S.I. No. 362/1986 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme, 1986.

1. All material posted under the Postaim Service will be pre-sorted by the sender according to the Pre-Sort Area in which the destination is situate. A list of Pre-Sort Areas is contained in the Rate Card relating to the Postaim Service. For items weighing 50 grammes or less, each posting must be divided, in so far as it is practicable, into bundles of fifty items and where the number of items for a Pre-Sort Area is less than fifty, postings must be divided, in so far as it is practicable, into bundles of ten items. For items weighing more than 50 grammes, each posting must be divided into bundles of uniform size.

2. Postal packets shall be posted in the Postaim Service in such quantities and subject to such conditions of acceptance as may be imposed by An Post under Regulation 8 of this Scheme. This is without prejudice to the generality of the said Regulation 8 of this Scheme.

3. All items for posting under the Postaim Service shall be delivered for posting, not less than three working days before the commencement of the ten day delivery period, to any Post Office at which the Service is available.

4. Postal packets posted under the Postaim Service may be enclosed in sealed or unsealed envelopes or in plastic covers.

5. No plastic cover shall be approved under the terms and conditions of Regulation 9 of this scheme unless it complies with the following conditions

(

a

) the wrapping should include, on the address side, an opaque band, running lengthwise along the direction of the greatest dimension. The band should have the properties of paper and be able to take lasting indications of service instructions, any reasons for non-delivery or, when applicable, the addressee's new address written by hand, or shown by means of a label or by any other process, as on paper; and

(

b

) the address of the addressee should be set out clearly on the cover of each postal packet posted under the terms of this Scheme; and either

(

c

) if the wrapper is opaque, the address of the addressee and/or the prescribed postage paid imprint and the address of the sender may be placed under the plastic film in such a way that they are perfectly legible through the transparent panel or panels provided for that purpose, or

(

d

) alternatively, for transparent or opaque wrappers, an address label may be stuck on the outside of the band in which case the return address should be printed either on the band or on the label.

6. Regulation 17, as amended, of the Principal Warrant shall not apply to any postal packet posted under the Postaim Service.

7. All postal packets posted under the Postaim Service shall be fully addressed to the addressee and the address of the addressee shall include the post town. The licence number shall appear in the top right-hand corner on the front of the envelope or the plastic cover. The full postal address of the sender shall appear in the top left-hand corner of the front of the envelope or plastic cover or such other position as will make it clearly distinguishable from the address of the addressee.

8. Each postal packet posted under the Postaim Service shall not weigh more than one kilogramme.

9. An Post may, in its own interest and at its discretion, suspend, withhold or restrict the Postaim Service so, however, that no person who has entered into an arrangement with An Post in accordance with Regulation 8 of this Scheme shall be thereby materially prejudiced.

10. An Post is not a common carrier for any of the purposes of the Postaim Service.

11. Any postal packet, whether sealed or unsealed, may be opened by a duly authorised officer of An Post for the purpose of ascertaining whether the postal packet complies with any of the provisions of this Scheme or qualifies for posting under the Postaim Service.

12. The acceptance by An Post of any postal packet for posting under the Postaim Service shall not give rise to any contract or commitment express or implied between the sender and An Post, and no arrangement pursuant to this Scheme shall have any contractual effect.

13. An Post shall not be liable to any person for any loss, damage, injury or breach of confidentiality arising directly or indirectly from the carrying on of the Postaim Service.

THIRD SCHEME

Regulations 5, 10, 11, 15 (

b

) to (

g

) inclusive, 17, 18 (

b

) and (

d

), 20 (1), 21, 22 and 31 to 47 inclusive.

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST this 17th day of October 1986.

Present when the Common

Seal of An Post was

affixed hereto

H. COOKE

G. HARVEY

Name

Director

Manager,

Company Secretary's Office

J. TREACY

Description

Secretary

An Post,

General Post Office,

Dublin 1.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service, and provides for reduced rates of postage on printed postal packets of an advertising or promotional nature.

S.I. No. 362 of 1986.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 36) 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) hereby makes the following Scheme