S.I. No. 363/1974 -- Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1974.

S.I. No. 363/1974 -- Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1974. 1974 363

S.I. No. 363/1974:

TELEPHONE (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1974.

I, CONOR CRUISE- O'BRIEN, Minister for Posts and Telegraphs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 2 of the Telegraph Act, 1885, hereby make, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1974.

(2) The Telephone Regulations, 1959 to 1973, and these Regulations may be cited together as the Telephone Regulations, 1959 to 1974.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January, 1975.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to these Regulations.

4. In these Regulations--

"the Regulations of 1971" means the Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1971 ( S.I. No. 63 of 1971 );

"the Regulations of 1973" means the Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1973 ( S.I. No. 193 of 1973 ).

5. (1) The Telephone Regulations, 1959 ( S.I. No. 118 of 1959 ), shall be amended by:

( a ) the substitution of "2.36p" for "2p" in Regulation 5 (2) (a) (inserted therein by Regulation 5 (1) (a) of the Regulations of 1973);

( b ) the substitution of "3.75p" for "2.75p" in Regulation 5 (2) (b)) (inserted therein by Regulation 5 (1) (b) of the Regulations of 1973);

( c ) the substitution of "4p" for "3p" in Regulation 5 (3) (a) (inserted therein by Regulation 5 (1) (c) of the Regulations of 1973);

( d ) the substitution of "4p" for "3p" in Regulation 5 (3) (b) (inserted therein by Regulation 5 (1) (d) of the Regulations of 1973);

( e ) the substitution of--

(A) "56 kilometres" for "thirty-five miles", and

(B) "80 kilometres" for "fifty miles",

in each place where they occur in paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively, of Regulation 6 (the said paragraphs having been inserted by Regulation 5 (i) of the Regulations of 1971);

( f ) the substitution of "12p" for "10p" in Regulation 9 (1) (inserted therein by Regulation 5 (k) of the Regulations of 1971);

( g ) the substitution of the following for Regulation 12: "The charge in respect of an alarm clock call shall be 10p";

( h ) the substitution of "7p" for "5p" in Regulation 17A inserted by Regulation 5 (e) of the Telephone (Amendment) Regulations, 1968 ( S.I. No. 274 of 1968 ), and amended by Regulation 5 (o) of the Regulations of 1971);

( i ) in the Second Schedule (inserted by Regulation 5 (1) (e) of the Regulations of 1973)--

(A) the substitution of "2.36p" for "2p" in paragraph (a), and

(B) the deletion of all the words after "call office" in paragraph (b);

( j ) the substitution of the following for the Third Schedule (inserted by Regulation 5 (t) of the Regulations of 1971):

THIRD SCHEDULE

Reference Number	Equipment	£
1	Telegraphic Line and Apparatus connecting an Exchange with an Office	40·00
2	Internal Extension Line	1·87
3	External Extension Line of which the length does not exceed 200 metres	6·25
4	External Extension Line of which the length exceeds 200 metres	12·50
5	Private Telephone Circuits:
	If the distance between the Offices--
	(a) does not exceed 16 kilometres	12·50
	(b) exceeds 16 kilometres but does not exceed 40 kilometres	18·75
	(c) exceeds 40 kilometres but does not exceed 80 kilometres	25·00
	(d) exceeds 80 kilometres but does not exceed 160 kilometres	37·50
	(e) exceeds 160 kilometres	62·50
6	Private Manual Branch Exchange:
	Size of Type
	1 + 4	2·50
	2 + 4	6·25
	2 + 8	3·75
	3 + 9	10·00
	5 + 20	21·25
	10 + 30	37·50
	10 + 50	40·00
	10 + 60	50·00
	NT 23	12·50
	NT 22	20·00
	NT 3	37·50
	P.M.B.X.1A per switchboard	50·00
7	Coinbox	1·87
8	Extra Telephone Instrument	1·87
9	Lamp Signalling Equipment	1·25
10	Teleringer	1·25
11	Ampliphone	1·00
12	Extension Line Bell	1·00
13	Headgear Receiver and Breastplate Transmitter when fitted on a 5 + 20 or smaller Private Manual Branch Exchange	1·00
14	Plug and Two sockets	1·25
	each additional socket	1·00
15	Hooter	1·00
16	Push Button Circuit	1·00
17	Subscriber's Private Meter	1·00

( k ) the substitution of the following Table for the Table in the Fourth Schedule (inserted by Regulation 5 (u) of the Regulations of 1971 and amended by Regulation 5 (1) (g) of the Regulations of 1973):

Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected	Calls between exchanges in Ireland		Calls between exchanges in Ireland and exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
	If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m.	If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.	If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m.	If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.
Not exceeding 56 kilometres	7·08p	4·72p	--	--
Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres	14·16p	9·44p	--	--
Exceeding 80 kilometres	21·24p	14·16p	35·40p	23·60p

( l ) the substitution of the following Table for the Table in the Fifth Schedule (inserted by Regulation 5 (u) of the Regulations of 1971 and amended by Regulation 5 (1) (h) of the Regulations of 1973):

Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected	Calls between exchanges in Ireland		Calls between exchanges in Ireland and exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
	If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m	[ If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.	If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m	If call is made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m.
Not exceeding 56 kilometres	9p	6p	--	--
Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres	18p	12p	--	--
Exceeding 80 kilometres	27p	18p	45p	30p

(2) In accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraphs (a) to ( f ) and (h) and (i) of paragraph (1) of this regulation, the provisions of the Principal Regulations specified in the Table to this regulation shall have effect as set out therein.

TABLE.

Paragraphs (2) and (3) of Regulation 5.

