Postal Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1954. No. 52.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1950.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1950.

Dated this eighth day of April, 1954.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf the Postmaster-General.

Amendments of the Postal Regulations. 

1. Part IX. of the Postal Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulations:—

Philatelic Sections.

“123a. For the purposes of the next succeeding regulation, the Postmaster-General may establish Philatelic Sections in post offices.

Services at Philatelic Sections.

“123b.—(1.) Envelopes specially designed for philatelic purposes may be supplied by and purchased from Philatelic Sections at a charge of Twopence for each envelope.

“(2.) A person may make a request to a Philatelic Section that an envelope referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation be addressed in accordance with his instructions and, on payment by that person of a charge of Twopence, an officer of the Philatelic Section shall address the envelope accordingly.

“(3.) A person may make a request to a Philatelic Section that—

(a) postage stamps of specific values or specific new issues be affixed to—

(i) a fully addressed envelope supplied by that person; or

(ii) an envelope addressed in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation; and

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1954.

 Statutory Rules 1935, No. 3, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 53, 70, 80 and 95; 1936, Nos. 50 and 113; 1937, Nos. 13, 35, 37 and 48; 1938, Nos. 2, 55, 94 and 100; 1939, Nos.·44, 57 and 66, 1940, Nos. 1 and 232; 1942, Nos. 5, 313, 439 and 554; 1943, Nos. 57, 94, 122, 237 and 286; 1944, No. 145; 1945, No. 194; 1946, Nos. 131 and 149; 1947, Nos. 91 and 114; 1948, No. 62; 1949, Nos. 23, 30, 38 and 106; 1950, Nos. 49 and 93; 1951, Nos. 22 and 72; 1952, No. 38; 1953, No. 81; and 1954, No. .

159.—Price 3d. 9/4.2.1954.

 

(b)the envelope be postmarked and impressed with cachet or such other marks as are appropriate for placing the envelope in ordinary postal circulation,

and, on payment by that person of a charge of Twopence, in addition to the value of the stamps affixed, an officer of the Philatelic Section shall comply with the request.”.

Information regarding payment.

2. Regulation 254 of the Postal Regulations is repealed.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.