Number 10 of 1928.

TELEGRAPH ACT, 1928.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Number 10 of 1928.

TELEGRAPH ACT, 1928.

Increase of statutory limits for inland telegraph rates.

1.—(1) The charges to be fixed under section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, for the transmission of ordinary written telegrams throughout Saorstát Eireann shall uniformly and without regard to distance be at a rate not exceeding one shilling and sixpence for the first twelve words of each ordinary written telegram or for each ordinary written telegram of less than twelve words (counting as part of such twelve words the names and addresses of the sender and addressee of the telegram) and not exceeding one penny for each additional word over twelve words, but the Minister for Posts and Telegraphs may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, direct that an additional sum of sixpence shall be charged in respect of telegrams handed in for transmission on Christmas Day, Good Friday, or Sunday.

(2) In this section the expression “written telegram” includes a telegram received at a post office by telephone in order that it may be delivered as a written telegram.

(3) Paragraph (1) of the proviso to section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, and sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Post Office and Telegraph Act, 1920, are hereby repealed.

Short title, construction and citation.

2.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Telegraph Act, 1928.

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1920, and those Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1928.

Uimhir 10 de 1928.

ACHT TELEGRAFA, 1928.

[13adh Iúl, 1928.]

Méadú ar na teoranta reachtúla do rátaí telegrafa intíre.

1.—(1) Na héilithe atá le socrú fé alt 2 den Telegraph Act, 1885, ar ghnáth-thelegrama scríbhte do tharchur ar fuaid Shaorstáit Éireann beid, i ngach cás agus gan áird do thabhairt ar fhaid, do réir ráta nách mó ná scilling agus reul ar an gcéad dhá fhocal déag de gach gnáth-thelegram scríbhte no ar gach gnáth-thelegram scríbhte de níos lú ná dhá fhocal déag (agus ainmneacha agus seolta seoltóra agus seolaí an telegrama d'áireamh mar chuid den dá fhocal déag san) agus nách mó ná pingin ar gach focal de bhreis ar dhá fhocal déag, ach féadfidh an tAire Puist agus Telegrafa, le toiliú an Aire Airgid, a ordú go n-éileofar suim bhreise de reul ar thelegrama a sínfar isteach chun a dtarchurtha Lá Nodlag, Aoine an Chéasta, no Dé Domhnaigh.

(2) San alt so foluíonn an focal “telegram scríbhte” telegram a gheobhfar i bpost-oifig tríd an telefón i dtreo go seachadfar mar thelegram scríbhte é.

(3) Athghairmtear leis seo mír (1) den phrovísó a ghabhann le halt 2 den Telegraph Act, 1885, agus fo-alt (1) d'alt 2 den Post Office and Telegraph Act, 1920.

Gearr-theideal, léiriú agus luadh.

2.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Telegrafa, 1928, do ghairm den Acht so.

(2) Léireofar an tAcht so mar éinní amháin leis na Telegraph Acts, 1863 to 1920, agus féadfar na hAchtanna Telegrafa, 1863 go 1928, do ghairm de sna hAchtanna san agus den Acht so le chéile.