Post Office

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC SCHEME IL3/2004

[This note is not part of the Scheme]

NOTE: 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 Letter Post Scheme 2001. The Scheme, which comes into force on 30th September 2004, provides notification of the withdrawal of the Newspaper Registration Service.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC INLAND LETTER POST (AMENDMENT No 11) SCHEME 2004

Made   24th September 2004

Coming Into operation   30th September 2004

Royal Mail Group plc(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 30th September 2004 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No.11) Scheme 2004.
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 amended by the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.1) Scheme 2001,(d) the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.2) Scheme 2001,(e) the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.3) Scheme 2001,(f) the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.4) Scheme 2002,(g) the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.5) Scheme 2002,(h) the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.6) Scheme 2003,(i) the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.7) Scheme 2003,(j) the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.8) Scheme 2003,(k) the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.9) Scheme 2004,(l) and the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.10) Scheme 2004,(m)
3.	A reference in this Scheme to the Successor Postal Services Company shall be read as a reference to Royal Mail Group plc.

Contents

4.	Replace the words “Registering a newspaper” at Part 3 number 35 in the Contents with the word “Deleted” with effect from 30th September 2004.
5.	Replace the words “Enclosures and supplements to a registered newspaper” at Part 3 number 36 in the Contents with the word “Deleted’ with effect from 30th September 2004.
6.	Replace the words “Sending a registered newspaper” at Part 3 number 37 in the Contents with the word “Deleted’ with effect from 30th September 2004.

Paragraph 8 Undeliverable and Re-Posted Letters

7.	The words “or a letter consisting of a registered newspaper” should be deleted from Paragraph 8.5 with effect from 30th September 2004.

Paragraph 35 Registering A Newspaper

8.	Paragraph 35 of the Scheme shall be deleted with effect from 30th September 2004. The word “Deleted’ shall be inserted next to Paragraph 35 in the Scheme.

Paragraph 36 Enclosures And Supplements

9.	Paragraph 36 of the Scheme shall be deleted with effect from 30th September 2004. The word “Deleted’ shall be inserted next to Paragraph 36 in the Scheme.

Paragraph 37 Sending a Registered Newspaper

10.	Paragraph 37 of the Scheme shall be deleted with effect from 30th September 2004. The word “Deleted’ shall be inserted next to Paragraph 37 in the Scheme.

Paragraph 50A Letter For Which the Post Office Accepts Liability

11.	The words “a letter consisting of registered newspapers” shall be deleted from Paragraph 50.1.3 with effect from 30th September 2004 and the word “Deleted” inserted in their place.

Schedule 1, Paragraph 17

12.	Schedule 1, Paragraph 17 of the Scheme shall be deleted with effect from 30th September 2004. The word “Deleted’ shall be inserted next to Schedule 1 Paragraph 17 in the Scheme.

Schedule 2

13.	The words “Registered Newspaper The meaning set out in section 35.1 of this Scheme” set out at Schedule 2 of this Scheme shall be deleted with effect from 30th September 2004.

Signed by John Rowley for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group plc.

24th September 2004

(a) Royal Mail Group plc (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 plc 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 4th November 2002.

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(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 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 2001, issue number 25124

(g) Edinburgh Gazette, 28th June 2001, issue number 24256

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

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

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

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

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

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