S.I. No. 409/2008 - foreign Post Amendment (No. 42) Scheme 2008

S.I. No. 409 of 2008

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 42) SCHEME 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 24th October, 2008.

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. 42) Scheme 2008.

2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 3rd day of March 2008.

3. In this Scheme:—

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

“Scheme No. 41” means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 41) Scheme, 2007 ( S.I. No. 95 of 2007 ).

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

5. 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. 41) to the Principal Warrant.

6. The entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme are hereby substituted for the entries in the Second Schedule (as inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 41) to the Principal Warrant.

FIRST SCHEDULE RATES OF POSTAGE

Description of Postal Packet	Limit of Size	Destination	Limit of Weight	Rate €
1. Letter/ Postcard (Standard)	Minimum dimensions:90mm x 140mm x 0.18mm with a tolerance of 2mmMaximum dimensions:162mm x 235mm x 5mm	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of ManEuropeRest of World	100g100g100g	0.820.820.82
2. Large Envelope/Flat (Standard)	MinimumDimensions:90mm x 140mm x 0.18mm with a tolerance of 2mm Maximum dimensions:300mm x 400mm x 25mm	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of ManEuropeRest of World	100g250g500g100g250g500g100g250g500g	1.503.004.251.503.004.25
3. Packet (Standard)	Minimum dimensions:100mm length x 70mm width x 25mm dimension (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm)Maximum dimensions:Length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 1040mm greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm.	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of ManEuropeRest of World	100g250g500g1kg1.5kg2kg100g250g500g1kg1.5kg2kg100g250g500g1kg1.5kg2kg	2.703.504.857.5010.7510.752.703.504.857.5010.7510.752.703.504.8510.4016.6016.60
4. Literature for the Blind.	As for Items before	Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of ManEuropeRest of World	7kg	Transmission without charge
5. Books		Europe Including BritainRest of World	3kg4kg5kg3kg4kg5kg	9.0011.5015.0014.0017.0020.00

SECOND SCHEDULE

Ordinary Registration

A fee of €4.35 per postal packet in addition to the applicable standard rate listed in the First Schedule.

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GIVEN under the common seal of An Post

3 March 2008

DONAL CONNELL.

Director.

MICHAEL TYNDALL.

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 from the 3rd day of March 2008. It authorises certain amendments to and increases in the postage rates for letters, packets and other services.