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SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &C.
COLLECTION OF TRADE CHARGES ON POSTAL PACKETS.
ACTHORITT.
1. The "Cash on Delivery" system is designed to meet the requirements of persons who
wish to pay for articles sent to them at the time of receipt of the articles and also to meet the
requirements of traders and others who wish to recover through the agency of the Post Office the
value of articles supplied by them.
2. Throughout these Regulations the amount to be collected under the "Cash on Delivery"
system is called the ** Trade Charge."
3. The amount of Trade Charge shall not exceed the limits accepted by the country of
destination and the maximum shall in no case exceed £ 2 0 iucluding the fees payable to the Office
of Destination and Postage.
4. Every Cash on Delivery parcel or packet posted or delivered in Cyprus shall be chargeable
with such special fees as may be prescribed for that purpose.
5. The fee due to the Office of Origin shall be paid at the time of posting. The fee due to
the Office of Delivery shall be deducted, with the Commission on the Money or Postal Order
from the amount of the Trade Charge collected from the addressee of a Cash ou Delivery parcel
or packet aud shall be forwarded direct from the Office of Delivery to the sender. These deduc–
tions are to be provided for by the sender and included in the amount desired to be collected.
6. Cash on Delivery parcels or packets are to be accepted at every District Post Office in
Cyprns on the following conditions:—
The* sender shall—
(a) write on the cover of the parcel or packet his name and full address, the amount in
British currency of the Trade Charge in figures and words, and the name of the Office
on which the Money Order or Postal Order is to be drawn. These particulars may be
written on the back of the parcel or packec if chere is no room for them to be wricten
clearly on the front. N o erasure or alteration of the entry of the amount 3hall be
allowed. A n iucorrect entry shall be completely obliterated and a fresh entry made ;
(b)fillup a Request Form obtainable ac all District Post Offices which includes a
declaracion that the Cash on Delivery parcel or packet is senc in fulfilment of an order
(if the sender desires to correct the entry of the Trade Charge he shallfillup a fresh
form);
(c) prepay in addition to the ordinary poscage and other charges, the Cash on Delivery
fee provided for that purpose by affixing to the Requesc Form a poscage stamp or
stamps denoting tbe amount of such fee.
The seuder shall then hand in the parcel or packec at the counter, where he shall be supplied
with a certificate of posting which he shall give up wheu he preseuts the Money or Postal Order
to be cashed.
7. Where a Cash ou Delivery,parcel or packet has beeu insured, the amount of the insurance
shall noe exceed che amounc of" che Trade Charge, and in the event of loss che amounc of
indemnity shall be governed, without regard to the"amount of the Trade Charge, by the ordinary
rules relating to parcels, insured letters or registered packets.
8. The amonnt of the Trade Charge shall not exceed the amount of the Declared Value
together with the poscage and the fees payable on che parcel or packet in conuecciou wich the
Cash ou Delivery syscem.
9. Any conversion of money that may be necessary shall be effected ac the Office of
Destination.
10. Where the sender of a Cash on Delivery parcel or packet wishes to reduce or cancel che
Trade Charges on a parcel or packet, he shallfillnp a special form to be obtained at all District
Post Offices and affix thereto a poscage stamp or stamps denoting the amount of the fee prescribed
for that purpose.
Order of High Commis–
sioner in Council No.
9162,2nd June, 1903, and
Notice No. 9177 pub-
lished in Gazette No.
992 of the 2tith Juue
1903.
particulars, it may be returned to the seuder.
F E E S .
For each Cash on Delivery parcel or packet posted iu Cyprus in addition to the
usual postage and registration and other fees ...
For cancelling or reducing the charges on a Cash ou Dehvery parcel or packet...
For delivery of each Cash on Delivery parcel or packet:—
Where the Trade Charge does not exceed £5
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