S.I. No. 401/2003 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 70) Scheme, 2003

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 ), and with the concurrence of the Commission for Communications Regulation to the increases in charges herein made, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Inland Post Amendment (No. 70) Scheme 2003.

2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 30^th day of August 2003.

3. In this Scheme, “the Principal Warrant” means the Inland Post Warrant 1939 ( S.I. No. 202 of 1939 ) as amended;

“Scheme No. 36” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme, 1986 ( S.I. No. 362 of 1986 );

“Scheme No. 57” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 57) Scheme, 1998 ( S.I. No. 129 of 1998 );

“Scheme No. 59” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 59) Scheme 1998 ( S.I. No. 133 of 1998 );

“Scheme No. 62” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 62) Scheme 2000 ( S.I. No. 320 of 2000 );

“Scheme No. 66” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 66) Scheme 2002 ( S.I. No. 634 of 2002 ).

4. All rates and charges payable upon letters and postal packets in this Scheme pertain to postal packets within the “reserved area” as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ).

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

6. The First Schedule to Scheme No. 36 is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein contained (inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 66) of the entries in the Schedule to this Scheme.

7. Regulation 10 of Scheme No. 36, as amended by Regulation 20 of Scheme No. 57, is hereby amended by the substitution for Regulation 10.1 of the following paragraph:

“There shall be charged and paid upon postal packets posted together under the Postaim Service the rates specified in the First Schedule as appropriate to the weight and size of the said postal packets and as appropriate to the volume of postal packets so posted in the Postaim Service.”

8. Regulation 10.2 of Scheme No. 36, as inserted by Regulation 20 of Scheme No. 57 is hereby revoked.

9. Scheme No. 59 is hereby revoked.

10. Any licences issued by An Post to customers pursuant to Scheme No. 59 are hereby revoked.

11. Scheme No. 62 is hereby revoked.

12. Regulation 8 and the Second Schedule to Scheme No. 66 are hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE

Postaim Service - Rates of Postage (€)

Column 1	Column 2		Column 3	Column 4	Column 5	Column 6
Description of postal packet	Weight	Limit of Size	Volume requirement	Volume requirement	Volume requirement	Volume requirement
			2,000	75,001	250,001	500,000+
			-	-	-
			75,000	250,000	500,000
Items posted in the Postaim Service	Up to 10g	Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm.	0.32	0.30	0.29	0.28
	Up to 50g	(1)*	0.34	0.32	0.30	0.29
		Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm.
		(2)*	0.40	0.38	0.36	0.35
		Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.
		(3)*	0.70	0.64	0.62	0.60
		Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm (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).
		*Where a letter falls within more than one of (1), (2) or (3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
	51 - 100g	(1)*	0.38	0.36	0.34	0.33
		Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm.
		(2)*	0.45	0.42	0.39	0.38
		Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 300mm × 400mm × 25mm.
		(3)*	0.70	0.64	0.62	0.60
		Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm (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).
		*Where a letter falls within more than one of (1), (2) or (3) above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.

	Given under the common seal of An Post this 28^th day of August, 2003.
	Present when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:
	Director
	Director / Secretary
	The Commission for Communications Regulation concurred with the increases in charges set out in this Scheme on the day of August, 2003.

	GIVEN under the seal of the Commission for Communications Regulation this 29 day of August, 2003.

	For the Commission for Communications Regulation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and shall be operative from the 30^th day of August, 2003. It authorises increases in the rates of postage and fees charged for postage of items in the Inland Service for Postaim within the reserved area as defined in the European Communities (Postal Services Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ), abolishes Postaim postage prepaid envelopes and provides for the cessation of An Post's Loyalty Mail Service as defined in the Inland Post Amendment (No. 59) Scheme, 1998 ( S.I. No. 133 of 1998 ).