Telegraph Regulations (Amendment)

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Statutory Rules 1951, No. 73.(h)

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Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the ninth day of July, 1951.

Registered code address.

2. Regulation 21 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “ Two pounds two shillings ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ Three pounds three shillings ” ; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “ Five ” and “ Ten ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Six ” and “ Twelve ”, respectively.

Acknowledgment of delivery.

3. Regulation 56 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “ One penny ” and inserting in their stead the word “ Threepence ”.

Multiple telegrams.

4. Regulation 58 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the word “ Fivepence ” and inserting in its stead the word “ Ninepence ” ; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (6.) the word “ Tenpence ” and inserting in its stead the words “ One shilling and sixpence ”.

Supply of copies of telegrams.

5. Regulation 58b of the Telegraph Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (d) the word “ Fivepence ” and inserting in its stead the word “ Ninepence ” ; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (e) the word “ Sixpence ” and inserting in its stead the word “ Tenpence ”.

Commonwealth Electoral and Referendum telegrams.

6. Regulation 64 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting all the words from and including the words “ shall be transmitted on payment of the rates ” to the end of that regulation and inserting in their stead the words “ shall be deemed to be press telegrams for the purposes of paragraph (a) of Part II. of the Second Schedule to the Post and Telegraph Rates Act 1902-1951.”.

 

(h) Made under the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1950 on 5th July, 1951 ; notified in Gazette on 6th July. 1951.


Registered code addresses.

7. Regulation 72 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “ Ten shillings and sixpence ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “ One pound one shilling ” ; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “ Two pounds two shillings ” and inserting in their stead the words “ Three pounds three shillings ”.

Telephoning of telegrams to subscribers.

8. Regulation 75 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting the word “ Threepence ” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “ Fourpence ”.

Delivery of telegrams to subscribers.

9. Regulation 76 of the Telegraph Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “ Twopence ” and inserting in its stead the word “ Sixpence ”.

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