S.I. No. 137/1985 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 29) Scheme, 1985.

1. Postal Packet handed for registration to an officer of the Post Office authorised to receive the same, though not on the duty at a Post Office or handed in at a Post Office for registration.

90p

Such extra sum not exceeding 10p as may be prescribed. (Applicable only to packets intended to be forwarded by the next despatch but registered after the expiration of the time appointed for the registration of packets(without extra fee) and within such further time as An Post may from time to time appoint with reference to any particular Post Office).

2. Compulsory registration pursuant to Regulation 42 of this Warrant.

180p

(Less any amount which may have been affixed in postage stamps in excess of the ordinary postage).

Part II

Col. 1

Registration Fee (in addition to Ordinary Postage)

Col. 2

Maximum Compensation

p

£

Minimum 90

20

100

100

110

200

120

300

130

400

140

500

150

600

160

700

170

800

180

900

190

1000

"

FIFTH SCHEDULE

"Cash-on-Delivery Parcel

Scale of Fees Payable

Col. 1

Col. 2

Trade Charge

Fee

Not exceeding £50

125p

Exceeding £50 but not exceeding £100

175p

"

GIVEN under the Common Seal of An Post this 22nd day of February 1985.

PRESENT when the Common Seal AN POST was affixed hereto

G. P. HARVEY,

Director.

HARRY COOKE,

JIM TREACY,

Assistant Principal.

Secretary.

An Post,

General Post Office,

Dublin 1.

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

JIM MITCHELL

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 22nd day of February, 1985.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post service and comes into operation on the 25th February, 1985. It authorises increases in the letter, postcard, printed packet, newspaper, sample packet and parcel post rates of postage and in the fees charged for the express delivery, registration, customs clearance, cash on delivery, business reply and other miscellaneous services.

3. Certificate of Delivery (obtained and forwarded to the sender of a registered postal packet at his request)

Requested at time of posting ...

Requested subsequently

30p

60p

The Certificate relates to the delivery of the postal packet at the place to which the said packet is addressed. The service is subject to such rules as may be prescribed.

4. Deposit Account for payment of postage

Free of Charge

As provided by Regulation 11 of this Warrant.

5. Re-direction

First 12 months (including 20 free Postcards)

£12.50

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

Subsequent 12 months

£12.50

THIRD SCHEDULE

"Express Delivery Service

Col. 1

Col. 2

Service

Fee

Conveyance by special messenger of a postal packet throughout the whole of the service demanded or through part only of its course in the post.

For delivery in Ireland a minimum charge of 50p plus at the rate of 100p for each 1.6 km or part thereof. These charges also include express delivery items sent for delivery to Britain.

Writing down of Express message received by telephone.

A fee (in addition to the appropriate telephone fee and appropriate distance fee) of 50p.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

"Registered Postal Packets

Part I

Col. 1 Service

Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

Col. 2 Registration Fee

Col. 3 Late Fee

6. Sample Packet

50g (or less) ... ... ... ...

24p

Maximum dimensions

250g

A sample packet upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage is prepaid shall be forwarded charged with the amount of the deficient postage plus a handling charge of 16p.

Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g ... ... ...

32p

Length, 300 mm.

Width, 200 mm.

Depth, 100 mm.

Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g ... ... ...

48p

Minimum dimensions

As for item 1(2) in this column.

7. Literature and Articles for the Blind

Transmission without charge

As for item 1(2) in this column

7kg

8. Parcel

Weight not exceeding 1 kg ... ...

150p

Maximum dimensions

Greatest length, 1050 mm.

Greatest length and girth combined, 2000 mm. (The girth to be measured round the thickest part.)

10kg

Exceeding 1 kg and not exceeding 3 kg ... ... ...

200p

Exceeding 3 kg and not exceeding 5 kg ... ... ...

250p

Exceeding 5 kg and not exceeding 10 kg ... ... ...

320p

Minimum dimensions

As for item 1(2) in this column.

SECOND SCHEDULE

"Certain Services and Charges Therefor

Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Service

Charge

Provisions

9. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein [inserted by Regulation 8 of Warrant No. 27] of the entries in the Fifth Schedule to this Warrant.

10. Regulation 7 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1953 (

S.I. No. 279 of 1953

), as amended by Regulation 9 of Warrant No. 27, is hereby amended by the substitution for "seventy new pence" of "ninety pence".

11. Regulation 5 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1953 [inserted by Regulation 12 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 19) Warrant, 1974 (

S.I. No. 280 of 1974

)] is hereby amended by the substitution of "one penny per item plus an annual charge of twenty five pounds" for "one new penny".

FIRST SCHEDULE

"Rates of Postage

Col. 1

Col. 2

Col. 3

Col. 4

Col. 5

Description of Postal Packet

Rate of Postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

S.I. No. 137 of 1985.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 29) SCHEME, 1985.

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