Cap. 173 Rev. 1985 Subsidiary . Legislation Telecommunications - 8-17 Messages to be legibly written 58. All messages for transmission provided for the purpose. must be plainly written upon the form Sender's signature and address required : . 59. The sender or his representative must sign the telegram at the foot of th message form and add his address but the name of the sender is only charged for if transmitted, . : . - ot All charges to be prepaid . 60. Charges will be made for every work in the text and address of the nessage and, subject to the provisions of regulations 81 and 85, all charges must be pre-paid or, subject to the prior approval of the Permanent Secretary, charged to a telegram credit or deposit account. : (Amended by Regulations 21 February 1966.) Form of telegram 61. Telegrams may be in plain language, code or cypher, or in a combination of such language, code or cypher. : : Plain language foe . 62. Plain language is that which offers an intelligible sense in one or more of the languages authorised for international telegraphic correspondence, but the presence of code addresses, exchange quotations, commercial marks, abbreviated expressions currently used in ordinary or commercial correspondence such as r.8.v.p., £.0.b., c.i-f., ¢/o, b/l or any other analégous expressions the meaning of which. is understood in the country of origin, does not alter the character of a telegram in plain language. Combinations or alterations of words contrary to the usage of the language employed will not be accepted. Code language . 63. Code language is that which is composed of words which do not form intelligible phrases, but the words, whether genuine or artificial, must not contain more than 10 letters. Artificial words must not contain the accented letters, a, ¢, n, o, u. Compounds of 2 or more words in plain language, contrary to the usage of the language, are.on no account admitted. . - (Amended by Legal Notice 163 of 1977.) Cypher language 64. Cypher language is that which is composed either of Arabic figures or of letters having a secret meaning, but the employment of groups must be of either figures or letters, but not both. Letter cypher must be ‘arranged in groups of 10 letters. . (Amended by Legal Notice 163 of 1977.) . boy : _ Counting of words . 65. In telegrams written entirely in. plain language, each word of over 10 letters is counted as 2 words. Commercial marks. are counted at the rate of 10 characters to the word. _. (Amended. by Legal Notice 163 of 1977.)

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