S.I. No. 95/1991 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 47) Scheme, 1991

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.

£1.05

Such extra sum not exceeding 15p 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.

£2.05

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

PART II

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Registration Fee (in addition to Ordinary Postage)

Col. 2

Maximum Compensation

P

£

Minimum

105

20

115

100

125

200

135

300

145

400

155

500

165

600

175

700

185

800

195

900

205

1000

PART III

Parcel Sure Service

Col. 1

Sure service fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

Col. 2

Maximum Compensation

p

£

Minimum 130

250

205

1000

FIFTH SCHEDULE

Cash-on-Delivery Parcel

Scale of Fees Payable

Col. 1

Trade Charge

Col. 2

Fee

Not exceeding £50

175p

Exceeding £50 but not exceeding £300

250p

SIXTH SCHEDULE

Courier Postal Packet Service.

Rates

Weight Limits

Conditions

If collected by motor cycle £6.25. If collected by other means of conveyance £12 plus £1 per kg in excess of 2 kg whichever is the greater plus waiting time at £1 per 15 minutes.

25 kg

Fragile, bulky or heavy items will not be carried by motor cycle. If the address of the addressee is not in the Republic of Ireland an adhesive customs declaration form in a format approved by An Post plus three copies of a commercial invoice must accompany each courier postal packet.

Plus a conveyance and delivery charge of £9.25 for packets of 1 kg or less, £11.25 for packets of 1 to 5 kg and £1 per additional kg if the point of delivery and collection are in different cities or towns within the State. If the point of delivery is outside the State a conveyance and delivery charge of £40 plus £1.50 for every kg in excess of 5 kg.

SEVENTH SCHEDULE

Conditions of Postage

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Description of Postal Packet

Limit of size

Rate of Postage

(A)

Max gross weight 20 grammes

(B)

Max gross weight 40 grammes

Conditions

"Item" in Publicity Post Service.

Maximum dimensions: Length 300mm

Width 160mm

Consignment not exceeding 10,000 items

6.5p per item

9.5p per item

Subject to a minimum charge as for 500 items

Consignment of more than 10,000 items but not exceeding 50,000 items

6p per item

9p per item

Minimum dimensions: Length 100mm

Width 70mm

Consignment of more than 50,000 items but not exceeding 250,000 items

5.5p per item

8.5p per item

Consignment of more then 250,000 items but not exceeding 500,000 items

5p per item

8p per item

Consignment of more than 500,000 items but not exceeding 900,000 items

4.75p per item

7.75p per item

Consignment of more than 900,000 items

4.5p per item

7.5p per item

GIVEN under the Common Seal of AN POST this 7th day of March 1991.

PRESENT when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto

JOHN HYNES

Director

JIM TREACY

Secretary

I, SÉAMUS BRENNAN, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Communications, hereby consent to the provisions of the foregoing Scheme.

SÉAMUS BRENNAN

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of March, 1991.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and comes into operation on the 2nd day of April, 1991. 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, Publicity Post, Postaim, Same Day Service, 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

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.

posting ..................

£1.00

Requested

subsequently ..........

£2.00

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..............................

£3.00

THIRD SCHEDULE

Express Delivery Service

Priority Letter Service

Col. 1

Service

Col. 2

Fee

Conveyance by special arrangement 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 £2.00 within the state only plus at the rate of 75p for each 1 km or part thereof. These charges also include express delivery items sent for delivery to Northern Ireland.

Writing down of Express message received by telephone.

A fee (in addition to the appropriate telephone fee and appropriate distance fee) of £2.00. To be collected from addressee.

FOURTH SCHEDULE

Registered Postal Packets (excluding Parcels within the State)

PART I

Fee in addition to Ordinary Postage

Col. 1

Service

Col. 2

Registration

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 (excluding Northern Ireland)

Weight not exceeding 1 kg............195p

Maximum dimensions: Greatest length, 1500mm,

25 kg

Exceeding 1 kg and not exceeding

Greatest length and girth

3 kg.....................................................245p

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

Exceeding 3 kg and not exceeding

Minimum dimensions

5 kg.....................................................285p

As for item 1 (2) in this column.

Exceeding 5 kg and not exceeding

10 kg...................................................360p

Exceeding 10 kg and not

exceeding 11 kg.................................375p

Exceeding 11 kg and not

exceeding 12 kg................................390p

Exceeding 12 kg and not

exceeding 13 kg..............................405p

Exceeding 13 kg and not

exceeding 14 kg................................420p

Exceeding 14 kg and not

exceeding 15 kg...............................435p

Exceeding 15 kg and not

exceeding 16 kg................................450p

Exceeding 16 kg and not

exceeding 17 kg................................465p

Exceeding 17 kg and not

exceeding 18 kg................................480p

Exceeding 18 kg and not

exceeding 19 kg.................................495p

Exceeding 19 kg and not exceeding

20 kg...................................................510p

Exceeding 20 kg and not exceeding

21 kg...................................................525p

Exceeding 21 kg and not exceeding

22 kg....................................................540p

Exceeding 22 kg and not exceeding

23 kg...................................................555p

Exceeding 23 kg and not exceeding

24 kg ................................................570p

Exceeding 24 kg and not exceeding

25 kg...............................................585p

9. "Express Mail" Packet (excluding Northern Ireland)

£ 7.00

£ 9.50

Weight not exceeding 1 kg Exceeding 1 kg and not exceeding 10 kg

£13.50

Exceeding 10 kg

and not exceeding 20 kg

£15.50

Exceeding 20 kg

and not exceeding 25 kg

SECOND SCHEDULE

Certain Services and Charges Thereof

Col. 1

Service

Col. 2

Charge

Col. 3

Provisions

10. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 11 of Scheme No. 44) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.

11. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 12 of Scheme No. 44) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme.

12. The Fifth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 13 of Scheme No, 44) of the entries in the Fifth Schedule to this Scheme.

13. The First Schedule to Scheme No. 36 is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 10 of Scheme No. 36) of the entries in Section 1 of the First Schedule to this Scheme. Volume related discounts on the rates therein will be allowed for Direct Mail purposes under Scheme No. 36.

14. The Seventh Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein inserted by Regulation 6 of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 42) Scheme, 1989 (

S.I. No. 86 of 1989

) of the entries in the Sixth Schedule to this Scheme.

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

S.I. No. 94 of 1985

), inserted by Regulation 14 of Scheme No. 44, is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein of the entries in Section 9 of the First Schedule to this Scheme.

16. The Schedule to the Inland Post Amendment (No. 35) Scheme, 1986 (

S.I. No. 89 of 1986

), is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 (1) of the Inland Post Amendment (No. 35) Scheme, 1986 (

S.I. No. 35 of 1986

)) of the entries in the Seventh Schedule to this Scheme.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rates of Postage

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Description of Postal Packet

Rate of Postage

Limit of Size

Limit of Weight

Conditions

(1)

S.I. No. 95 of 1991.

INLAND POST AMENDMENT (No. 47) SCHEME, 1991

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 Tourism, Transport and Communications, hereby makes the following Scheme