S.I. No. 296/2003 -- Inland Post Amendment (No. 67) Scheme 2003
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
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S.I. NO. 296 OF 2003
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INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 67) SCHEME, 2003.
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DUBLIN
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PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE
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S.I. No. 296 of 2003
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INLAND POST AMENDMENT (NO. 67) SCHEME 2003
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AN POST, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Section 70 of the Postal and Telecommunications Act 1983 ( No. 24 of 1983 ) as amended by regulation 8 (4) of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 616 of 2002 ) hereby makes the following Scheme:
1. This Scheme may be cited as the Inland Post Amendment (No. 67) Scheme, 2002.
2. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 2nd day of April 2002.
3. In this Scheme, “the Principal Warrant” means the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 ( S.I. No. 202 of 1939 ) as amended;
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“the Warrant of 1953” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant 1953 ( S.I. No. 248 of 1953 );
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“the Warrant of 1974” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 19) Warrant 1974 ( S.I. No. 280 of 1974 );
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“the Warrant of 1981” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 25) Warrant 1981 ( S.I. No. 116 of 1981 );
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“Scheme No. 34” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 34) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 445 of 1985 );
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“Scheme No. 36” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme 1986 ( S.I. No. 362 of 1986 );
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“Scheme No. 47” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 47) Scheme 1991 ( S.I. No. 95 of 1991 );
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“Scheme No. 57” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 57) Scheme 1998 ( S.I. No. 129 of 1998 );
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“Scheme No. 63” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 63) Scheme 2002 ( S.I. No. 632 of 2002 ).
4. All rates and charges payable upon letters and postal packets in this Scheme pertain to postal packets outside the “reserved area” as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 310 of 2000 ).
5. Words defined in the Principal Warrant shall have the same meaning in this Scheme.
6. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the addition to the entries therein contained (as inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 63) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.
7. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein contained (as inserted by Regulation 18 of Scheme No. 57) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme.
8. The First Schedule to Scheme No. 36 is hereby amended by the addition to the entries therein contained (as inserted by Regulation 13 of Scheme No. 47 and Regulation 21 of Scheme No. 57) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme. In the event that there is a conflict between a rate payable in accordance with the entries inserted in Scheme No. 36 by Regulation 13 of Scheme No. 47 and Regulation 21 of Scheme No. 57 and a rate payable in accordance with those inserted by this Regulation, this Regulation and the entries contained in the Third Schedule to this Scheme shall prevail.
9. Regulation 5 of the Warrant of 1953 (inserted by Regulation 12 of the Warrant of 1974, as amended by Regulation 11 of the Warrant of 1981) is hereby amended by the deletion of the words “and, in addition to postage, a fee of one new penny shall also be charged”.
10. Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 34 is hereby amended by the deletion of the words “and, in addition, a fee of one penny per item shall also be charged.”
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FIRST SCHEDULE
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Col 1
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Col 2
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Col 3
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Col 4
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Col 5
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Description of Postal Packet
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Rate of Postage
And W-eight Limits
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Limit of Size
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Limit of Weight
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Conditions
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1. Letter
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Exceeding 350g but not
Exceeding 500g (a) … €1.49
Exceeding 350g but not
Exceeding 500g (b) … €1.60
Exceeding 500g but not
Exceeding 1kg (a) … €2.50
Exceeding 500g but not
Exceeding 1 kg (b) … €4.25
Exceeding 1 kg but not
Exceeding 1.5 kg …€5.50
Exceeding 1.5 kg but not
Exceeding 2 kg … €7.00
Each additional 500g … €1.35.
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Minimum dimensions:
Length, 100mm, width, 70mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 170mm, greatest dimension, not less than 100mm. The minimum dimensions do not apply in relation to letters which bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of which the dimensions are not less than 100mm by 70mm.
Maximum dimensions:
Length, 610mm, width, 460mm, depth, 460mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 990mm, greatest dimension, 810mm.
