S.I. No. 376/2004 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 73) Scheme 2004

AN POST, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications 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 Inland Post Amendment (No. 73) Scheme 2004.

2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 5th day of January 2004.

3. In this Scheme, “the Principal Warrant” means the Inland Post Warrant 1939 ( S.I. No. 202 of 1939 ) as amended;

“Scheme No. 35” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 35) Scheme 1986 ( S.I. No. 89 of 1986 );

“Scheme No. 47” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 47) Scheme 1991 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1991 );

“Scheme No. 57” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 57) Scheme 1998 ( S.I. No. 129 of 1998 );

“Scheme No. 71” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 71) Scheme 2003 ( S.I. No. 475 of 2003 ).

4. All rates and charges payable upon 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 ).

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

6. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for Part II (as inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 71) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

7. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (as inserted by Regulation 17 of Scheme No. 57) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

8. The Schedule to Scheme No. 35 is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (as inserted by Regulation 16 of Scheme No. 47) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Registered Postal Packets (within the State)

PART II

Column 1	Column 2		Column 3
Description of Item	Registration Fee (€) (including Ordinary Postage)		Maximum Compensation (€)
1. Postal Packet	Up to 100 g	3.90	Registration service provides for compensation up to €320.00.
	101 - 250 g	4.40	For an additional payment of €3.00, compensation up to €1,250.00 can be provided for.
	251 - 500 g	5.35	For an additional payment of €4.00, compensation up to €1,750.00 can be provided for.
	501 g - 1 kg	7.50
	1 kg - 2 kg	9.50
	Each additional 500 g	1.50

SECOND SCHEDULE

Express Delivery Service

Swiftpost

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Service	Limit of Weight	Fee (€)
Conveyance by special arrangement of a postal packet subject to the provisions of Regulation 10 of Scheme No. 57	100 g 250 g 500 g 1 kg 1.5 kg 2 kg	4.30 5.80 7.05 8.50 9.95 11.40

THIRD SCHEDULE

Conditions of Postage

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Description of Postal Packet	Limit of Size	Rate of Postage	Limit of Weight	€/per 1,000 Items (Inclusive of VAT)
1. Item in Publicity Post Service	Minimum dimensions: Length 100 mm × Width 70 mm Maximum dimensions: Length 240 mm × Width 162 mm Maximum thickness: 10 mm	Consignment not exceeding 25,000 items	20 g 50 g 75 g 100 g	90.00 105.00 110.00 130.00
		Consignment not exceeding 200,000 items	20 g 50 g 75 g 100 g	80.00 100.00 105.00 120.00
		Consignment not exceeding 500,00 items	20 g 50 g 75 g 100 g	75.00 90.00 100.00 105.00
		Consignment exceeding 500,000 items	20 g 50 g 75 g 100 g	70.00 80.00 90.00 95.00
2. Item in Publicity Post Service Special Urban Rates	Minimum dimensions: Length 100 mm × Width 70 mm Maximum dimensions: Length 240 mm × Width 162 mm Maximum thickness: 10 mm	Consignment exceeding 25,000 items	20 g 50 g 75 g 100 g	70.00 95.00 105.00 120.00

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GIVEN under the common seal of An Post, this 11th day of June, 2004.

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

Director: DONAL CURTIN

Secretary: MICHAEL TYNDALL

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and shall be operative from the 5th day of January, 2004. It changes the rates of postage for items and certain services outside of the reserved area as defined in the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ).