S.I. No. 139/1985 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1985.

1. Late Fee Postal Packet.

A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 10p as may be prescribed.

2. Customs Clearance Fee on incoming postal packet liable to Custom Duty.

A fee of 100p per packet.

3. Express postal packet — outgoing.

Express postal packet — incoming.

A fee not exceeding 50p as may be prescribed.

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

4. Ordinary registration.

Late-fee registration.

A fee of 90p per packet.

A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 12p as may be prescribed.

5. Advice of delivery.

A fee of 30p per registered postal packet.

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THIRD SCHEDULE

"

Compensation Fees

(including Registration)

Maximum

Compensation

£

£

1.00

100

1.10

200

1.20

300

1.30

400

1.40

500

1.50

600

1.60

700

1.70

800

1.80

900

1.90

1000

"

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

PRESENT when the Common

Seal of An Post was affixed

hereto

H. COOKE

GERARD P. HARVEY

Name

Director

Assistant Principal

JIM TREACY

Description

Secretary

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 22nd day of February, 1985.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Foreign Post Service and comes into operation on 25th February, 1985. It authorises alterations, reductions and 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 and insured letter packets.

6. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet

Air Letter

As per form approved by An Post.

Air Mail Packet

Postcard: As for item 2 in this column.

Other Packet: As for item 1 (2) in this column.

As may be permitted by An Post. 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 four pence for each 10g or part of 10g in weight, and for an air letter, forty two pence.

SECOND SCHEDULE

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7. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 (

S.I. No. 148 of 1956

)

"5. (1) There shall be charged and paid on every mail bag containing printed packets to which this Warrant applies for every kg weight of the mail bag and its contents whichever of the following rates is appropriate:—

(

a

) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to one and the same addresses conveyed by surface means, 140p;

(

b

) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to one and the same addressee conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 350p;

(

c

) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addressees conveyed by surface means, 215p;

(

d

) in the case of a mail bag containing packets addressed to different addressees conveyed by air over all or part of the route, a rate not exceeding 500p.

(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1) of this Regulation the weight of the mail bag and its contents shall be calculated to the next nearest kg.

(3) Where postage is charged and paid under this Regulation, postage shall not be charged on the individual packets contained in the mail bag."

8. 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 this Warrant applies the following rates of postage

For a packet not exceeding 50g ... ... ... ...

24p

For a packet exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g ... ...

33p

For a packet exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g ... ...

60p

For a packet exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g ... ...

107p

For a packet exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg ... ...

180p

For a packet exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 2kg ... ...

251p

For each extra kg or part thereof in excess of 2kg ... ...

125p"

FIRST SCHEDULE

"Rates of Postage

Description of Postal Packet

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Destination

Rate of Postage

S.I. No. 139 of 1985.

FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 26) SCHEME, 1985.

AN POST, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by

Section 70

of the

Postal and Telecommunications Services Act, 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. 26) Scheme, 1985.

(ii) This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 25th day of February, 1985.