S.I. No. 99/1995 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 52) Scheme, 1995.

S.I. No. 99 of 1995.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 52) SCHEME, 1995.

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

1. (1) This Scheme may be cited as the Inland Post Amendment (No. 52) Scheme, 1995.

(2) This Scheme shall be operative from the 3rd day of April, 1995.

2. In this Scheme—

"The Principal Warrant" means the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 ( S.I. No. 202 of 1939 ).

"Scheme No. 51" means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 51) Scheme, 1994 ( S.I. No. 98 of 1994 ).

3. Section 8 of the First Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as inserted by Regulation 3 of Scheme No. 51, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

4. The First Schedule to the Inland Post Amendment (No. 31) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1985 ), as inserted by Regulation 4 of Scheme No. 51, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

RATES OF POSTAGE

COL.1	COL. 2	COL. 3	COL. 4	COL. 5
Description of Postal Packet	Rate of Postage	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Conditions
Parcel (excluding Northern Ireland)	Weight not exceeding 1 Kg. £2.40	Maximum dimensions:	30 Kg.
Exceeding 1 Kg. and not exceeding 3 Kg. £3.40	Greatest length, 1,500mm,
	Exceeding 3 Kg. and not exceeding 5 Kg. £4.00	Greatest length and girth combined,
	Exceeding 5 Kg. and not exceeding 10 Kg. £4.80	3,000mm (the girth to be measured
	Exceeding 10 Kg. and not exceeding 30 Kg. £6.80	round the thickest part)

SECOND SCHEDULE

EMS RATES AVAILABLE TO EVERY USER OF THE SERVICE

COL. 1	COL. 2	COL. 3	COL. 4	COL. 5
Description of Postal Packet	Rate of Postage	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Conditions
"Express Mail"	Weight not exceeding 1 Kg. £8.00	Maximum dimensions:	30 Kg.
Packet (excluding Northern Ireland)	Exceeding 1 Kg. and not exceeding 3 Kg. £9.00	Greatest length, 1,500mm,
	Exceeding 3 Kg. and not exceeding 5 Kg. £9.75	Greatest length and girth combined,
	Exceeding 5 Kg. and not exceeding 10 Kg. £11.50	3,000mm (the girth to be measured
	Exceeding 10 Kg. and not exceeding 30 Kg. £13.50	round the thickest part)

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST, this 31st day of March, 1995.

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

JOHN HYNES,

Director.

HARRY COOKE,

Secretary.

I, MICHAEL LOWRY, Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 3rd day of April, 1995.

MICHAEL LOWRY,

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and shall be operative from the 3rd day of April, 1995. It authorises increases in the parcel post rates of postage and a change in the fees charged for the EMS Courier Service.