Post and Telegraph Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1925. No. 153.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1923.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the undermentioned amended Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1923, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this second day of September, 1925.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command;

W. G. GIBSON,

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of Post and Telegraph Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 348, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 56 is omitted, and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

56. (1) Third-class mail matter must not be closed against inspection nor shall there be enclosed therewith or appear thereon or on the cover thereof anything having the character of actual or personal correspondence. Any article found to contravene any of the provisions of this sub-regulation shall be treated as an insufficiently prepaid letter.

(2) Any article posted as third-class mail matter which is found to contain anything (other than a letter) not transmissible as third-class mail matter shall be treated as second-class mail matter and shall be charged at the highest rate applicable to any portion of its contents.

2. Regulation 65 is repealed.

 

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