S.I. No. 364/1989 - Foreign Post Amendmet (No. 31) Scheme, 1989.

S.I. No. 364 of 1989.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMET (No. 31) SCHEME, 1989.

AN POST, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 1983 (No. 24 of 1983), and with the consent of the Minister for Communications, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. (1) This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 31) Scheme, 1989.

(2) This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 1st day of January, 1990.

2. In this Scheme—

"the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1949 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 ).

"Scheme No. 28" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 28) Scheme, 1986 ( S.I. No. 90 of 1986 ).

3. Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant (inserted by Regulation 3 of Scheme No. 28) is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph 4 for "seventeen pence" in both places where that amount appears and for "twenty-pence" of "twenty pence" and "twenty-three pence" respectively.

4. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Scheme No. 28) 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 the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 30) Scheme, 1989) of the entires in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

6. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entires therein (inserted by Regulation 8 of the Scheme No. 28) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

7. Regulation 4 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ), is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph 1 for "printed packets" of "letter packets".

8. The following regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 7 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1985 ):

"7. (1) There shall be charged and paid on every mail bag containing letter post items to which this Scheme applies for every kg weight of the mail bag and its contents and for every item therein whichever of the following rates is appropriate:—

( a ) In the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to one and the same addressee conveyed by surface means, a rate not exceeding 200p per kg.

( 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 400p per kg.

( c ) In the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addresses conveyed by surface means, a rate not exceeding 15p per item plus 200p per kg.

( d ) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addresses conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 15p per item plus 500p per kg.

(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."

9. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ) (inserted by Regulation 10 of Scheme No. 28) is hereby deleted.

10. Regulation 8 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 27) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1985 ), is hereby deleted.

11. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 10 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 27) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1985 ):

"10. (1) There shall be charged and paid upon Express Mail Packets the rates specified in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

(2) An Post shall determine from time to time in what destination zone a particular destination shall be included and it may proclaim such determination from time to time by public notice, advertisement or otherwise as it sees fit."

and the First Schedule to the said Scheme, as inserted by the First Schedule to the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 29) Scheme, 1986 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1986 ), shall be replaced by the Fourth Schedule to this scheme, and the Second Schedule to the said Scheme is hereby deleted.

12. The First Schedule to the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 27) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1985 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 3 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 29) Scheme, 1986 ( S.I. No. 91 of 1986 )) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.

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-State or the European Economic Community.	20g or less	30p
	Maximum dimensions:
	120mm X 235mm with a tolerance of 2mm		All places excluding Member-State of the European Economic Community.	20g or less	41p
	Minimum dimensions:
	90mm X 140mm with a tolerance of 2mm Maximum thickness: 5mm
	(2) Maximum dimensions:	2 kg	Member-States of the European Economic Community.	50g or less	70p
	Length width and depth combined 900mm; greatest dimension, 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1040mm; greatest dimension 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm.		All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community.
				Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g	100p
			All places.	Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	200p
				Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	380p
				Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg	650p
				Exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg	1050p
	Minimum dimensions:
	Length, 140mm; width 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter 170mm; greatest dimension not less than 100m.

Description of postal packet	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Destination	Rate of Postage
2. Postcard	Maximum dimensions:		Member-States of the European Economic Community	Surface	26p
	Length, 148mm; width, 105mm with a tolerance of 2mm.
	Minimum dimensions:		All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community.	Surface	30p
	Length, 140mm; width, 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm.
	Length at least equal to the width multiplied by 2
3. Printed Packet	As for item 1 (1) in this column	20g	Member-States of the European Economic Community	20g or less	26p
	As for item 1 (2) in this column	2 kg	All places	50g less	34p
		Books
		5 kg
				Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g	46p
				Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	85p
				Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	155p
				Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 Kg	255p
				Exceeding 1 Kg but not exceeding 2 Kg	355p
				Each extra Kg or part thereof	180p
4. Small packet	As for item 1 (2) in this column	2 kg	All places to which service is available	100g or less	46p
				Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	85p
				Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	155p
				Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1 kg	255p
				Exceeding 1 kg but not exceeding 2 kg	355p

Description of postal packet	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Destination	Rate of Postage
5. Literature for the Blind	As for item 1 (2) in this column	7 kg	All places to which service is available	Surface:
				Transmission without charge.
6. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet	Air Letter:	As may be permitted by An Post
	As per form approved by An Post.
	Air Mail Packet:	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 fifty pence for each 10g or part of 10g in weight, and for an air letter, forty-two pence.
	Postcard: as for item 2 in this column.
	Other Packet: as for item 1 (2) in this column

SECOND SCHEDULE

1. Late Fee Postal Packet	A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 12p, as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet from non EC Countries liable to Customs Duty	A fee of 120p per packet.
3. Express postal packet— outgoing	A fee not exceeding 150p as may be prescribed.
Express postal packet— incoming	At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration	A fee of 100p per packet.
Late fee registration	A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 14p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery	A fee of 34p per registered postal packet.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Compensation Fees (including Registration)	Maximum Compensation
£	£
1.10	100
1.20	200
1.30	300
1.40	400
1.50	500
1.60	600
1.70	700
1.80	800
1.90	900
2.00	1000

FOURTH SCHEDULE

International EMS Service (to places outside the State)

Rates available to every user of the service

United Kingdom		Each Item
Weight not exceeding ½kg:		£14.00
Each additional ½kg or fraction thereof up to 5 kg:		£ 1.50
Each additional ½kg or fraction thereof between 5 kg and 20 kg:		£ 1.00
Europe		Each Item
Weight not exceeding ½kg:		£16.00
Each additional ½kg or fraction thereof up to 5 kg:		£ 3.00
Each additional ½kg or fraction thereof between 5 kg and 20 kg:		£ 2.00
Remainder of the World		Each Item
Weight not exceeding kg:		£20.00
Each additional ½kg or fraction thereof:	Zone A		Zone B	Zone C	Zone D
Up to 5 kg	£5.00		£6.00	£6.50	£7.00
Between 5 kg and 20 kg	£3.00		£4.00	£4.00	£5.00

Given under the Common Seal of An Post this 19th day of December, 1989.

PRESENT when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:

G. HARVEY

Director

J. TREACY

Secretary

An Post,

General Post Office,

Dublin 1.

I, RAY BURKE, Minister for Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

RAY BURKE,

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of December, 1989.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Scheme applies to the Foreign Post Service and comes into operation on 1st January, 1990. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards and certain other items, increases in the rates for Express Mail Services and increases in the fees for miscellaneous services. It also authorises An Post to extend the bulk post services to include all letter post items.