S.I. No. 615/2002 -- Foreign Post Amendment (No. 35) Scheme, 2002

S.I. No. 615/2002 -- Foreign Post Amendment (No. 35) Scheme, 2002 2002 615

STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. NO 615 OF 2002

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 35) SCHEME, 2002.

DUBLIN

PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE

To be purchased from:

Government Publications Sales Office, Sun Alliance, MNolesworth Street, Dublin 2.

S.I. No 615 of 2002

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 35) SCHEME 2002

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 4(1) of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000, and with the concurrence of the Director of Telecommunications Regulation to the increases in charges herein made, hereby makes the following Scheme:

1. This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 35) Scheme, 2002.

2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 2 ^nd day of April 2002.

3. In this Scheme-

“the Principal Warrant” means the Foreign Post Warrant 1949 (S.I. 267 of 1949).

“Scheme No. 34” means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 34) Scheme 1998 (S.I. 132 of 1998).

4. The entries in the Schedule to this Scheme are hereby substituted for the entries in the First Schedule (as inserted by Regulation 15 of Scheme No. 34) to the Principal Warrant insofar as they relate to the letters and postal packets referred to in Regulation 5 of this Scheme.

5. The rates and charges specified in the Schedule to this Scheme pertain to letters and postal packets within the “reserved area” as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 310 of 2000).

SCHEDULE

Rates of Postage

Description of Postal Packet	Limit of Size	Limit of Weight	Destination	Rates of Postage
1. Letter (Priority)	(1) Maximum dimensions:	50g	Great Britain, the		41c
	162mm x 235mm with a tolerance of 2mm		Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
			All European countries excluding Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	25g or less Exceeding 25g but not exceeding 50g	44c 83c
	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	25g or less Exceeding 25g but not exceeding 50g	57c 95c
	(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	350g (Britain) 100g (Elsewhere)	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 350g	55c 76c 110c 185c
	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	83c 121c
			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	95c 171c
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	41c
	Minimum 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	44c
			All other countries excluding all European countries, Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man	Priority Economy	57c 51c
3. Letter (Economy)	As for item (2) in this column	350g (Britain) 250g (Elsewhere)	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 350g	48c 63c 91c 154c
			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	55c 70c 140c
			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	51c 95c 171c
4. Literature for the blind	As for item 1 (2) in this column	7kg	All places to which services is available	Economy: Transmission without charge
				Priority: Each 10g or part thereof	1c
5. Air Letter	As per form approved by An Post	As may be permitted by An Post		Such rate as maybe fixed from time to time provided that the maximum rate does not exceed 57c

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GIVEN under the Common seal of An Post this 1^st day of April 2002.

Present when the Common seal of An Post was affixed hereto:

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Director

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I, ETAIN DOYLE, Director of Telecommunications Regulation concurred with the increases in charges set out in this Scheme on the 28^th day of March 2002.

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GIVEN UNDER My

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this 12 day of

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2002.

SIGNED:

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ETAIN DOYLE

Director of Telecommunications 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 Foreign Post Service and comes into operation on the 2^nd day of April 2002. It reflects increases in the tariffs on letters and postal packets within the “reserved area” as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 310 of 2000).

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