S.I. No. 98/1994 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 51) Scheme, 1994


S.I. No. 98 of 1994.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 51) SCHEME, 1994

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. 51) Scheme, 1994.

(2) This Scheme shall be operative from the 5th day of April, 1994.

2. In this Scheme—

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

"Scheme No. 49" means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 49) Scheme, 1993 ( S.I. No. 98 of 1993 ).

3. Section 8 of the First Schedule to the Principal Warrant, as inserted by Regulation 3 of Scheme No. 49, 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 6 of Scheme No. 49, 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

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Description of Postal Packet

Rate of Postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

Parcel (excluding Northern Ireland)

Weight not exceeding 1Kg. £2.40

Maximum dimensions:

30Kg.

Exceeding 1Kg. and not exceeding 3Kg. £3.25

Greatest length, 1,500mm,

Exceeding 3Kg. and not exceeding 5Kg. £3.75

Greatest length and girth combined,

Exceeding 5Kg. and not exceeding 10Kg. £4.50

3,000mm (the girth to be measured

Exceeding 10Kg. and not exceeding 30Kg. £6.50

round the thickest part)

SECOND SCHEDULE

EMS RATES AVAILABLE TO EVERY USER OF THE SERVICE

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Description of Postal Packet

Rate of Postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

"Express Mail" Packet (excluding Northern Ireland)

Weight not exceeding 1Kg. £7.75

Maximum dimensions:

30Kg.

Exceeding 1Kg. and not exceeding 3Kg. £8.75

Greatest length, 1,500mm,

Exceeding 3Kg. and not exceeding 5Kg. £9.50

Greatest length and girth combined,

Exceeding 5Kg. and not exceeding 10Kg. £11.00

3,000mm (the girth to be measured

Exceeding 10Kg. and not exceeding 30Kg. £13.00

round the thickest part)

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST, this 29th day of March, 1994.

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 31st day of March, 1994.

BRIAN COWEN,

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and shall be operative from the 5th day of April, 1994. It authorises increases in the parcel post rates of postage and a change in the fees charged for the EMS Courier Service.