Post Office

Royal Mail Group Ltd

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD SCHEME IP1/2008

[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 Parcel Post Scheme 2001. The Scheme, which comes into force on 7th April 2008, revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions. End of note.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD INLAND PARCEL POST (AMENDMENT NO 12) SCHEME 2008

Made ……………………………………………………………..…31st March 2008

Coming into operation ………………………………………………..7th April 2008

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 7th April 2008 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 12) Scheme 2008.

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)

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

Rates of Postage

4.  There shall be substituted the following for Schedule 1 to the Scheme:

“Schedule 1

Paragraphs 5 and 10

Rates of Postage and Limits of Size and Weight

Column 1	Column 2
(a) Rates of Postage for Royal Mail Standard Parcels:
£
Weight not exceeding 2kg	4.20
Weight exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 4kg	6.85
Weight exceeding 4kg but not exceeding 6kg	9.30
Weight exceeding 6kg but not exceeding 8kg	11.40
Weight exceeding 8kg but not exceeding 10kg	12.24
Weight exceeding 10kg but not exceeding 20kg	14.26

SIGNED BY Mark Sherborne

for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Ltd

7th April 2008.

(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.

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(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) Edinburgh Gazette 29/06/2001, issue number: 25040.

(e) Edinburgh Gazette 06/07/2001, issue number: 25044.

(f) Edinburgh Gazette 22/03/2002, issue number: 25188.

(g) Edinburgh Gazette 28/06/02, issue number 25427.

(h) Edinburgh Gazette 16/05/03, issue number 25427.

(i) Edinburgh Gazette 05/12/03, issue number 25543.

(j) Edinburgh Gazette 26/03/2004, issue number 25603.

(k) Edinburgh Gazette 28/05/2004, issue number 25640.

(i) Edinburgh Gazette 01/04/2005, issue number 25812.

(m) Edinburgh Gazette 03/04/2006, issue number 26014.

(n) Edinburgh Gazette 16/03/2007, issue number 26215.