AI-assisted research summary: The Governor may set postage rates and invalidate specified stamps, and the Administrator may make orders on postal practice, procedure, and jurisdiction when needed. The Order also sets postage rates and a registration fee.
TRISTAN DA CUNHA REVISED EDITION OF THE LAWS, 2017 INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC UTILITIES POST OFFICE (TRISTAN DA CUNHA) ORDINANCE, 18981 SH Ordinance 1 of 1898 In force 14 February 1898 Amended by SH Ordinance 5 of 1994 Applied to Tristan da Cunha by Ord. 13 of 1951 (See Cap. 108 of the Revised Laws of St Helena) with modifications which have been incorporated in the text below. The text also modifies the St Helena Ordinance to the circumstances of Tristan da Cunha as required by section 2(2) of the Application of St Helena Law (Tristan da Cunha) Ordinance, 19882. Subsidiary legislation: POST OFFICE (RATES OF POSTAGE) ORDER, 2018 Page 3 Legal Notice 1 of 2018 (in force 1 April 2018) SH subsidiary legislation (omitted): POSTAGE AND REVENUE STAMPS (INVALIDATION) ORDER, 2008 ___________________ POST OFFICE (TRISTAN DA CUNHA) ORDINANCE, 1898 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 1. Short title 2. Interpretation 3. Governor may make certain orders 4. Postal laws of England in force AN ORDINANCE to provide for the application in Tristan da Cunha of laws and regulations in force in the United Kingdom relating to the post office, and to empower the Administrator to fix the rates of postage. 1 This text is not authoritative but was prepared by the Law Revision Commissioner under section 14 of the Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance, 1999 as stating the law at 1 April 2018. 2 “(2) The said law of St Helena applies to Tristan da Cunha only in so far as it is applicable and suitable to local circumstances, and subject to such modifications, adaptations, qualifications, and exemptions as local circumstances render necessary.” 2 Short title 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Post Office (Tristan da Cunha) Ordinance, 1898. Interpretation 2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, “postal packets” means letters, post-cards, reply postcards, newspapers, book packets, patterns or sample packets, and all packets or articles transmissible by post. Governor may make certain orders 3. The Governor may by order— (a) fix the rates of postage to be charged on postal packets sent from the post office in Tristan da Cunha; (b) provide that the postage or revenue stamps specified in the order and issued for the purpose of this Ordinance are no longer to be valid for that purpose. Postal laws of England in force 4. (1) Subject to this Ordinance, all laws and regulations for the time being in force relating to the Post Office of the United Kingdom are, so far as applicable, to be in force in Tristan da Cunha.3 (2) The Administrator may from time to time by order provide for all matters relating to the practice, procedure and jurisdiction in Tristan da Cunha, under the said laws and regulations, in cases where the Administrator considers that the provisions of those laws in respect of such matters are inapplicable to Tristan da Cunha. __________ 3 Postal services in the UK are provided predominantly by the Royal Mail (which delivers letters) and Post Office Ltd (which oversees post offices). The industry is regulated by Ofcom. Since 1 October 2011, the main piece of legislation is the Postal Services Act 2011, although some parts of the Postal Services Act 2000 are still in force. 3 POST OFFICE ORDINANCE, 1898 POST OFFICE (RATES OF POSTAGE) ORDER, 2018 (Section 3) Citation and commencement 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Post Office (Rates of Postage) Order, 2018. (2) This Order comes into force on 1 April 2018 and replaces any existing rates of postage. Postage rates for airmail and surface mail 2. The rates of postage on postal packets sent to external destinations from the Post Office of Tristan da Cunha are set out in the Schedule. __________ SCHEDULE POSTAGE RATES £ AIRMAIL AIRMAIL: For the first 10g or part thereof 0.45 over 10g up to 20g 0.55 Each addition 10g or part thereof 0.30 POSTCARDS (AIR) 0.45 AEROGRAMME 0.50 SURFACE MAIL LETTERS: For the first 20g or part thereof 0.35 over 20g up to 50g 0.55 over 50g up to 100g 0.90 over 100g up to 250g 1.35 over 250g up to 500g 1.90 over 500g up to 1kg 2.50 over 1kg up to 1.5kg 3.00 over 1.5kg up to 2kg 4.00 4 PRINTED MATTER: For the first 20g or part thereof 0.35 over 20g up to 100g 0.55 over 100g up to 250g 0.90 over 250g up to 500g 1.35 over 500g up to 1kg 1.90 over 1kg up to 2kg 2.50 POSTCARDS (SURFACE) 0.35 SMALL PACKETS: For the first 20g or part thereof 0.70 over 100g up to 250g 1.10 over 250g up to 500g 1.60 over 500g up to 1kg (Maximum weight 1kg) 2.00 PARCELS: Weight up to 1kg 3.50 over 1kg up to 2kg 5.00 over 2kg up to 3kg 6.30 over 3kg up to 4kg 7.30 over 4kg up to 5kg 8.30 Each additional 1kg or part thereof (Maximum weight 20kg) 1.50 REGISTRATION FEE 1.25 _______________________