928, DATED 25th FEBRUARY, 1928.

I, the Minister for Finance and for Posts and Telegraphs of the Irish Free State, in exercise of all the powers now vested in me by the Post Office Acts, 1908 to 1920, the Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922 , the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 , and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, do, by this Warrant, order, direct and declare as follows:—

1. This Warrant shall be read as one with the Inland Post Warrant, 1903, and all Warrants amending the same.

2. This Warrant shall apply to any parcel (whether registered or not) which is posted at Post Offices appointed for the purpose in the Irish Free State for delivery in the Irish Free State.

3. Subject to the provisions of this Warrant on and from the date on which this Warrant comes into operation the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs will at the request of the sender collect from the addressee of any parcel to which this Warrant applies any Trade Charge in respect of any articles contained in such parcel, and will remit to the sender the amount of such Trade Charge.

4. No Trade Charge exceeding £20 will be collected under this Warrant.

5. A parcel upon which the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs is requested to collect a Trade Charge under this Warrant is in this Warrant referred to as an "Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel."

6. There shall be charged and paid on every Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel, in addition to the postage at the ordinary rates and any other charges payable on such parcel, the following sums based on the amount of the Trade Charge in each case, that is to say:—

7. The Cash-on-Delivery Fee on any Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel shall be prepaid by the sender in stamps affixed to the parcel.

8. The following rules shall apply to the posting of an Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel:—

(1) The parcel shall be posted by being handed in at such Post Offices as shall be appointed for the purpose.

(2) The sender shall (in addition to any other steps necessary in connection with the posting of the parcel):—

(a) Write on the cover of the parcel or on a label affixed thereto the name and full address of both the addressee and the sender, the words "Cash-on-Delivery" and the amount of the Trade Charge to be collected.

(b) Fill up in duplicate on the prescribed form the name and full address of both the addressee and the sender, and the amount of the Trade Charge which should be collected.

(c) Obtain a certificate of posting signed by the officer of the Post Office receiving the parcel.

9. The following rules shall apply to the delivery of an Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel:—

(1) The parcel shall not be given to the addressee thereof or opened at his request until the Trade Charge and any other charges due thereon have been paid.

(2) No receipt will be given for a Trade Charge collected and after collection such charge will in no circumstances be refunded to the addressee.

(3) Cheques cannot be accepted in payment of Trade Charges or other charges.

(4) If the amount of the Trade Charge exceeds £10 the parcel will not be taken out for delivery by Postman, but will be retained at the Post Office. The addressee will be advised of its arrival on the prescribed form, by post. The Trade Charge in such cases must be paid at the Post Office and delivery of the parcel taken within such period as the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs may from time to time prescribe.

(5) If upon the first tender of a parcel (upon which the Trade Charge does not exceed £10) at the place of address, the amount of the Trade Charge and other charges thereon are not paid, the parcel (if not a perishable parcel) will within such period as the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs may from time to time prescribe:—

(a) be delivered to the addressee at the Post Office;

(b) at the request of the addressee be tendered at the place of address a second time, charged with an additional delivery fee of 4d.

(6) In the case of a perishable parcel, irrespective of the amount of the Trade Charge, the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs may in his discretion regard it as undeliverable at any stage during the course of transmission by post.

10. Where an Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel is not delivered in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant the parcel shall be returned to the sender charged:—

(1) with any fees payable thereon (excluding the Trade Charge);

(2) with fresh postage at ordinary rates for the return of the parcel to him.

11. The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs shall upon receiving from the addressee the amount of the Trade Charge on an Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel remit the same to the sender of the parcel by means of a Money Order free of commission. Such order will be crossed for payment through a bank and will bear on the face particulars sufficient to enable the sender by comparison with the Certificate of Posting to identify the parcel to which the order relates.

The postage on the letter conveying the Money Order to the sender of the parcel will be prepaid by the Post Office.

12. Compensation for loss or damage in course of post of an Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel will be dealt with under the Regulations for Compensation for Loss or Damage governing the Inland Parcel Post, as applicable to parcels posted in the Irish Free State for delivery therein.

13. The Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in order to prevent delay to ordinary mail matter, reserves the right to defer, when necessary, the delivery of Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcels.

14. No application as to the disposal of the amount of a Trade Charge on an Inland Cash-on-Delivery Parcel can be entertained by the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs unless made within such period from the date of posting of the parcel as the Minister may from time to time prescribe.

15. This Warrant shall be cited as "The Inland Post Amendment (No. 29) Warrant, 1928."

16. This Warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of March, 1928.

Dated this 25th day of February, 1928.

(Signed), EARNÁN DE BLAGHD,

Minister for Finance and for Posts and Telegraphs, Irish Free State.