LAWS OF TUVALU

POST OFFICE (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1995 

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Arrangement of Sections

Section 

1 Citation and commencement 
2 Amendment of Post Office Regulations 

SCHEDULE 1 

POSTAL CHARGES 

Supporting Documents 

ENDNOTES 

Table of Legislation History
Table of Renumbered Provisions 
Table of Endnote References 

POST OFFICE (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 1995

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POST OFFICE ACT (CAP. 65)

Commencement [10th day of March, 1995] 

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 36 of the Post Office Act, the Minister hereby makes the following regulations – 

1 Citation and commencement 

These Regulations may be cited as the Post Office (Amendment) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on the 10th day of March, 1995. 

2 Amendment of Post Office Regulations 

Schedule 1 to the Post Office Regulations is amended by repealing it and substituting the following schedule: 

SCHEDULE 1

(Regulation 3)

POSTAL CHARGES

(A) 	Mail Within Tuvalu 	
Note: Letters will be despatched by the first available means of conveyance. 	
		Letters 	Small packets 	Printed papers, newspapers, magazines 	Postcards 	
		$ 	$ 	$ 	$ 	
	1. 	Surface Mail 	
		Not more than 20g 	0.25 	0.20 	0.20 	0.10 	
		For each additional 20g or part thereof 	0.10 	0.05 	0.05 		
	2. 	Surface Parcel Post 	
		Not more than 1kg 	1.20 		
		For each additional 20g or part thereof 	1.00 		
 (B) 		Destinations outside Tuvalu 	
	1. 	Airmail Zone 	Letters per 	Printed papers, newspapers, 	Aerogramme	 Postcards 	
		(See below) 	20g or part 	magazines, per 250g or part 			
			$ 	$ 	$ 	$ 	
		1 	0.40 	4.00 	0.50 	0.30 	
		2 	0.60 	6.00 	0.50 	0.40 	
		3 	0.90 	8.00 	0.50 	0.40 	
	2. 	Air 	Per 		
		parcel 	1kg or 		
		post 	part 		
			$ 		
		1 	15.00 		
		2 	20.00 		
		3 	25.00 		
	3. 	Surface mail 	Zone 1 	Zone 2 	
		(a) Letter 	$ 	$ 	
		Up to 20g 			
		Over 20g but not exceeding 50g 	0.30 	0.40 	
		Over 50g but not exceeding 100g 	1.00 	1.50 	
		Over 100g but not exceeding 250g 	2.00 	3.50 	
		Over 250g but not exceeding 500g 	3.00 	5.50 	
		Over 500g but not exceeding 1kg 	6.00 	9.00 	
		Over 1kg but not exceeding 2kg 	10.00 	15.00 	
		(b) Printed papers, newspapers, magazines, small packets 	
		Up to 100g 	0.90 	1.20 	
		Over 100g but not exceeding 250g 	1.50 	3.00 	
		Over 250g but not exceeding 500g 	2.50 	5.00 	
		Over 500g but not exceeding 1kg 	5.50 	18.00 	
		Over 1kg but not exceeding 2kg 	9.00 	22.00 	
		(c) Parcels 			
		Up to 1kg 	6.00 	10.00 	
		Over 1kg but not exceeding 2kg 	7.50 	15.00 	
		Over 2kg but not exceeding 3kg 	9.00 	20.00 	
		Over 3kg but not exceeding 4kg 	12.00 	25.00 	
		Over 4kg but not exceeding 5kg 	15.60 	30.00 	
		Over 5kg but not exceeding 6kg 	18.00 	35.00 	
		Over 6kg but not exceeding 7kg 	21. 60 	40.00 	
		Over 7kg but not exceeding 8kg 	24.30 	45.00 	
		Over 8kg but not exceeding 9kg 	27.60 	50.00 	
		Over 9kg but not exceeding 10kg 	30.30 	55.00 	
		For each additional 1kg or part thereof 	3.00 	5.00 	
(C) 		Special Services 			
	(a) 	Acknowledgment of Delivery fee 	$1.00 		
	(b) 	Articles for the blind (up to 3kg) 	Free 		
	(c) 	Under paid articles 	$1. 00 per item 		
	(d) 	Clearance and accounting fee on any 	$2.00 		
		postal articles 			
	(e) 	Re-direction fee 	$0.50 		
	(f) 	Registration fee 	$2.00 		
	(g) 	Storage fee 	$2.00 per item 		
	(h) 	Withdrawal fee 	$1. 50 per item 		
	(i) 	Late post fee 	$0.50 per item 		
	(j) 	Safe receipt fee 	$1.00 		
	2. 	Optional delivery services 		
		Private box service - 		
		Small 	$20.00 p. a. 	
		Initial keys fee (returnable) 	$10.00 	
		Replacement key 	$15.00 	
		Locked bag service 	$30.00 	
		Transfer fee 	$15.00 	

(D) 	Postal Zones 	
		For the purpose of calculating postal charges, countries are grouped into zones which are defined approximately as follows and are set out more precisely in the Post Office Guide held by post masters. Zone 1: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru Zone 2: The Pacific including Australia and New Zealand, but excluding the other "Pacific Basin" countries, the Philippines, Japan, etc. Zone 3: The rest of the world. 	
(E) 	Letter fax Charges 	
		Initial page $4.00 Subsequent pages $3.00 per page." 	

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Table of Legislation History 

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Table of Renumbered Provisions 

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Table of Endnote References