S.I. No. 256/1992 - Foreign Parcel Post Amendment (No. 27) Scheme, 1992

S.I. No. 256 of 1992.

FOREIGN PARCEL POST AMENDMENT (NO. 27) SCHEME, 1992

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 Tourism, Transport and Communications, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. (1) This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Parcel Post Amendment (No. 27) Scheme, 1992.

(2) This Scheme shall be operative from the 6th day of April, 1992.

2. In this Scheme—

"the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Parcel Post Warrant, 1953 ( S.I. No. 418 of 1953 ).

"Scheme No. 26" means the Foreign Parcel Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1991 ( S.I. No. 97 of 1991 ).

3. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

4. The First Schedule to the Foreign Parcel Post Amendment (No. 20) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1985 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 11 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Customs Clearance Fee:
On each parcel from outside the European Community where duty is payable:	£1.50
Outgoing Express Delivery Fee:	£3.00
Advice of Delivery Fee on outgoing insured parcel:	£1.00

SECOND SCHEDULE

International EMS Courier Service (to places outside the State)

Rates available to every user of the service

United Kingdom	Each Item
Weight not exceeding ½ kg.	£15.00
Each additional ½ kg. or fraction thereof up to 5 kg.	£1.60
Each additional ½ kg. or fraction thereof between 5 kg, and 30 kg.	£1.00

Europe	Each Item
Weight not exceeding ½ kg.	£17.00
Each additional ½ kg. or fraction thereof up to 5 kg.	£3.25
Each additional ½ kg. or fraction thereof between 5 kg. and 30 kg.	£2.00

Remainder of the World			Each Item
Weight not exceeding ½ kg.			£22.00

Each additional ½ kg. or fraction thereof Up to 5 kg. Between 5 kg. and 30 kg.	Zone A £5.25 £3.50	Zone B £6.25 £4.50	Zone C £6.75 £4.50	Zone D £7.25 £5.50

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST, this 11th day of August, 1992.

PRESENT when the Common Seal of AN POST was affixed hereto:

JOHN HYNES,

Director.

JIM TREACY,

Secretary.

I, MAIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

MAIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN,

Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of August, 1992.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Foreign Parcel Post Service and shall be operative from the 6th day of April, 1992. It authorises increases in the fees which may be charged on Foreign parcels being sent by EMS Courier Service and in the fee for Customs clearance.