(2) In respect of every call made by a subscriber to a telephone in the same telephone group or to a telephone in another telephone group which is regarded as adjacent to the telephone group of the subscriber making the call there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him--

( a ) if he rents an exchange line without a coinbox--the sum of 2.36p

( b ) if he rents a coinbox exchange line--the sum of 3.75p.

(3) ( a ) In respect of every call made by a caller from a call office to a telephone in the same telephone group or to a telephone in another telephone group which is regarded as adjacent to the telephone group of the call office from which the call is being made there shall be charged the sum of 4p,

( b ) In respect of every call made from a coinbox exchange line to a telephone in the same telephone group or to a telephone in another telephone group which is regarded as adjacent to the telephone group of the coinbox exchange line from which the call is being made there shall be placed in the coinbox the sum of 4p.

Paragraphs (4) and (5) of Regulation 6.

(4) In respect of every trunk call (excluding subscriber dialled trunk calls) made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m. by a subscriber who rents an exchange line without a coin box there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him--

( a ) where the distance between the group centres of the exchanges connected for the purpose of the call does not exceed 56 kilometres for each period of three minutes or part of three minutes during which the call continues the charge stated in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations which is appropriate to the call, or

( b ) where the distance between the group centres of the exchanges connected for the purpose of the call exceeds 56 kilometres--

(i) if the duration of the call does not exceed three minutes, the charges stated in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations which is appropriate to the call, or

(ii) if the duration of the call exceeds three minutes, the charge stated in the said Fourth Schedule which is appropriate to the call together with, for each minute or part of a minute in excess of three minutes during which the call continues, a further charge equal to one-third of the said charge stated in the Fourth Schedule which is appropriate to the call.

(5) In respect of every trunk call (excluding subscriber dialled trunk calls) made at or after 6 p.m. and before 8 a.m. by a subscriber who rents an exchange line without a coinbox there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him--

( a ) where the distance between the group centres of the exchanges connected for the purpose of the call does not exceed 80 kilometres for each period of three minutes or part of three minutes during which the call continues the charge stated in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations which is appropriate to the call, or

( b ) where the distance between the group centres of the exchanges connected for the purpose of the call exceeds 80 kilometres--

(i) if the duration of the call does not exceed three minutes, the charge stated in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations which is appropriate to the call, or

(ii) if the duration of the call exceeds three minutes, the charge stated in the Fourth Schedule to these Regulations which is appropriate to the call together with, for each minute or part of a minute in excess of three minutes during which the call continues, a further charge equal to one-third of the said charge stated in the said Fourth Schedule which is appropriate to the call.

Regulation (9 (1).

9 (1) There shall be charged and paid for a personal call (in addition to such other charge or charges as may be payable under these Regulations in respect of the call) a personal charge of 12p.

Regulation 17A.

17A. The Minister may supply particulars of the duration of or charge for a completed trunk call (excluding a subscriber dialed trunk call), or of both such duration and charge, on the request of a subscriber and there shall be charged to the subscriber and paid by him in respect of each call of which such particulars are supplied the sum of 7p (in addition to such other charge or charges as may be payable under these Regulations in respect of the call).

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Charges for Subscriber Dialled Trunk Calls.

In respect of each period or part of a period of time specified in the Table to this Schedule which is appropriate to the call and during which the call continues--

( a ) the sum of 2.36p shall be charged to a subscriber without a coinbox, and

( b ) the sum of 3p shall be paid by a caller from a call office.

Distance between Group Centres of Exchanges connected	Calls between exchanges in Ireland		Calls between exchanges in Ireland and exchanges in Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands
	If call is made at or after 8 a.m. and before 6 p.m	If call is made at or after 6 p.m and before 8 a.m	If call is made at or after 8 a.m and before 6 p.m.	If call is made at or after 6 p.m and before 8 a.m.
Not exceeding 56 kilometres	60 seconds	90 seconds	--	--
Exceeding 56 kilometres but not exceeding 80 kilometres	30 seconds	45 seconds	--	--
Exceeding 80 kilometres	20 seconds	30 seconds	12 seconds	18 seconds

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 18th day of December, 1974.

CONOR CRUISE O'BRIEN.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the foregoing Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 18th day

of December, 1974.

RICHIE RYAN,

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of these regulations is to amend the Telephone Regulations 1959 to 1973 to provide for (a) the expression of distances in metric units and (b) the following increases in charges:

Local calls
Charge to non-coinbox subscriber	from 2p to 2·36p
Charge to caller from coinbox or call office	from 3p to 4p
Charge to renter of coinbox line	from 2·75p to 3·75p
Trunk calls
Calls from non-coinbox line	(i) from 2p to 2·36p for each specified period of time on subscriber dialled calls
	(ii) 18% on internal calls obtained through operator.
Calls from a call office or coinbox line	(i) in charges for dialled calls from call offices--from 3p, 2p, 2p for successive specified periods of time to 3p per period
	(ii) in charges for calls obtained through operator--internal day rates from 7p, 14p and 21p to 9p, 18p and 27p and night rates from 5p, 10p and 14p to 6p, 12p and 18p respectively; Cross Channel day and night rates from 35p and 24p to 45p and 30p respectively all per 3 minutes.
Personal call fee	from 10p to 12p
Advice of duration and charge	from 5p to 7p
Alarm clock calls
Charge to non-coinbox subscriber	from 5p	to 10p
Charge to caller from coinbox or call office	from 7p
Charge to renter of coinbox line	from 6½p
Connection charges
Exchange Line	from £25 to £40
Extensions, Private circuits, Private Manual Branch Exchanges and all other items of Apparatus	25%

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