No. 1 of 1931.
An Act to amend the Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1902-1930.
[Assented to 25th March, 1931.]
BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and
the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short
title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1931.
(2.) The Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1902-1930 is in this Act referred to
as the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may
be cited as the Post and Telegraph Rates
Act 1902-1931.
Commencement.
2.This Act shall commence
on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.
Postage
on Second Class Mail Matter.
3.
Part II. of the First Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting the
words—
“Second Class Mail
Matter (comprising printed papers (including books, periodicals and
newspapers not registered at a General Post Office), commercial papers,
catalogues, patterns, samples and merchandise) as prescribed
| One penny per two
ounces or part of two ounces”
|
and inserting in
their stead the words— |
“Second Class Mail Matter— |
(a) Commercial papers, patterns, samples and merchandise, as
prescribed
| One penny per two
ounces or part of two ounces
|
(b) Printed matter (including printed papers, circulars and
catalogues, and books, periodicals and newspapers not registered at a General
Post Office) as prescribed
| One penny per four
ounces or part of four ounces”.
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