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

STATUTORY RULES.

1910. No. 46.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE POST AND TELEGRAPH ACT 1901.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the undermentioned amended Regulations under the Past and Telegraph Act 1901, namely:—

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams beyond the Commonwealth—Abbreviated Telegraphic Addresses.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth—Press Telegrams; Electoral Telegrams;

should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this thirty-first day of May, One thousand nine hundred and ten.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOSIAH THOMAS.

 

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams beyond the Commonwealth—Abbreviated Telegraphic Addresses.

The proviso added by Statutory Rules 1909, No. 123, to Regulation 17 under this head (Statutory Rules 1905, No. 36) is repealed, and the following proviso substituted in lieu thereof:—

“Provided that where a person or firm desires to register for the first time an abbreviated address after the 1st April in any year, for the remainder of the year ending the 31st March next following, the annual fee of 10s. 6d. shall be proportionately reduced, but so that in no case shall the charge be less than 2s. 6d., and so that each part of a month shall be taken to be a month. Provided further that the concession mentioned in the preceding proviso shall not be allowed to a person or firm who has previously registered, but failed to renew the registration, in which case the abbreviated address shall only be re-registered on payment of the full fee of 10s. 6d. in advance for the balance of the year ending the 31st March next following the payment.”

 

Telegraphic Regulations.

Telegrams within the Commonwealth—Press Telegrams.

Regulation 5A under this head (Statutory Rules 1904, No. 81) is amended by omitting therefrom the words “Commonwealth or.”

Electoral Telegrams.

The Regulation under this head (Statutory Rules 1906, No. 81) is amended by omitting therefrom the words “and subject to the conditions.”

 

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