Post Office

Royal Mail Group Limited

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED SCHEME IL1/2010

[This note is not part of the Scheme]

Note . The Scheme that follows this Note is made under Section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post Scheme 2001. This Scheme, which comes into force on 6th December 2010, provides notification of changes to several services.

End of Note

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED INLAND LETTER POST (AMENDMENT NO 30) SCHEME 2010

Made………………………………………….…3rd December 2010

Coming into operation………………………….6th December 2010

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, citation and interpretation

1.  This Scheme shall come into operation on 6th December 2010 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Limited Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.30) 2010.

2.  This Scheme shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post Scheme 2001(c) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”) as previously amended by:

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.1) 2001,(d)

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.2) 2001,(e)

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.3) 2001,(f)

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.4) 2002,(g)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.5) 2002,(h)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.6) 2003,(i)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.7) 2003,(j)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.8) 2003, (k)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.9) 2004,(l)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.10) 2004.(m),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.11) 2004.(n),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.12) 2004.(o),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.13) 2004 (p),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.14) 2004 (q),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.15) 2005 (r),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.16) 2005 (s),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.17) 2005 (t),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.18) 2005(u),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.19) 2006 (v),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.20) 2006(w),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.21) 2006(x),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.22) 2006(y),

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.23) 2007(z).

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.24) 2008(aa),

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.25) 2008(bb).

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.26) 2009(cc).

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.27) 2009(dd)

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.28) 2010(ee)

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.29) 2010(ff)

Section 6:

Section 6 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 8:

In section 8.4.2 delete “or with a Printed Postage Impression” from the first line.

In section 8.4.3 delete “or with a Printed Postage Impression” from the first line.

Section 10:

In section 10.1.1, delete “in accordance with section 38 of this scheme”.

Section 10.1.2 shall be deleted.

Section 10.1.4 shall be deleted.

Add the following as an additional sub-section:

“10.6 A Printed Postage Impression (PPI) may not be used to demonstrate payment of postage for an item to be conveyed by any of the postal services provided under this scheme.”

Section 13 :

Section 13.7 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 19

Section 19 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 20

Section 20 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 22

Section 22 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 23

After “Business Retention” where it appears as the heading insert the following as an un-numbered paragraph before 23.1:

“After 5 December, 2010, the services specified in this section will no longer be available under this scheme except in accordance with pre-existing arrangements.”

Section 24

Section 24 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 25

Section 25 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 26

Section 26 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 27

After ‘Keepsafe’ where it appears as the heading insert the following as an un-numbered paragraph before 27.1:

“After 5 December, 2010, the services specified in this section will no longer be available under this scheme except in accordance with pre-existing arrangements.”

Section 28

After ‘PO Box’ where it appears as the heading, insert the following as an un-numbered paragraph before 28.1:

“After 5 December, 2010, the services specified in this section will no longer be available under this scheme except in accordance with pre-existing arrangements.”

Section 29

Section 29 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 31

Section 31 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 32

Section 32 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 34

After ‘Redirection’ when it appears as the heading, insert the following as an un-numbered paragraph before 34.1:

“After 5 December, 2010, the services specified in this section will no longer be available under this scheme except in accordance with pre-existing arrangements.”

Section 38

Section 38 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 39

Section 39 shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 41A

Section 41A shall be deleted in its entirety.

Section 47

Section 47 will be deleted in its entirety

Section 48

Section 48 will be deleted in its entirety.

Section 49

Section 49 will be deleted in its entirety

Section 50

Section 50.1.6 shall be deleted

In Schedule 1 (Postage Rates and Fees), the following paragraphs shall be deleted:

Paragraph 1 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 3 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 5 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 7 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 9 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 12 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 13 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 18 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 19 shall be deleted in its entirety,

Paragraph 21 shall be deleted in its entirety.

In Schedule 1, after each of the following paragraphs heading add a # symbol

4. BUSINESS KEEPSAFE

10. KEEPSAFE

11. PO BOX

16. REDIRECTION

In the Tables at paragraph 8 (FIRST AND SECOND CLASS POSTAGE RATES) in the final column heading “Printed Postage Impression” add an asterix before “Printed”.

Add as the final paragraph of paragraph 8 the following text:

“* A Printed Postage Impression (PPI) may not be used to demonstrate payments of postage for an item to be conveyed under any of the postal services provided under this scheme.

Add as the final two paragraphs of Schedule 1 the following text:

“# After 5 December, 2010, these services will no longer be available under this scheme except in accordance with pre-existing arrangements.

The provisions deleted by this scheme shall remain effective as necessary in relation to any on-going services.”

Signed by: Paul Simpson for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Ltd .

Date: 3rd December 2010

(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. Royal Mail Group Ltd is the successor postal services company referred to in article 37(1) of the Postal Service Act 2000 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C.37)). It changed its name from Consignia plc on 4 November 2002 to Royal Mail Group plc and to Royal Mail Group Ltd on 2nd April 2007.

(b)  2000 c26

(c)  The Post Office Inland Letter Scheme 2000 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post Scheme 2001 and treated as made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 by the article 37(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148(C37))

(d)  Edinburgh Gazette, 29th June 2001, issue number 25040

(e)  Edinburgh Gazette, 6th July 2001, issue number 25044

(f)  Edinburgh Gazette, 23rd November, issue number 25124

(g)  Edinburgh Gazette, 28th June 2002, issue number 25246

(h)  Edinburgh Gazette, 17 January 2003, issue number 25358

(i)  Edinburgh Gazette, 2 May 2003, issue number 25419

(j)  Edinburgh Gazette, 21 November 2003, issue number 25535

(k)  Edinburgh Gazette, 19 December 2003, issue number 25551

(l)  Edinburgh Gazette, 26 March 2004, issue number 25603

(m)  Edinburgh Gazette, 16 April 2004, issue number 25616

(n)  Edinburgh Gazette, 24 September 2004, issue number 25708

(o)  Edinburgh Gazette, 8th October 2004, issue number 25716

(p)  Edinburgh Gazette, 22nd October 2004, issue number 25724

(q)  Edinburgh Gazette, 17th December 2004, issue number 25756

(r)  Edinburgh Gazette, 18th February 2005, issue number 25788

(s)  Edinburgh Gazette, 1st April 2005, issue number 25812

(t)  Edinburgh Gazette, 1st April 2005, issue number 25812

(u)  Edinburgh Gazette, 15th July 2005, issue number 25873

(v)  Edinburgh Gazette, 24th March 2006 issue number 26014

(w)  Edinburgh Gazette, 21st April 2006, issue number 26030

(x)  Edinburgh Gazette, 9th June 2006, issue number 26058

(y)  Edinburgh Gazette, 28th July 2006, issue number 26086

(z)  Edinburgh Gazette, 16th March 2007, issue number 26215

(aa)  Edinburgh Gazette, 14th March 2008, issue number 26419

(bb)  Edinburgh Gazette, 29th July 2008, issue number 26498

(cc)  Edinburgh Gazette, 27th March 2009, issue number 26608

(dd)  Edinburgh Gazette, 23rd October 2009, issue number 26699

(ee)  Edinburgh Gazette, 29th January 2010, issue number 26740

(ff)  Edinburgh Gazette, 19th March 2010, issue number 26761