Cap. 173
Rev. 1985
Subsidiary . Legislation
Telecommunications
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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
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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,
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All charges to be prepaid
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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.
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(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.
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Plain
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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
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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.
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(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.
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(Amended by Legal Notice 163 of 1977.)
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_ Counting of words
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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.
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