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Post Office

Royal Mail Group Limited

SUCCESSOR POSTAL SERVICES COMPANY OVERSEAS LETTER POST SCHEME 2001

NOTE: [This note is not part of the Scheme]

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 6 April 2009, provides notification of changes to the prices for several services set out in the Schedules and minor other amendments.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED. OVERSEAS LETTER POST SCHEME 2009 (AMENDMENT NO 16) OLPS 1 / 2009.

Made…………………………………………….………….………………27th March 2009

Coming into operation…………………………….……………………….. 6 April 2009

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 amendment to the Scheme shall come into operation on 6 April and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Letter Post Amendment (No.16) Scheme 2009.

2.  This amendment to the Scheme shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Letter Post Scheme 2001(c) (referred to as “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) 2003,(k)

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.9) 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)

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

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

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.14)(q) and

the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.15)(r).

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

Paragraph 5. LETTERS AND POSTCARDS OTHER THAN AIRMAIL PRINTED PAPERS AND SMALL PACKETS

The word Airmail shall be deleted from the title of paragraph 5.

Sub Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

(1) Postage at the rates specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 shall be charged and paid on Airmail Letters and Postcards for transmission to all European Destinations.

(2) Postage at the rates specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 shall be charged and paid on Airmail Letters and Postcards for transmission to all other worldwide destinations.

Paragraph 9. AEROGRAMMES

Indents (a) and (b) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

(a) on every Airletter sold singly postage of 52p, on every pack of 6 Airletters postage of £2.88, on every pictorial Airletter sold singly postage of 66p and on every pack of 6 pictorial Airletters postage of £3.66;

(b) on every Forces Airletter, postage of 39p.

Paragraph 10. PRINTED PAPERS AND SMALL PACKETS

Sub paragraph (1) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

(1) Postage at the rates specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 shall be charged and paid on Airmail Printed Papers and Airmail Small Packets.

Sub paragraph (2) shall be deleted and replaced with the following:

(2) Postage at the rates specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 shall be charged and paid on Surface Mail Printed Papers and Surface Mail Small Packets.

Sub paragraph (3) shall be deleted, and sub paragraphs (4) and (5) shall be renumbered accordingly.

Paragraph 37. COMPENSATION FOR INCOMING INSURED LETTERS

In sub paragraph (3) the reference to £2,200 shall be deleted and replaced with a reference to £2,800.

Paragraph 37A. COMPENSATION FOR AIRSURE PACKETS, AIRSURE PACKS, INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKETS AND INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PACKS

The maximum compensation limit at sub paragraph (1b) shall be deleted and replaced with £39.00.

Paragraph 40. INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS

The reference to 95p shall be deleted and replaced by a reference to £1.10

SCHEDULE 1

Paragraph 5

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Rates of Postage on Airmail and Surface Mail Letters and Postcards (other than Small Packets and Printed Papers).

Part 1

Rates of Postage under paragraph 5(1)

Airmail Letters To Europe

Weight not over

Stamped Mail/Smartstamp

Franked Mail/Printed Postage Impression

10g

£0.56

£0.55

20g

£0.56

£0.55

40g

£0.81

£0.80

60g

£1.05

£1.03

80g

£1.28

£1.26

100g

£1.52

£1.49

120g

£1.77

£1.74

140g

£2.02

£1.98

160g

£2.26

£2.22

180g

£2.51

£2.47

200g

£2.73

£2.68

220g

£2.96

£2.91

240g

£3.19

£3.13

260g

£3.43

£3.37

280g

£3.65

£3.58

300g

£3.89

£3.82

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a weight of 500g)

£0.19

£0.19

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a weight of 1kg)

£0.17

£0.17

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a weight of 2kg)

£0.15

£0.15

Postcard

£0.56

£0.55

Part 2

Rates of postage under paragraph 5(2)

Airmail Letters To Rest Of The World

Weight not over

Stamped Mail/Smartstamp

Franked Mail/Printed Postage Impression

10g

£0.62

£0.61

20g

£0.90

£0.88

40g

£1.35

£1.33

60g

£1.82

£1.79

80g

£2.31

£2.27

100g

£2.80

£2.75

120g

£3.26

£3.20

140g

£3.75

£3.68

160g

£4.23

£4.16

180g

£4.71

£4.64

200g

£5.19

£5.12

220g

£5.65

£5.58

240g

£6.09

£6.02

260g

£6.55

£6.48

280g

£6.98

£6.91

300g

£7.44

£7.37

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a weight of 500g)

