S.I. No. 363/1989 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 44) Scheme, 1989

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.

£1.00

Such extra sum not exceeding 12p 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.

£2.00

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

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Registration Fee (in addition to Ordinary Postage)

Maximum Compensation

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£

Minimum 100

20

110

100

120

200

130

300

140

400

150

500

160

600

170

700

180

800

190

900

200

1000

Part III

Parcel Sure Service

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Sure service fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

Maximum Compensation

p

£

Minimum 125

250

200

1000

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Cash-on-Delivery Parcel

Scale of Fees Payable

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Trade Charge

Fee

Not exceeding £50

140p

Exceeding £50 but not exceeding £300

210p

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST this 19th day of December 1989.

PRESENT when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto

G. HARVEY

Director

J. TREACY

Secretary

An Post,

General Post Office,

Dublin 1.

I, RAY BURKE, Minister for Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

RAY BURKE,

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 19th day of December 1989.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and comes into operation on the 1st day of January, 1990. 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, Freepost, Parcel Sure-Service, Parcel Forward 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 ....... 34p

Requested subsequently .............. 68p

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. Redirection

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

As provided by Regulation 26 of this Warrant.

6. Change of address Postcards,

Per 10 .................................. £2.70

THIRD SCHEDULE

Express Delivery Service

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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 within the state only plus at the rate of 70p for each 1 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 (excluding Parcels within the State)

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Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

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Service

Registration

Late fee

7. Literature and Articles for the Blind.

Transmission without charge

As for item 1 (2) in this column

7 Kg

8. Parcel

Weight not exceeding 1 Kg.......175p

Maximum dimensions

25kg

Greatest length, 1500mm,

Exceeding 1Kg and not exceeding 3kg............................................225p

Greatest length and girth combined, 3000mm (the girth to be measured round the thickest part).

Exceeding 3kg and not exceeding 5kg.............................................265p

Minimum dimensions

As for item 1 (2) in this column

Exceeding 5kg and not exceeding 10kg...........................................345p

Exceeding 10kg but not exceeding 11kg...........................................360p

Exceeding 11kg and not exceeding 12kg...........................................375p

Exceeding 12kg and not exceeding 13kg...........................................390p

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Description of Postal Packet

Rate of Postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

Exceeding 13kg and not exceeding 14kg...........................................405p

Exceeding 14kg and not exceeding 15kg..........................................420p

Exceeding 15kg and not exceeding 16kg...........................................435p

Exceeding 16kg and not exceeding 17kg...........................................450p

Exceeding 17kg and not exceeding 18kg...........................................465p

Exceeding 18kg and not exceeding 19kg...........................................480p

Exceeding 19kg and not exceeding 20kg...........................................495p

Exceeding 20kg and not exceeding 21kg...........................................510p

Exceeding 21kg and not exceeding 22kg...........................................525p

Exceeding 22kg and not exceeding 23kg...........................................540p

Exceeding 23kg and not exceeding 24kg...........................................555p

Exceeding 24kg and not exceeding 25kg...........................................570p

9. "Express Mail" Packet

£6.50

Weight not exceeding 1kg

£9.00

Exceeding 1 kg and not exceeding 10 kg

£13.00

Exceeding 10 kg and not exceeding 20 kg

£15.00

Exceeding 20 kg and not exceeding 25 kg

SECOND SCHEDULE

Certain Services and Charges Therefor

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Service

Charge

Provisions

10. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 37) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.

11. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 8 of Scheme No. 37) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

12. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 9 of Scheme No. 37) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.

13. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 10 of Scheme No. 37) of the entries in the Fifth Schedule to this Scheme.

14. The First Schedule to the Inland Post Amendment (No. 31) Scheme, 1985 (

S.I. No. 94 of 1985

), inserted by Regulation 3 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 38) Scheme, 1986 (

S.I. No. 93 of 1986

), is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in Section 9 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rates of Postage

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Description of Postal Packet

Rates of postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

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S.I. No. 363 of 1989.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 44) SCHEME, 1989

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