Postal Regulations 1927 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 103.

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 on and from 1st January, 1929.

Dated this thirteenth day of September, 1929.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. G. GIBSON

Postmaster-General.

 

Amendment of the Postal Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1927, No.144, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 116 is omitted and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

116.—(1) The Postmaster-General shall make available to each person who rents a private box two keys of such box, for which keys the sum of five shillings shall be payable.

(2) Additional keys shall be made available upon such person paying to the Postmaster-General the sum of one shilling and sixpence in respect of each additional key.

(3) All keys for private boxes shall be obtained from and remain the property of the Postmaster-General.

(4) If a key of a private box be lost, the tenant of such box shall at once report the loss and return the remaining keys to the officer in charge of the post office at which the box is provided. A new lock, for which a charge of Five shillings shall be made, will be fitted in the box, and two keys of such lock made available.

(5) Upon the tenancy of a private box being discontinued the person who rented such box shall return to the Postmaster-General all keys thereof issued to him, and if such keys are so returned within fourteen days from the day on which the tenancy terminated the sum of five shillings paid by the lessee under the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation or under regulations previously in force shall be refunded to him, but no refund shall be made of the amount charged for additional keys supplied under the provisions of sub-regulation (2) of this regulation. If the keys are not so returned the person who rented the box shall be liable to be charged the rental fee for the box until the keys are returned.

 

2. Sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 119 is omitted and the, following sub-regulation inserted in its stead:—

(2) Upon the transfer of the of a private box under the provisions of sub-regulation (1) of this regulation the right to receive payment in respect of keys returned upon relinquishment of the box, as provided by sub-regulation (5) of regulation 116, and to refund of portion of the fee, as provided by regulation 120, shall pass to the transferee.

3. Sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 122 is amended by inserting after the words “fee for the box” the words “nor the amount paid for the use of the keys”.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.