S.I. No. 477/2003 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 38) Scheme, 2003

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) as amended by Regulation 8(4) of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ), hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 38) Scheme 2003.

2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 6^th day of January 2003.

3. In this Scheme:

“Principal Warrant” means the Foreign Post Warrant of 1949 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 ) as amended;

“Scheme No. 34” means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 34) Scheme, 1998 ( S.I. No. 132 of 1998 );

“Scheme No. 36” means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme, 2002 ( S.I. No. 647 of 2002 ).

4. Words defined in the Principal Warrant shall have the same meaning in this Scheme.

5. All rates and charges for letters and postal packets in this Scheme pertain to postal packets outside the “reserved area” as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ).

6. The entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme are hereby substituted for the entries in the First Schedule (as inserted by Regulation 5 of Scheme No. 36) to the Principal Warrant insofar as they relate to the letters and postal packets referred to in Regulation 4 of this Scheme.

7. The entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme are hereby substituted for the entries in the Second Schedule (as inserted by Regulation 15 of Scheme No. 34 and amended by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 36) to the Principal Warrant.

8. The entries in the Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant (as inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 36) are hereby replaced by the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rates of Postage

Description of Postal Packet	Limit of Size	Destination	Limit of Weight	Rate €
1. Letter (Priority)	Maximum Dimensions:	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	1.75
	Length, width and depth combined 900mm; greatest dimension, 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length plus twice the diameter combined 1040mm; greatest dimension 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm.		Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	2.60
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	4.80
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	6.20
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	7.80
		Europe	Exceeding 100g but not exceeding	2.00
			250g Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	4.00
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	8.00
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	12.00
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	16.00
		Rest of the World	Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	3.00
			Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	5.00
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	10.00
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	15.00
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	20.00
2. Letter (Economy)		Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	1.50
			Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	2.20
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	4.00
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	5.25
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	6.50
		Europe	Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	1.70
			Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	2.80
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	4.50
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	6.20
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	7.80
		Rest of the World	Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g	2.00
			Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g	4.00
			Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg	6.90
			Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5g	9.60
			Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg	11.40

SECOND SCHEDULE


Ordinary Registration	A fee of €3.40 per packet in addition to the applicable priority rate listed in the First Schedule.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Registration — Compensation

Description of Service/Destination	Additional Fee €	Compensation Limit €
Postal Packets handed for Registration to an officer of the Post Office authorised to receive the same or handed in at a Post Office for registration:
1. Great Britain, Channel Islands and Isle Of Man	None	900.00
2. Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden	None	150.00
3. All destinations other than those listed at 1 and 2 above	None	35.00

	Given under the common seal of An Post this 29^th day of SEPTEMBER, 2003.
	Present when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:
	Director
	Secretary

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).

This Scheme applies to the Foreign Post Service and shall be operative with effect from 6^th day of January 2003. It authorises increases in the postage rates for postal packets and other services that are outside the reserved area provided for in the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ).