S.I. No. 253/1990:

THE SEANAD ELECTIONS (UNIVERSITY MEMBERS) FREE POSTAGE (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1990.

THE SEANAD ELECTIONS (UNIVERSITY MEMBERS) FREE POSTAGE (AMENDMENT) SCHEME, 1990.

An Post, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 25 of the Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act, 1937 (No. 30 of 1937), and by Section 74 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 (No. 24 of 1983), having consulted the Minister for the Environment and with the consent of the Minister for Communications, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. (1) This Scheme may be cited as the Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage (Amendment) Scheme, 1990.

(2) The Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage Regulations, 1961 ( S.I. No. 194 of 1961 ), the Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage (Amendment) Scheme, 1984 ( S.I. No. 289 of 1984 ), and this Scheme may be cited as the Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage Schemes, 1961 to 1990.

2. This Scheme shall be construed as one with the Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage Regulations, 1961, and the Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage (Amendment) Scheme, 1984.

3. In this Scheme "the Regulations" mean the Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage Regulations, 1961.

4. For references to "Pearse Street Sorting Office" in Regulations 4, 6 and 9 of the Regulations and the Second Schedule thereto there shall be substituted references to "Central Sorting Office".

5. For references to "Controller of the Dublin Postal District" or "Controller, Dublin Postal District" in Regulations 4, 5 and 7 of the Regulations and the First and Second Schedules thereto there shall be substituted references to "appropriate officer".

6. Paragraph (b) of Regulation 6 of the Regulations is hereby amended by placing a full stop after the words "of the cover" and deleting the remainder of that paragraph.

7. Regulation 6 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the replacement of the full stop at the end of paragraph (i) with a comma and by the addition of the following paragraph after paragraph (i):

"( j ) subject to the conditions contained in this Regulation, communications shall comply with the statutes and the schemes and regulations affecting postal packets generally."

8. Paragraph (a) of Regulation 7 of the Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion of "£50" in the first line and the substitution of "£100".

9. The Regulations are hereby amended by the deletion of the Third Schedule thereto and by the substitution of the following regulation for Regulation 9:

"9. Communications which cannot be delivered for want of a sufficient address or for any other good reason may be treated by An Post in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 28 of the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 (No. 202 of 1939)."

10. Regulation II of the Regulations is hereby amended by the deletion of "£50" in the last line and the substitution of "£100".

GIVEN under the Common Seal of An Post this 9th day of October, 1990.

I, RAPHAEL P. BURKE, Minister for Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

RAPHAEL P. BURKE

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 12th day of October, 1990.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This scheme removes restrictions on the matter which may be included on the address side of election communications which may be sent, free of postage, by candidates in a Seanad (University Members) Election. The Scheme also increases the amount of the deposit required from candidates who wish to post such communications before they are duly entitled to do so and amends the regulations relating to the treatment of undelivered election communications.