Postal, Telegraphic and Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 95.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901-1910.

(Issued Provisionally as Statutory Rules 1912, No. 46.)

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 1901-1910, namely:—

Postal Regulations,

Money Orders; Postal Notes,

to come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1912.

Dated this 9th day of May, One thousand nine hundred .and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. FINDLEY.

 

Postal Regulations.

Money Orders.

Regulation is under this head (Gazette No. 26, of the 5th June, 1902) is amended by adding the following at the end thereof:—

Provided, however,that should a bank refuse to accept without charge a crossed money order, such order may, on presentation at the Post Office on which it has been issued, be paid if signed by the person or firm to whom it is made payable.

Postal Notes.

The third paragraph of Regulation 6 under this head (Statutory Rules 1908, No. 47) is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

Provided further that, should a bank refuse to accept without charge a crossed postal note, such note may, on presentation at the Post Office at which it has been made payable, be paid, if signed by the person or firm to whom it is made payable, or, in the case of an open postal note, by the person presenting it for payment.

 

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