Post Office

Royal Mail Group plc

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC SCHEME OL03/2006

[This note is not part of the Scheme]

NOTE: The amendment to the Scheme that follows this Note is made under Section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Letter Post Scheme 2001. This amendment to the Scheme, which comes into force on 21 August 2006, revises the prices for a number of services set out in the Schedules.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC OVERSEAS LETTER POST (AMENDMENT No 13) SCHEME 2006

Made....................................................................................................................................28 July 2006

Coming into operation............................................................................................... ... 21 August 2006

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 amendment to the Scheme shall come into operation on 26 May 2006 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Amendment (No.12) Scheme 2006.

2.  This amendment to the Scheme shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Letter Post Scheme 2001(c) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”) as amended by the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.1) 2001,(d) the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.2) 2001,(e) the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.3),(f) the Consignia plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.4) 2002,(g) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.5) 2002,(h) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.6) 2003,(i) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.7) 2003,(j) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.8) Scheme 2003,(k) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.9) Scheme 2004(l), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.10)(m), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.11)(n) and the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.12)(o).

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

4. SCHEDULE 2

Delete Part 1, Part 2 and Part 5 and replace with the following:

Part 1 Rates of postage under paragraph 7(1) (ii)

Format	Size	Weight (g)	Rate of postage (p)
Letters	Maximum 240 x 165mm 5mm thick	0-100	23
Large Letters	Maximum 353 x 250mm 25mm thick	0-100	37
101 - 250	55
251 - 500	75
501 -750	109
Packets	Over 353mm long or 250mm wide or over 25mm thick	0-100	84
101 - 250	109
251 - 500	139
501 - 750	177
751 - 1000	212

Part 2 Rates of postage under paragraph 10(1)

1. European Airmail Printed Packet
Weight not over	P
100g	95
120g	104
140g	114
160g	124
180g	133
200g	143
220g	153
240g	162
260g	172
280g	181
300g	192
320g	203
340g	213
360g	223
380g	233
400g	243
Each additional 20g or part thereof up to 1kg	10
Each additional 20g or part thereof up to 2kg	9
Each additional 20g or part thereof up to 5kg*	9

* for books and pamphlets only

Part 5 Rates of postage under paragraph 7(1)(i)

Format	Size	Weight (g)	Postage Rate (p)
Letters	Maximum 240 x 165mm 5mm thick	0-100	32
Large Letters	Maximum 353 x 250mm 25mm thick	0-100	44
101 - 250	65
251 - 500	90
501 -750	131
Packets	Over 353mm long or 250mm wide or over 25mm thick	0-100	100
101 - 250	127
251 - 500	170
501 - 750	220
751 - 1000	270
1001 - 1250	474
1251 - 1500	559
1501 - 1750	644
1751 - 2000	729

5. SCHEDULE 3

Delete Part 3 section 1 and replace with the following:

Part 3 Postal Packets for Transmission to those persons mentioned in paragraph 6(1) (i) or (ii)

1. To all British Forces Post Offices
Format	Size	Weight (g)	Postage Rate (p)
Letters	Maximum 240 x 165mm 5mm thick	0-100	32
Large Letters	Maximum 353 x 250mm 25mm thick	0-100	44
101 - 250	65
251 - 500	90
501 -750	131
Packets	Over 353mm long or 250mm wide or over 25mm thick	0-100	100
101 - 250	127
251 - 500	170
501 - 750	220
751 - 1000	270
1001 - 1250	474
1251 - 1500	559
1501 - 1750	644
1751 - 2000	729

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

(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 40(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.

(b) 2000 c26

(c) The Post Office Overseas Letter Scheme 2000 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Letter Post Scheme 2001and treated as made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 by the article 40 (1) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148(C37))

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

(e) The Edinburgh Gazette, 17 August 2001, issue number 25068

(f) The Edinburgh Gazette, 14 December 2001, issue number 25136

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

(h) The Edinburgh Gazette, 25 October 2002, issue number 25314

(i) The Edinburgh Gazette, 11 April 2003, issue number 25407

(j) The Edinburgh Gazette, 2 May 2003, issue number 25419

(k) The Edinburgh Gazette, 3 October 2003, issue number 25507

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

(m) The Edinburgh Gazette, 1 April 2005, issue number 25812

(n) The Edinburgh Gazette, 24 March 2006, issue number 26014

(o) The Edinburgh Gazette, 26 May 2006, issue number 26050

28 July 2006.