Telegraph Act 1962
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1962 c. 14 |
Telegraph Act, 1962
(10 & 11 Eliz. 2) CHAPTER 14
An Act to consolidate certain enactments empowering the Postmaster General to regulate the use of telegraphs and the general conduct of telegraphic business.
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Power of Postmaster General to regulate use of telegraphs, &c.
(1) The Postmaster General may by statutory instrument (which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament) make regulations for determining, or providing for determining, the conditions on which, and purposes for which, the use of any telegraphs will be permitted and for the general conduct of telegraphic business and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words, for fixing, or providing for fixing, the sums to be from time to time paid—
(a ) on account of the transmission of telegrams; and
(b ) on account of services rendered in connection therewith; and
(c ) on account of the use of any telegraphs by any person.
(2) Regulations under the foregoing subsection may fix, or provide for fixing, special terms, conditions or rates on or at which telegraphs may be used by all persons in any specified manner or at any specified time or for any specified class of message, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing words, may—
(a ) provide that priority over all other messages, except messages on Her Majesty's service having priority under section forty-eight of the Telegraph Act, 1863, shall be given to messages transmitted at special rates fixed by or under the regulations;
(b ) fix, or provide for fixing, special rates for the transmission of messages in connection with which special services (including the delivery of a message on a special ornamental form and in a special envelope) are rendered.
(3) The charge for the transmission of a telegram shall cover the cost of delivery within such limits and by such means as may be prescribed by or under regulations under subsection (1) of this section.
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