S.I. No. 139/1985 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1985.

S.I. No. 139 of 1985.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 26) SCHEME, 1985.

AN POST, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 , and with the consent of the Minister for Communications, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1 . (i) This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1985.

(ii) This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 25th day of February, 1985.

2. In this Scheme—

"the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1949 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 ); "Warrant No. 24" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 24) Warrant, 1982 ( S.I. No. 59 of 1982 ).

3. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant:

"21. (1)Subject to the provisions of this Scheme, any letter or postcard upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage thereon is prepaid, shall be charged with an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Regulation.

(2) Subject to the provisions of this Scheme, any outgoing printed packet, small packet or packet consisting of literature for the blind upon which no part or a part only of the postage payable thereon is prepaid may be detained and returned, or given up to the sender, or be forwarded charged with an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Regulation, as An Post may, in its discretion, direct.

(3) Any incoming printed packet or small packet upon which no part or a part only of the postage payable thereon is prepaid may be detained and returned to the country of origin or be forwarded charged with an amount calculated in accordance with paragraph (4) of this Regulation, as An Post may, in its discretion, direct.

(4) The charge upon a postal packet upon which no part or a part only of the postage payable thereon is prepaid shall be an amount equal to —

( a ) in the case of an outgoing postal packet — the deficient postage, to which shall be added a handling charge of sixteen pence,

( b ) in the case of an incoming postal packet — the minimum rate in force in the State for outgoing letters to which the provisions of this Scheme apply, multiplied by the fraction of which the numerator equals the amount of the deficient postage and the denominator equals the minimum rate for outgoing letters to the State in force in the country in which the packet was posted, to which shall be added a handling charge of sixteen pence.

Provided that the charge including the handling charge shall not in any case be less than the sum of nineteen pence."

4. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 of Warrant No. 24) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

5. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 4 of Warrant No. 24) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

6. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of Warrant No. 24) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

7. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ):

"5. (1) There shall be charged and paid on every mail bag containing printed packets to which this Warrant applies for every kg weight of the mail bag and its contents whichever of the following rates is appropriate:—

( a ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to one and the same addresses conveyed by surface means, 140p;

( b ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to one and the same addressee conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 350p;

( c ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addressees conveyed by surface means, 215p;

( d ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addressees conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 500p.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) of this Regulation the weight of the mail bag and its contents shall be calculated to the next nearest kg.

(3) Where postage is charged and paid under this Regulation, postage shall not be charged on the individual packets contained in the mail bag."

8. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ):

"5. There shall be charged and paid on outgoing packets to which this Warrant applies the following rates of postage:

For a packet not exceeding 50g ... ... ... ...	24p
For a packet exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g ... ...	33p
For a packet exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g ... ...	60p
For a packet exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g ... ...	107p
For a packet exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg ... ...	180p
For a packet exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 2kg ... ...	251p
For each extra kg or part thereof in excess of 2kg ... ...	125p"

FIRST SCHEDULE

"Rates of Postage

Description of Postal Packet	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Destination	Rate of Postage
1. Letter	(1) Length not less than width multiplied by /2.	20g	Member-States of the European Economic Community.	20g or less ... ... ... ...	26p
	Maximum dimensions: 120mm x 235mm with a tolerance of 2mm. Minimum dimensions: 90 mm x 140 mm with a tolerance of 2 mm. Maximum thickness: 5 mm.		All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community.	20g or less	37p
	(2) Maximum dimensions:	2kg	Member States of the European Community.	20g or less ... ... ... ... Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g ...	30p 66p
	Length width and depth combined 900 mm; greatest dimension, 600 mm with a tolerance of 2 mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1040 mm; greatest dimension 900 mm with a tolerance of 2 mm.		All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community. All places.	50g or less ... ... ... ... Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 kg Exceeding 1 kg but not exceeding 2kg	66p 88p 176p 338p 588p 956p
	Minimum dimensions: Length, 140 mm; width 90 mm with a tolerance of 2 mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter 170 mm; greatest dimension not less than 100 mm.
2. Postcard	Maximum dimensions: Length, 148 mm; width, 105 mm with a tolerance of 2 mm. Minimum dimensions: Length, 140 mm; width, 90 mm with a tolerance of 2 mm.) Length at least equal to the width multiplied by /2.		Member-States of the European Economic Community. All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community.	Surface ... ... ... ... Surface ... ... ... ...	22p 26p
3. Printed Packet	As for item 1(1) in this column. As for item 1(2) in this column.	20g 2kg Books 5kg	Member-States of the European Economic Community. All places.	20g or less ... ... ... ... 50g or less ... ... ... ... Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 2kg Each extra Kg or part thereof ...	22p 30p 40p 74p 132p 221p 309p 154p
4. Small Packet	As for item 1(2) in this column.	1kg	All places to which service is available.	100g or less ... ... ... ... Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	40p 74p 132p 221p
5. Literature for the Blind	As for item 1 (2) in this column.	7kg	All places to which service is available.	Surface: Transmission without charge.
6. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet	Air Letter: As per form approved by An Post. Air Mail Packet: Postcard: As for item 2 in this column. Other Packet: As for item 1 (2) in this column.	As may be permitted by An Post. As for the appropriate category of Postal Packet.	All places to which service is available.	Such rate as may be fixed by An Post from time to time provided that the maximum rate for an air mail packet does not exceed forty four pence for each 10g or part of 10g in weight, and for an air letter, forty two pence.

SECOND SCHEDULE

1. Late Fee Postal Packet.

A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 10p as may be prescribed.

2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Custom Duty.

A fee of 100p per packet.

3. Express postal packet — outgoing.

Express postal packet — incoming.

A fee not exceeding 50p as may be prescribed.

At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.

4. Ordinary registration.

Late-fee registration.

A fee of 90p per packet.

A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 12p as may be prescribed.

5. Advice of delivery.

A fee of 30p per registered postal packet.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Compensation Fees (including Registration)	Maximum Compensation
£	£
1.00	100
1.10	200
1.20	300
1.30	400
1.40	500
1.50	600
1.60	700
1.70	800
1.80	900
1.90	1000

GIVEN under the Common Seal of An Post this 22nd day of February, 1985.

PRESENT when the Common

Seal of An Post was affixed

hereto:

H. COOKE		GERARD P. HARVEY

Name		Director

Assistant Principal		JIM TREACY


Description		Secretary

An Post, General Post Office, Dublin 1.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of February, 1985.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Foreign Post Service and comes into operation on 25th February, 1985. It authorises alterations, reductions and increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards and certain other items and increases in the fees for miscellaneous services. It also authorises increases in compensation for registered and insured letter packets.