S.I. No. 132/1998 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 34) Scheme, 1998.


S.I. No. 132 of 1998.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 34) SCHEME, 1998.

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 Public Enterprise, hereby makes the following Scheme:

(i) This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 34) Scheme, 1998.

(ii) This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 6th day of April, 1998.

2. In this Scheme—

"the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1949 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 ).

"Scheme No. 33" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 33) Scheme, 1991 ( S.I. No. 96 of 1991 ).

3. Paragraph 3 of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for that regulation of the following:

The expression "Letter (Priority)" means a letter conveyed by the quickest possible route, air or surface with priority.

The expression "Letter (Economy)" means a letter for which the sender has chosen a lower postage rate than that applying to "Letter (Priority)".

4. Paragraph 15 of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for that Regulation of the following:

The expression "postal packet" means (except where otherwise expressed) a letter, air letter, postcard, letter packet or packet of literature for the blind.

5. Paragraph 17 of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked.

6. Paragraph 20 of Regulation 3 of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked.

7. Regulation 7 of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked.

8. Regulation 12 of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked.

9. The words "printed packets" shall be deleted from Regulation 15 (4) of the Principal Warrant.

10. Regulation 19 (e) of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked.

11. Regulation 21 (2) of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the deletion of the words "printed packet".

12. The following words shall be deleted from Regulation 25 of the Principal Warrant: "printed packet".

13. Regulation 27 of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked.

14. Regulation 28 of the Principal Warrant is hereby revoked.

15. The entries in the First, Second and Third Schedules to this Scheme are hereby respectively substituted for the entries in the First, Second and Third Schedules, as amended, to the Principal Warrant.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rates of Schedule

Description of Postal Packet

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Destination

Rates of Postage

1. Letter (Priority)

(1) Maximum dimensions: 162mm x 235mm with a tolerance of 2mm

25g

Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

25g or less

30p

All European countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

25g or less

32p

Minimum dimensions: 90mm x 140mm with a tolerance of 2mm, maximum thickness 5mm

All other countries excluding European countries, Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

45p

(2) Minimum dimensions length, width and depth combined 900mm; greatest dimension, 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1,040mm: greatest dimension 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm

2kg

Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

50g or less

Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g

Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g

Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g

Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg

Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5kg

Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg

40p

55p

80p

135p

330p

440p

550p

Description of Postal Packet

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Destination

Rates of Postage

Maximum dimensions: Length 140mm Width 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm.

All European countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

50g or less

Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g

Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g

Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g

Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg

Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5kg

Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg

65p

95p

160p

320p

640p

960p

1280p

All other countries excluding European countries, Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

50g or less

Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g

Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 150g

Exceeding 150g but not exceeding 200g

Exceeding 200g but not exceeding 250g

Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 300g

Exceeding 300g but not exceeding 350g

Exceeding 350g but not exceeding 400g

Exceeding 400g but not exceeding 450g

Exceeding 450g but not exceeding 500g

75p

135p

240p

320p

400p

480p

560p

640p

720p

800p

Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 600g

960p

Exceeding 600g but not exceeding 700g

1120p

Exceeding 700g but not exceeding 800g

1280p

Exceeding 800g but not exceeding 900g

1440p

Exceeding 900g but not exceeding 1000g

1600p

Exceeding 1000g but not exceeding 1100g

1760p

Exceeding 1100g but not exceeding 1200g

1920p

Exceeding 1200g but not exceeding 1300g

2080p

Exceeding 1300g but not exceeding 1400g

2240p

Exceeding 1400g but not exceeding 1500g

2400p

Exceeding 1500g but not exceeding 1600g

2560p

Exceeding 1600g but not exceeding 1700g

2720p

Exceeding 1700g but not exceeding 1800g

2880p

Exceeding 1800g but not exceeding 1900g

3040p

Exceeding 1900g but not exceeding 2000g

3200p

Description of Postal Packet

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Destination

Rates of Postage

2. Postcard

Maximum dimensions: Length 148mm; width, 105mm with a tolerance of 2mm.

25g

Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Priority

30p

Maximum dimensions: Length 140mm; width, 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm.

All European countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Priority

32p

All other countries excluding all European countries, Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

Priority

Economy

45p

3. Letter

(Economy)

As for item (2) in this column

2kg

Books 5kg

Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

50g or less

Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g

Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g

Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g

Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg

Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5kg

35p

45p

65p

110p

250p

375p

Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg

500p

Exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 3kg

600p

Exceeding 3kg but not exceeding 4kg

800p

Exceeding 4kg but not exceeding 5kg

1000p

Description of Postal Packet

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Destination

Rates of Postage

All European countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

50g or less

Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g

Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g

Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g

Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg

40p

55p

110p

200p

320p

Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5kg

440p

Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg

560p

Exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 3kg

600p

Exceeding 3kg but not exceeding 4kg

700p

Exceeding 4kg but not exceeding 5kg

800p

All other countries excluding European countries, Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

50g or less

Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g

Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g

Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g

Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg

Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5kg

40p

75p

135p

300p

500p

700p

Exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg

900p

Exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 3kg

1000p

Exceeding 3kg but not exceeding 4kg

1200p

Exceeding 4kg but not exceeding 5kg

1400p

4. Literature for the blind

As for item 1 (2) in this column

7kg

All places to which service is available

Economy:

Transmission without charge

Priority:

Each 10g or part thereof

1p

45p

5. Air Letter

As per form approved by An Post

As my be permitted by An Post

SECOND SCHEDULE

1. Late Fee Postal Packet

A fee (in addition to the postage of) 15p.

2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet from non EU countries liable to customs duty.

A fee of£2.00 per packet.

3. Express postal packet — outgoing

A fee of£2.00.

Express postal packet — incoming

At the scale of fees in force for express delivery of Inland postal packets.

4. Ordinary registration

A fee of£1.70 per packet.

Late fee registration

A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) of 17p.

5. Advice of delivery

A fee of£1.00 per registered postal packet.

THIRD SCHEDULE

Compensation Fees (including Registration)

Maximum Compensation

£

£

1.70

100

2.20

500

2.70

1,000

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST, this 1st day of April, 1998.

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

JOHN HYNES, Director

HARRY COOKE, Secretary.

I, MARY O'ROURKE, Minister for Public Enterprise, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 3rd day of April, 1998.

MARY O'ROURKE,

Minister for Public Enterprise.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Foreign Post Service and shall be operative from the 6th day of April, 1998. It authorises the cessation of the printed paper service, the restructuring of postage rates for letters, postcards and certain other items, and increases in the postage rates and fees for miscellaneous services.