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S.I. No. 94/2007 - Inland Post Amendment (No. 78) Scheme 2007

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(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. 78) Scheme,
  3. This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 1st day of March,
  5. In this Scheme:- “the Principal Warrant” means the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 (S.I. No. 202 of 1939) as amended; “Reserved Services” means the services which are reserved to An Post by Regulation 8 of the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations S.I. 616 of 2002; “Scheme No. 36” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme, 1986 (S.I. No. 362 of 1986), as amended; “Scheme No. 74” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 74) Scheme, 2006 (S.I. No. 117 of 2006); “Scheme No. 76” means the Inland Post Amendment (No. 76) Scheme, 2006, (S.I. No. 132 of 2006); “Scheme No. 77” means Inland Post Amendment (No. 77) Scheme, 2007, (S.I. No. 93 of 2007).
  6. Words defined in the Principal Warrant shall have the same meaning in this Scheme.
  7. All rates and charges payable upon postal packets in this Scheme pertain to postal packets outside the Reserved Services.
  8. All discounts receivable upon postal packets in this Scheme pertain to postal packets outside the Reserved Services.
  9. The first Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the addition to the entries therein contained (as inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 77) of the entries in the First Schedule to this Scheme.
  10. Regulation 15 of Scheme No. 74 is hereby repealed.
  11. Regulation 10 of this Scheme applies to postal packets in respect of which agreements are made with An Post in order to achieve cost savings for An Post and the sharing of those cost savings with senders.
  12. There shall be charged and paid upon postal packets posted to which this Scheme applies the rates specified at Item 1 in the First Column of the First Schedule to the Principal Warrant. Subject to the terms of the agreement agreed by the sender and An Post and this Scheme, a sender shall benefit from the discount per postal packet specified in the Second Schedule to this Scheme. Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation 10 of the Principal Warrant, all postal packets to which this Regulation applies shall bear a prepaid Ceadunas stamp or franking impression approved by An Post.
  13. The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Warrant is hereby amended by the substitution for the entries therein contained of the entries in the Third Schedule to this Scheme.
  14. The First Schedule to Scheme No. 36 is hereby amended by the substitution of the entries therein contained relating to postal packets weighing more than 50g (as inserted by Regulation 7 of Scheme No. 76) of the entries in the Fourth Schedule to this Scheme. FIRST SCHEDULE RATES OF POSTAGE Col. 1 Description of Postal Packet Col. 2 Rate of Postage (€) Col. 3 Limit of Size Col. 4 Limit of Weight Col. 5 Conditions
  15. Letter 0.55 per item
(1)✱ 51 - 100g A letter upon which no part, or a part only, of the postage thereon is prepaid shall be forwarded charged with the amount of the deficient postage plus a handling charge of 63c. (0.54 per item if franked 0.54 if item bears a Ceadunas) Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm. 0.95 per item
(2)✱ 51 - 100g 1.30 per item Minimum dimensions: 101g - 250g 1.85 per item 90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm 251g - 500g 2.85 per item Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm. 501g - 1kg
(3)✱ 2.10 per item Minimum dimensions: 0 - 100g 2.60 per item 70mm × 100mm × 25 mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm). Maximum dimensions: 101g - 250g 3.70 per item 251g - 500g 5.70 per item 501 - 1kg 7.25 per item Length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm) with a tolerance of 2mm. 1kg - 2kg 1.00 Each additional 500kg ✱Where a letter falls within more than one of 1
(1), 1
(2)or 1
(3)above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail.
  1. Literature and articles for the blind Transmission without charge As for Letter item. 7 kg SECOND SCHEDULE DISCOUNTS TABLE A Machinable Postal Packets Machinable postal packets are postal packets which are capable of being processed by An Post's automated sorting equipment. The postal packets to which this table applies shall bear a prepaid Ceadunas stamp or franking impression approved by An Post. Type of Postal Packet POP Letter Flat Flat Flat Flat Weight 51-100g 51-100g 101-250g 251-500g 501g-1kg Presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets at An Post Mail Centre
  2. Presentation pre-15.00, >0% auto-sort 0.09 0.09 0.12 0.17 0.20
  3. Presentation pre-15.00, 85% auto-sort 0.10 0.13 0.21 0.25 0.30
  4. Presentation pre-noon, >0% auto-sort 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.18 0.21
  5. Presentation pre-noon, 85% auto-sort 0.11 0.15 0.22 0.27 0.31
  6. Deferred processing pre-noon, >0% auto-sort 0.12 0.15 0.17 0.20 0.24
  7. Deferred processing pre-noon, 85% auto-sort 0.13 0.19 0.26 0.31 0.35 Presentation of in excess of 350 postal packets bearing a franking impression approved by An Post or presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets bearing a prepaid Ceadunas stamp at An Post office of Acceptance
  8. Deferred processing pre-noon, >0% auto-sort 0.09 0.09 0.12 0.17 0.20 For the purposes of this table:
  9. A “POP Letter” is a postal packet with the following dimensions: Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × 0.18mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 230mm × 5mm.
  10. A “Flat” is a postal packet with the following dimensions: Minimum dimensions: 160mm × 250mm × 0.75mm. Maximum dimensions: 250 mm × 350 mm × 18mm.
  11. An “An Post Office of Acceptance” means those offices designated for the purposes of this Scheme by An Post, in any location.
  12. An “An Post Mail Centre” means the Dublin Mail Centre, the Portlaoise Mail Centre, the Athlone Mail Centre or the Cork Mail Centre.
