S.I. No. 92/1986 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 37) Scheme, 1986.

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

95p

Such extra sum not exceeding 13p 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.

190p

(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

95

20

105

100

115

200

125

300

135

400

145

500

155

600

165

700

175

800

185

900

195

1,000

"

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Cash-on-Delivery Parcel

Scale of Fees Payable

Col. 1

Trade Charge

Col. 2

Fee

Not exceeding £50

130p

Exceeding £50 but not exceeding £100

185p

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, An Post

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 28th day of February, 1986.

JIM MITCHELL.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post service and comes into operation on the 3rd day of March, 1986. 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 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

32p

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.

Requested subsequently

64p

4. Deposit Account for payment of postage

Free of Charge

As provided by Regulation 11 of this Warrant.

5. Re-direction

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

6. Change of Address Postcards.

Per 10......

£2.50

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 55p 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 55p. To be collected from addressee.

FOURTH SCHEDULE.

Registered Postal Packets

PART I

Col. 1

Service

Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

Col. 2

Registration Fee

Col. 3

Late Fee

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

160p

Maximum dimensions

10Kg

—

Exceeding 1 kg and not exceeding

3 kg......

210p

Greatest length, 1050 mm,

Exceeding 3 kg and not

Greatest length and girth combined,

exceeding 5 kg......

250p

2000 mm (The girth to be measured

Exceeding 5 kg and not

round the thickest part.)

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 Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 8 of Scheme No. 29) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.

10. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 9 of Scheme No. 29) of the entries in the Fifth Schedule to this Scheme.

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. 92 of 1986.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 37) 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