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See Column 2.
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A letter upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage thereon is prepaid may be forwarded charged with the amount of the deficient postage plus a handling charge of 63c.
(a) This rate applies to flats which are defined as items with maximum dimensions: Length 400 mm, Width 300mm, Depth 25mm.
(b) This rate applies to packets which do not fall within the flats definition.
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3. Literature and articles for the blind.
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Transmission without charge.
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As for item 1 in this column.
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-7kg.
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SECOND SCHEDULE
Registered Postal Packets (within the State)
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PART 1
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Column 1
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Column 2
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Service
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Registration
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1. Compulsory registration pursuant to Regulation 42 of the Principal Warrant
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€4.75
(Less any amount which may have been affixed in postage stamps in excess of the ordinary postage).
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PART II
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Column 1
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Column 2
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Column 3
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Description of Item
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Registration Fee
(including Ordinary Postage)
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Maximum Compensation
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1. Postal Packet
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0-50g (POP)............................................................ ..
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€3.51
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Registration service provides for compensation up to €320.00.
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0-50g (non-POP)......................................................
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€3.57
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Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g.......................
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€3.70
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For an additional payment of €2.00 compensation up to €1250.00 can be provided for.
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Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g.....................
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€4.02
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Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Flat..............
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€4.59
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For an additional payment of €3.00 compensation up to €1750.00 can be provided for.
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Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g Packet..........
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€4.70
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Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg Flat.................
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€5.60
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Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg Packet............
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€7.35
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Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5kg......................
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€8.60
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Exceeding 1.5 kg but not exceeding 2kg.....................
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€10.10
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Each additional 500g..................................................
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€1.35
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THIRD SCHEDULE
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Postaim Service - Rates of Postage (€)
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Column 1
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Column 2
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Column 3
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Column 4
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Column 5
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Column 6
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Column 7
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Column 8
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Column 9
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Column 10
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Description of postal packet
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Weight
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Size
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Volume requirement
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Volume requirement
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Volume requirement
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Volume requirement
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Volume requirement
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Volume requirement
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Volume requirement
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Volume requirement
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2,000
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10,000
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10,0001
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25,000
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25,0001
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50,000
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50,0001
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75,000
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75,0001
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100,000
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100,0001
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250,000
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250,0001
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500,000
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500,000+
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Items Posted in the Postaim Service
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350 - 500g
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Maximum dimensions: Length 400 mm, Width 300mm, Depth 25mm.
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0.96
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0.93
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0.91
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0.88
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0.86
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0.84
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0.83
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0.82
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Up to 600g
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1.24
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1.21
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1.19
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1.16
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1.14
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1.12
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1.11
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1.10
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Up to 700g
Up to 800g
Up to 900g
Up to 1kg
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Minimum dimensions:
Length, 100mm, width, 70mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 170mm, greatest dimension, not less than 100mm. The minimum dimensions do not apply in relation to letters which bear a rectangular address label of cardboard or strong paper of which the dimensions are not less than 100mm by 70mm.
Maximum dimensions:
Length, 610mm, width, 460mm, depth, 460mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter, 990mm, greatest dimension, 810mm.
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1.44
1.65
1.86
2.06
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1.42
1.63
1.83
2.03
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1.39
1.60
1.81
2.01
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1.37
1.58
1.78
1.98
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1.34
1.55
1.76
1.96
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1.33
1.54
1.75
1.94
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1.32
1.53
1.73
1.93
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1.30
1.51
1.72
1.92
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GIVEN under the Common Seal of An Post this 10th day of July 2003.
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Present when the common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto:
JOHN HYNES
Director
MICHAEL TYNDALL
Secretary
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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This note is not party of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation).
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This Scheme applies to the Inland Post service and comes into operation on the 2nd day of April 2002. It changes the rates of postage for items and services outside of the “reserved area “ as defined by the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 310 of 2000).
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