  13. “Auto-sort” means sortation by An Post's automated sorting equipment.
  14. “Deferred Processing” means sortation at least one business day after the postal packet enters the public postal network. TABLE B Non-machinable Postal Packets The postal packets to which this table applies shall bear a prepaid Ceadunas stamp or franking impression approved by An Post. Type of Postal Packet Letter Flat Packet Flat Packet Flat Packet Flat Packet Weight 51- 100g 51- 100g 0- 100g 101- 250g 101- 250g 251- 500g 251- 500g 501g- 1kg 501g- 1kg Presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets at an An Post Mail Centre - - - - - - - - -
  15. Presentation pre-15.00 0.08 0.08 0.16 0.07 0.12 0.06 0.11 0.06 0.09
  16. Deferred processing pre-noon 0.10 0.13 0.22 0.10 0.18 0.11 0.16 0.09 0.12 Presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets at An Post Office of Acceptance - - - - - - - - -
  17. Pre-sorted pre-17.30 0.10 0.13 0.20 0.10 0.17 0.17 0.26 0.16 0.22
  18. Pre-sorted pre-noon 0.11 0.16 0.24 0.14 0.20 0.19 0.30 0.18 0.24 Presentation of in excess of 350 postal packets bearing a franking impression approved by An Post or presentation of in excess of 2000 postal packets bearing a prepaid Ceadunas stamp at An Post Office of Acceptance
  19. Deferred processing pre-noon 0.06 0.06 0.14 0.05 0.10 0.05 0.10 0.05 0.07 For the purposes of this table:
  20. A “Letter” is a postal packet with the following dimensions: Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm.
  21. A “Flat” is a postal packet with the following dimensions: Save insofar as an item falls within the dimensions specified at 1 above:- Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.
  22. A “Packet” is a postal packet with the following dimensions: Save insofar as an item falls within the dimensions specified at 1 or 2:- Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm × 25 mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm). Maximum dimensions: Length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm) with a tolerance of 2mm.
  23. An “An Post Mail Centre” means the Dublin Mail Centre, the Portlaoise Mail Centre, the Athlone Mail Centre or the Cork Mail Centre.
  24. An “An Post Office of Acceptance” means those offices designated for the purposes of this Scheme by An Post, in any location.
  25. “Deferred Processing” means sortation at least one business day after the postal packet enters the public postal network.
  26. “Pre-sorted” means items pre-sorted according to the required pre-sort specifications supplied from time to time by An Post. THIRD SCHEDULE REGISTERED POSTAL PACKETS Col 1 Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Description of item Charge Limit of Weight Maximum Compensation
  27. Postal Packet €5.00 Up to 100 g Registration service provides for compensation up to €320 €5.50 250 g In respect of postal packets sent to an address in Ireland €6.50 500g (a) For an additional payment of €4.00, maximum compensation to €1,500 €9.00 1 kg (b) For an additional payment of €5.00, maximum compensation to €2,000 €11.50 2 kg FOURTH SCHEDULE POSTAIM SERVICE - RATES OF POSTAGE (€) More Than 50g Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Description of postal packet Weight Limit of Size Volume Requirement Volume Requirement Volume Requirement Volume Requirement 2,000 75,001 250,001 500,000+ - - - 75,000 250,000 500,000 Items posted in the Postaim Service 51 - 100g
(1)✱ Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18 mm, with a tolerance of 2mm. Maximum dimensions: 162mm × 235mm × 5mm. 0.42 0.40 0.38 0.37
(2)✱ Minimum dimensions: 0.69 0.65 0.63 0.63 90mm × 140mm × .18mm, with a tolerance of 2mm Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm.
(3)✱ 1.86 1.86 1.86 1.86 Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm (In roll form: Length and twice diameter; 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm). Maximum dimensions: Length, width and depth combined 900mm greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm (In roll form: Length and twice diameter; 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm) with a tolerance of 2mm. ✱Where a letter falls within more than one of
(1)
(2)or
(3)above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail. 101 - 250g
(1)✻ 0.99 0.95 0.93 0.93 251 - 500g Minimum dimensions: 90mm × 140mm × .18mm. Maximum dimensions: 300 mm × 400 mm × 25mm. 1.27 1.22 1.19 1.19 501 – 1kg 1.69 1.60 1.56 1.56
(2)✻ 101 - 250g Minimum dimensions: 70mm × 100mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 170mm, greatest dimension not less than 100mm). 2.40 2.40 2.40 2.40 251 - 500g 3.40 3.40 3.40 3.40 501 – 1kg 5.46 5.46 5.46 5.46 Maximum dimensions: Length, width and depth combined: 900 mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 600mm, with a tolerance of 2mm (In roll form: length and twice diameter: 1040mm, greatest dimension not exceeding 900mm). ✻ Where a letter falls within
(1)and
(2)above, the category giving the lowest rate of postage shall prevail. Given under the common seal of An Post this 28 day of Feb,
  1. Present when the Common Seal of An Post was affixed hereto: Director Director/Secretary EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) This Scheme applies to the Inland Post Service and shall be operative from the 1st day of March,
  2. It changes the rates of postage for items and certain services outside of the reserved area as defined in the European Communities (Postal Services) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 616 of 2002). It provides for changes in certain discounts with effect from 1st March,
  3. It authorises increases in the rates of postage and fees charged for Postaim Services above 50 grammes. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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