Foreign Post Amendment (No. 28) Scheme, 1986.

S.I. No. 90/1986 - Foreign Post Amendment (No. 28) Scheme, 1986. S.I. No. 90 of 1986. FOREIGN POST AMENDMENT (NO. 28) 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: 1. (i) This Scheme may be cited as the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 28) Scheme, 1986. (ii) This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 3rd day of March, 1986. 2. In this Scheme— "the Principal Warrant" means the Foreign Post Warrant, 1949 ( S.I. No. 267 of 1949 ). "Scheme No. 26" means the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 26) Scheme, 1985 ( S.I. No. 139 of 1985 ). 3. Regulation 21 of the Principal Warrant (inserted by Regulation 3 of Scheme No. 26) is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph 4 for "sixteen pence" in both places where that amount appears and for "nineteen pence" of "seventeen pence" and "twenty pence" respectively. 4. Regulation 46 of the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the insertion of "or registered mail bag" after "registered postal packet" in line 2 of paragraph 1 ( ). 5. The First Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 4 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme. 6. The Second Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulaiton 5 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the Second Schedule to this Scheme. 7. The Third Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 23) Warrant, 1981 ( S.I. No. 307 of 1981 ) ) of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme. 8. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein (inserted by Regulation 6 of Scheme No. 26) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme. 9. Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 4) Warrant, 1956 ( S.I. No. 148 of 1956 ) (inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 26) is hereby amended as follows: ) Paragraph (1) ( ) substitute "a rate not exceeding 200p" for "140p". ) Paragraph (1) ( ) substitute "a rate not exceeding 400p" for "215p". 10. The following Regulation is hereby substituted for Regulation 5 of the Foreign Post Amendment (No. 5) Warrant, 1957 ( S.I. No. 58 of 1957 "5. There shall be charged and paid on outgoing packets to which the Warrant applies the following rates of postage: For a packet not exceeding 50g For a packet exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g For a packet exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g For a packet exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g For a packet exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg For a packet exceeding 1 kg but not exceeding 2kg For each extra kg or part thereof in excess of 2kg FIRST SCHEDULE Rates of Postage Description of postal packet Limit of Size Limit of weight Rate of Postage 1. Letter (1) Length not less than width multiplied by √2 Member-States of the European Economic Community 20g or less............................................. Maximum dimensions:120mm x 235mm with a tolerance of 2mm All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community 20g or less............................................. Minimum dimensions:90mm x 140mm with a tolerance of 2mm Maximum thickness: 5mm (2) Maximum dimensions: Member-States of the European Economic Community. 20g or less............................................. Exceeding 20g but not exceeding 50g......... Length width and depth combined 900mm; greatest dimension, 600mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice the diameter combined 1040mm; greatest dimension 900mm with a tolerance of 2mm All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community. 50g or less.............................................. Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g....... All places Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g.... Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g.... Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg..... Exceeding 1 kg but not exceeding 2 kg.... Minimum dimensions: Length, 140mm; width 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm. In roll form, length and twice diameter 170mm; greatest dimension not less than 100mm. 2. Postcard Maximum dimensions: Member-States of the European Economic Community Surface................................................. Length, 148mm; width, 105mm with a tolerance of 2mm. Minimum dimensions: All places excluding Member-States of the European Economic Community. Surface................................................. Length, 140mm; width, 90mm with a tolerance of 2mm. Length at least equal to the width multiplied by √2 As for item 1 (1) in this column Member-States of the European Economic Community 20g or less............................................. As for item 1 (2) in this column All places 50g or less............................................. Exceeding 50g but not exceeding 100g....... Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g. Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g.... Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg..... Exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 2 kg...... Each extra Kg or part thereof................ 4. Small Packet As for item 1 (2) in this column All places to which service is available 100g or less.......................................... Exceeding 100g but not exceeding 250g... Exceeding 250g but not exceeding 500g.... Exceeding 500g but not exceeding 1kg..... 5. Literature for the Blind As for item 1(2) in this column All places to which service is available. Transmission without charge. 6. Air Letter and Air Mail Packet Air Letter: As may be permitted by An Post As per form approved by An Post. Air Mail Packet: As for the appropriate category of Postal Packet. All places to which service is available. Such rate as may be fixed by An Post from time to time provided that the maximum rate for an air mail packet does not exceed forty six pence for each 10g or part of 10g in weight, and for an air letter, forty two pence. Postcard: as for item 2 in this column. Other Packet: as for item 1(2) in this column SECOND SCHEDULE 1. Late Fee Postal Packet A fee (in addition to the postage) not exceeding 11p as may be prescribed. 2. Customs Clearance fee on incoming postal packet liable to Customs Duty A fee of 110p per packet. 3. Express postal packet — outgoing A fee not exceeding 55p as may be prescribed. Express postal packet — incoming At the scale of fees in force for express delivery in Inland postal packets. 4. Ordinary registration A fee of 95p per packet. Late-fee registration A fee (in addition to the ordinary registration fee) not exceeding 13p as may be prescribed. 5. Advice of delivery A fee of 32p per registered postal packet. THIRD SCHEDULE Maximum Compensation Registration (Packet) Registration (Mail bag) FOURTH SCHEDULE Compensation Fees (including Registration) 1.05 100 1.15 200 1.25 300 1.35 400 1.45 500 1.55 600 1.65 700 1.75 800 1.85 900 1.95 1000 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 Manager, Company Secretary's Office JIM TREACY 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 Foreign Post Service and comes into operation on 3rd March, 1986. It authorises increases in the postage rates for letters, postcards and certain other items and increases in the fees for miscellaneous services. It also authorises increases in compensation for registered items.