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S.I. No. 90/1986 -- Foreign Post Amendment (No. 28) Scheme, 1986.

S.I. No. 90/1986 -- Foreign Post Amendment (No. 28) Scheme, 1986. 1986 90

S.I. No. 90/1986:

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 28) SCHEME, 1986.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 28) SCHEME, 1986.

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 Communications, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. (i) This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 28) Scheme, 1986.

(ii) This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 3rd day of March, 1986.

2. In this Scheme--

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

"Scheme No. 26" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1985 ).

3. Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant (inserted by Regulation 3 of Scheme No. 26) is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph 4 for "sixteen pence" in both places where that amount appears and for "nineteen pence" of "seventeen pence" and "twenty pence" respectively.

4. Regulation 46 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of "or registered mail bag" after "registered postal packet" in line 2 of paragraph 1 (a).

5. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 4 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.

6. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulaiton 5 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

7. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 23) Warrant, 1981 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1981 ) ) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

8. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.

9. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ) (inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 26) is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Paragraph (1) (a) substitute "a rate not exceeding 200p" for "140p".

(b) Paragraph (1) (c) substitute "a rate not exceeding 400p" for "215p".

10. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 ):

"5. There shall be charged and paid on outgoing packets to which the Warrant applies the following rates of postage:

For a packet not exceeding 50g 26p
For a packet exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g 35p
For a packet exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g 63p
For a packet exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g 113p
For a packet exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg 190p
For a packet exceeding 1 kg but not exceeding 2kg 264p
For each extra kg or part thereof in excess of 2kg 132p

"

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rates of Postage

Description of postal packet Limit of Size Limit of weight Destination Rate of Postage

1. Letter

(1) Length not less than width multiplied by √2 20g Member-States of the European Economic Community 20g or less............................................. 28p
Maximum dimensions:120mm x 235mm with a tolerance of 2mm All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community 20g or less............................................. 39p
Minimum dimensions:90mm x 140mm with a tolerance of 2mm Maximum thickness: 5mm
(2) Maximum dimensions: 2kg Member-States of the European Economic Community. 20g or less............................................. 32p
Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g......... 66p
Length width and depth combined 900mm; greatest dimension, 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1040mm; greatest dimension 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community. 50g or less.............................................. 66p
Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g....... 94p
All places Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g.... 188p
Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g.... 359p
Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg..... 624p
Exceeding 1 kg but not exceeding 2 kg.... 1014p
Minimum dimensions:
Length, 140mm; width 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter 170mm; greatest dimension not less than 100mm.
2. Postcard Maximum dimensions: Member-States of the European Economic Community Surface................................................. 24p
Length, 148mm; width, 105mm with a tolerance of 2mm.
Minimum dimensions: All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community. Surface................................................. 28p
Length, 140mm; width, 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm.
Length at least equal to the width multiplied by √2
3. Printed Packet As for item 1 (1) in this column 20g Member-States of the European Economic Community 20g or less............................................. 24p
As for item 1 (2) in this column 2kg
Books All places 50g or less............................................. 32p
5kg Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g....... 44p
Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g. 80p
Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g.... 144p
Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg..... 240p
Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 2 kg...... 336g
Each extra Kg or part thereof................ 168p
4. Small Packet As for item 1 (2) in this column 1kg All places to which service is available 100g or less.......................................... 44p
Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g... 80p
Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g.... 144p
Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg..... 240p
5. Literature for the Blind As for item 1(2) in this column 7kg All places to which service is available. Surface:
Transmission without charge.
6. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet Air Letter: As may be permitted by An Post
As per form approved by An Post.
Air Mail Packet: As for the appropriate category of Postal Packet. All places to which service is available. Such rate as may be fixed by An Post from time to time provided that the maximum rate for an air mail packet does not exceed forty six pence for each 10g or part of 10g in weight, and for an air letter, forty two pence.
Postcard: as for item 2 in this column.
Other Packet: as for item 1(2) in this column

SECOND SCHEDULE

"

1. Late Fee Postal Packet A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 11p as may be prescribed.
2. Customs Clearance fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty A fee of 110p per packet.
3. Express postal packet -- outgoing A fee not exceeding 55p as may be prescribed.
Express postal packet -- incoming At the scale of fees in force for express delivery in Inland postal packets.
4. Ordinary registration A fee of 95p per packet.
Late-fee registration A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 13p as may be prescribed.
5. Advice of delivery A fee of 32p per registered postal packet.

"

THIRD SCHEDULE

"

Service Maximum Compensation
Registration (Packet) £20
Registration (Mail bag) £100

"

FOURTH SCHEDULE

"

Compensation Fees

(including Registration)

Maximum

Compensation

£ £
1.05 100
1.15 200
1.25 300
1.35 400
1.45 500
1.55 600
1.65 700
1.75 800
1.85 900
1.95 1000

"

GIVEN under the Common Seal of An Post this 28th day

of February 1986.

PRESENT when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:
H. COOKE G. HARVEY
Name Director

Manager, Company

Secretary's Office

JIM TREACY
Secretary
Description
An Post,
General Post Office,
Dublin 1.

I, JIM MITCHELL, Minister for Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 28th day of February 1986.

JIM MITCHELL.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Foreign Post Service and comes into operation on 3rd March, 1986. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards and certain other items and increases in the fees for miscellaneous services. It also authorises increases in compensation for registered items.



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