S.I. No. 98/1993 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 49) Scheme, 1993

S.I. No. 98 of 1993.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 49) SCHEME, 1993

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. 49) Scheme, 1993.

(2) This Scheme shall be operative from the 5th day of April, 1993.

2. In this Scheme—

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

"Scheme No. 47" means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 47) Scheme, 1991 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1991 ).

"Scheme No. 48" means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 48) Scheme, 1992 ( S.I. No. 257 of 1992 ).

3. Section 8 of the First Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as inserted by Regulation 3 of Scheme No. 48, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

4. Part III of the Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as inserted by Regulation 11 of Scheme No. 47 is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

5. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as inserted by Regulation 4 of Scheme No. 48, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

6. The First Schedule to the Inland Post Amendment (No. 31) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1985 ), as inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 48, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

RATES OF POSTAGE

COL. 1	COL. 2	COL. 3	COL. 4	COL. 5
Description (excluding Northern Ireland)	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. £3.00	Greatest length, 1,500mm,
	Exceeding 3 Kg. and not exceeding 5 Kg. £3.40	Greatest length and girth combined,
	Exceeding 5 Kg. and not exceeding 10 Kg. £4.25	3,000mm (the girth to be measured round the thickest part)
	Exceeding 10 Kg. and not exceeding 30 Kg, £6.25

SECOND SCHEDULE

PARCEL SURESERVICE

COL. 1	COL. 2
Sure Service fee in addition to Ordinary Postage	Maximum Compensation
£	£
1.00 (Min.)	250
2.00	1,000

THIRD SCHEDULE

CASH-ON-DELIVERY PARCEL SCALE OF FEES PAYABLE

COL. 1	COL. 2
Trade Charge	Fee
	£
Not exceeding £50	2.50
Exceeding £50 but not exceeding £300	3.50

FOURTH 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" Packet (excluding Northern Ireland)	Weight not exceeding 1 Kg. £7.25	Maximum dimensions:	30 Kg.
	Exceeding 1 Kg. and not exceeding 3 Kg. £ 9.75	Greatest length, 1,500mm,
	Exceeding 3 Kg. and not exceeding 5 Kg. £10.00	Greatest length and girth combined,
	Exceeding 5 Kg. and not exceeding 10 Kg. £10.50	3,000mm (the girth to be measured round the thickest part)
Exceeding 10 Kg. and not exceeding 30 Kg. £14.00

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST, this 2nd day of April, 1993.

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

JOHN HYNES,

Director.

HARRY COOKE,

Secretary.

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

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of April, 1993.

BRIAN COWEN,

Minister for Transport, Energy

and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and shall be operative from the 5th day of April, 1993. It authorises increases in the parcel post rates of postage and in the fees charged for the EMS Courier Service, SureService and the Cash-on-Delivery Service.