Royal Mail Group Limited

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED SCHEME IP 1/2009

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the Scheme

The Scheme which follows this note is made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post Scheme 2001. The Scheme, comes into force on 6th April 2009.

End of note.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED

INLAND PARCEL POST (AMENDMENT No. 15) SCHEME 2009

IP1/2009

Made………….……………………………………..…30th March 2009

Coming into operation …………………………………..6th April 2009

Royal Mail Group Ltd.(a) by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000(b) and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, hereby makes the following Scheme:

Commencement and citation

1.	This Scheme shall come into operation on 6th April 2009 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Ltd. Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 15) Scheme 2009.
2.	This Scheme shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post Scheme 2001(c) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”), as amended by the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 1) Scheme 2001(d), the Consignia Plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 2) Scheme 2001(e), the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 3) Scheme 2002((f), the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 4) Scheme 2002((g), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 5) Scheme 2003(h), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 6) Scheme 2003(i), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 7) Scheme 2004(j), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 8) Scheme 2004(k), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 9) Scheme 2005(l), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 10) Scheme 2006(m), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 11) Scheme 2007(n), and the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 12), Scheme 2008(o), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 13), Scheme 2008(p) and the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 14), Scheme 2008(q).
3. Schedule 1

In Schedule 1 of the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post Scheme 2001

delete

“Paragraphs 5 and 10” and substitute,”“Paragraphs 5 and 11”.

Under “(a) Rates of“Postage for Royal Mail Standard Parcels”:

for the entries at “Column 1” and”“Column 2”, substitute the following as formatted below:

	Column 1**	Column 2**				£
Weight not exceeding 2kg	4.41
Weight exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 4kg	7.06
Weight exceeding 4kg but not exceeding 6kg	9.58
Weight exceeding 6kg but not exceeding 8kg	11.74
Weight exceeding 8kg but not exceeding 10kg	12.61
Weight exceeding 10kg but not exceeding 20kg	14.69

**These rates also apply to the Compensation Fee Parcel Service to which must be added a Compensation Fee as set out in Schedule 4, Part 1, Column 1.

SIGNED BY Mark Sherborne

for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Ltd

30th March 2009

(a)	Royal Mail Group Ltd. (a company registered in England and Wales under number 4138203) is a universal service provider as defined in section 4(3)(a) of the Postal Services Act 2000, formally called Royal Mail Group plc and before that Consignia plc.
(b)	2000 c26
(c)	The Post Office Inland Parcel Post Scheme 1989 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post Scheme 2001 and treated as made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 by article 38 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C.37)).
(d)	Belfast Gazette 29/06/2001, issue number: 6257.
(e)	Belfast Gazette 06/07/2001, issue number: 6259.
(f)	Belfast Gazette 22/03/2002, issue number: 6333.
(g)	Belfast Gazette 28/06/02, issue number 6363.
(h)	Belfast Gazette 16/05/03, issue number 6455.
(i)	Belfast Gazette 05/12/03, issue number 6513.
(j)	Belfast Gazette 26/03/2004, issue number 6545.
(k)	Belfast Gazette 28/05/2004, issue number 6564.
(l)	Belfast Gazette 01/04/2005, issue number 6648.
(m)	Belfast Gazette 03/04/2006, issue number 6752.
(n)	Belfast Gazette 01/04/2007, issue number 6854.
(o)	Belfast Gazette 28/03/2008, issue number 6964.
(p)	Belfast Gazette 06/06/2008, issue number 6985.
(q)	Belfast Gazette 25/08/2008, issue number 7000.