No. 33/1924:

THE INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 26) WARRANT, 1924.

THE INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 26) WARRANT, 1924.

The Inland Post Amendment (No. 26) Warrant, 1924, dated 24th December 1924

I, the Minister for Finance of the Irish Free State, in exercise of all powers now vested in me by the Post Office Acts, 1908 to 1920, the Adaptation of Enactments Act, 1922 , the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 , and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf, do, by this warrant, made on the representation of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (testified by his signing the same), order, direct and declare as follows:—

1. This warrant shall be read as one with the Inland Post Warrant, 1903 (hereinafter referred to as "the Principal Warrant") and all warrants amending the same.

2. Clause 11 of the Principal Warrant is hereby repealed, and the following shall be substituted in lieu thereof, namely:

11.—(1) Postage may be prepaid either—

(a) by adhesive postage stamps; or

(b) by impression of stamping machines working under the direction or by the permission of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs; or

(c) by the use of a stamped envelope, cover, postcard, or other postal form; or

(d) by the use of an embossed or impressed stamp cut out of or otherwise detached from an envelope, cover, postcard, or other postal form; or

(e) in such other manner as the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs may from time to time prescribe.

Provided that—

(i) No stamp or impression of a stamping machine which is imperfect or mutilated or defaced in any way shall be used in payment or to denote payment of postage,

(ii) no stamp indicating on the face thereof payment of a registration fee as well as postage shall be used in payment of postage on any unregistered postal packet, and

(iii) packets bearing the impression of stamping machines and packets intended for impression by stamping machines shall be accepted only at such Post Offices as the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs thinks fit and within such hours, and under and subject to such rules, conditions, and restrictions as the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs shall from time to time prescribe.

(2) A "Postal form" means a form issued by or under the authority of the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs.

3. This warrant shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1925.

4. This warrant may be cited as "The Inland Post Amendment (No. 26) Warrant, 1924."

Dated this 24th day of December, 1924.

EARNÁN DE BLAGHD,

Minister for Finance, Irish Free State.

SÉAMUS BREATHNACH,

Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, Irish Free State.

SCHEDULE.

REPEAL.

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