Telephone Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1908. No. 84.

 

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 Regulation under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901, namely:—

Telephone Regulations.

Part I.—Telephone Exchanges;

should come into immediate operation, and make the amended Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a provisional Regulation.

Dated this fourteenth day of July, One thousand nine hundred and eight.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

SAMUEL MAUGER.

 

Telephone Regulations.

Part 1.—Telephone Exchanges.

Regulation II under this head (Statutory Rules 1907, No. 46) is repealed, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

11. Telephone lines must be rented for not less than one year, or such longer period as the Deputy Postmaster-General may determine, and the use of any line or extension thereof may be discontinued on the expiration of the period for which the line was first rented, by the subscriber giving not less than one calendar month’s previous notice in writing of his intention to discontinue the use of the line, or extension, or by the Postmaster-General giving one calendar month’s previous notice of his intention to discontinue the service. The use of any line or any extension thereof may be discontinued at any time after the expiration of the period for which the line was first rented by the subscriber giving not less than three calendar months’ previous notice in writing of his intention to discontinue the use of the line or extension, or by the Postmaster-General giving three calendar months’ previous notice of his intention to discontinue the service. Rent will be charged only to the expiration of the notice of discontinuance.

The notice required under this Regulation may be waived in the case of the death of the subscriber if—

(a) the telephone line is an ordinary telephone line; and

(b)a special agreement for the renting of the line for a fixed term is not in force; and

(c)the notice would involve payment of rent for any period beyond the date to which rent has already been paid.

 

By Authority: J. Kemp, Government Printer, Melbourne.

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