Post Office

Royal Mail Group Limited

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED SCHEME OP1/2011

[This Note is not part of the Scheme]

NOTE: The Amendment Scheme which follows this Note is made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001. The Amendment Scheme, which comes into force on 30th April 2012, changes certain products and their prices.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD OVERSEAS PARCEL POST (AMENDMENT NO.18) SCHEME 2012

Made…..…………………………………..…………..23rd April 2012

Coming into operation.………………………………30th April 2012

Royal Mail Group Limited (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 sets out the following Scheme:

1. Commencement and citation

1.1 This Scheme shall come into operation on 30th April 2012 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Limited Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No.18) Scheme 2012

1.2 This Scheme shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001 (c) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”), as amended by the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 1) Scheme 2001 (d), the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 2) Scheme 2001 (e), the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 3) Scheme 2002 (f), the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 4) Scheme 2002 (g), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 5) Scheme 2003 (h), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 6) 2003 (i), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 7) 2003 (j) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 8) 2004(k), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 9) 2005(l) and the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 10) 2006(m) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 11) 2007(n) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 12) 2008(o)and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 13) 2008 (p) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 14) 2009 (q) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 15) 2010 (r) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No.16) 2011 (s) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No.17) 2011 (t) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No.18) 2012 (u) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post

1.3 A reference in this Scheme to the Successor Postal Services Company shall be read as a reference to Royal Mail Group Limited.

Part 1 (BFPO Service)

Weight not exceeding 2kg	£8.40
Weight exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 5kg	£10.80
Weight exceeding 5kg but not exceeding 10kg	£12.50
Weight exceeding 10kg but not exceeding 15kg	£18.00
Weight exceeding 15kg but not exceeding 20kg	£22.10
Weight exceeding 20kg but not exceeding 25kg	£31.80
Weight exceeding 25kg but not exceeding 30kg	£34.80

“PART 1

Parcel compensation fee and maximum compensation.

Compensation fee (in addition to postage)	Maximum Compensation Payable
£104.70 (BFPO service)	£2,500 (BFPO service)

SIGNED BY Heather Bayliss, for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Limited

(a) Royal Mail Group Limited (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 Limited is the successor postal services company referred to in article 37(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148) (C37)). It changed its name from Consignia plc on 4 November 2002. It also changed it name from Royal Mail Group plc on 2nd April 2007.

(b) 2000 c26

(c) The Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 1982 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001 and treated as made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 by article 41(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C37)).

(d) Belfast Gazette 29/6/2001, issue number 6257

(e) Belfast Gazette 6/7/2001, issue number 6259

(f) Belfast Gazette 21/12/2001, issue number 6306

(g) Belfast Gazette 22/3/2002, issue number 6333

(h) Belfast Gazette 14/3/2003, issue number 6437

(i) Belfast Gazette 21/3/2003, issue number 6439

(j) Belfast Gazette 19/12/2003, issue number 6517

(k) Belfast Gazette 10/09/2004, issue number 6595

(l) Belfast Gazette, 23/09/2005, issue number 6701

(m) Belfast Gazette, 18/08/2006, issue number 6794

(n) Belfast Gazette, 20/7/2007, issue number 6891

(o) Belfast Gazette, 4/4/2008, issue number 6967

(p) Belfast Gazette, 11/4/2008, issue number 6969

(q) Belfast Gazette, 16/1/2009, issue number 7094

(r) Belfast Gazette, 2/10/2010, issue number 7176

(s) Belfast Gazette, 25/02/2011, issue number 7272

(t) Belfast Gazette, 1/04/2011, issue number 7283

(u) Belfast Gazette, 27/04/2012, issue number 7396