£0.30

£0.30

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a weight of 1kg)

£0.28

£0.28

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a weight of 2kg)

£0.25

£0.25

Postcard

£0.62

£0.61

Part 3

Rates of Postage under paragraph 5(3)

Surface Mail Letters to Rest of World only

Weight not over

20g

£0.54

60g

£0.92

100g

£1.30

150g

£1.83

200g

£2.34

250g

£2.86

300g

£3.36

350g

£3.86

400g

£4.38

450g

£4.88

500g

£5.39

550g

£5.89

600g

£6.40

650g

£6.90

700g

£7.41

750g

£7.92

800g

£8.42

850g

£8.93

900g

£9.43

950g

£9.93

1000g

£10.44

1050g

£10.95

1100g

£11.46

1150g

£11.96

1200g

£12.47

1250g

£12.97

1300g

£13.47

1350g

£13.98

1400g

£14.49

1450g

£15.00

1500g

£15.50

1550g

£16.00

1600g

£16.51

Each additional 50g or part thereof (up to a weight of 2kg)

£0.43

Postcard

£0.54

SCHEDULE 2

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Paragraph 10

Other Rates of Postage

Part 1

Rates of postage under paragraph 10(1)

Airmail Printed Paper and Airmail Small Packets to Europe

Postage Stamped Mail /SmartStamp

Franked Mail/ Printed Postage Impression

Weight not over

10g

£1.21

£1.19

20g

£1.21

£1.19

40g

£1.21

£1.19

60g

£1.21

£1.19

80g

£1.21

£1.19

100g

£1.21

£1.19

120g

£1.31

£1.28

140g

£1.45

£1.42

160g

£1.57

£1.54

180g

£1.70

£1.66

200g

£1.82

£1.78

220g

£1.95

£1.91

240g

£2.06

£2.02

260g

£2.18

£2.13

280g

£2.31

£2.26

300g

£2.44

£2.39

Each 20g thereafter or part thereof (up to a maximum weight of 500)

£0.11

£0.11

Each 20g thereafter or part thereof (up to a maximum weight of 1kg)

£0.11

£0.11

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a maximum weight of 5kg)*

£0.10

£0.10

*Books and pamphlets only over 2kg.

Airmail Printed Paper and Airmail Small Packets to Rest Of The World

Postage Stamped Mail /SmartStamp

Franked Mail/ Printed Postage Impression

Weight not over

10g

£1.68

£1.65

20g

£1.68

£1.65

40g

£1.68

£1.65

60g

£1.68

£1.65

80g

£1.68

£1.65

100g

£1.68

£1.65

120g

£1.93

£1.89

140g

£2.19

£2.15

160g

£2.44

£2.39

180g

£2.70

£2.65

200g

£2.94

£2.89

220g

£3.18

£3.13

240g

£3.41

£3.36

260g

£3.64

£3.59

280g

£3.88

£3.83

300g

£4.11

£4.06

Each 20g thereafter or part thereof (up to a maximum weight of 500)

£0.24

£0.24

Each 20g thereafter or part thereof (up to a maximum weight of 1kg)

£0.23

£0.23

Each additional 20g or part thereof (up to a maximum weight of 5kg)*

£0.22

£0.22

*Books and pamphlets only over 2kg.

Part 2

Rates of postage under paragraph 10(2)

Surface Mail Printed Papers and Small Packets to Europe and the Rest of the World

Weight not over

20g

£0.91

60g

£0.91

100g

£0.91

150g

£1.22

200g

£1.53

250g

£1.84

300g

£2.14

350g

£2.44

400g

£2.76

450g

£3.06

500g

£3.36

550g

£3.67

600g

£3.98

650g

£4.28

700g

£4.59

750g

£4.89

800g

£5.20

850g

£5.50

900g

£5.81

950g

£6.12

1000g

£6.42

1050g

£6.73

1100g

£7.03

1150g

£7.34

1200g

£7.65

1250g

£7.95

1300g

£8.25

1350g

£8.56

1400g

£8.87

1450g

£9.17

1500g

£9.48

1550g

£9.79

1600g

£10.09

Each additional 50g or part thereof (up to a weight of 2kg)

£0.26

Each additional 50g or part thereof (up to a weight of 5kg*)

£0.26

*Books and pamphlets only over 2kg

SCHEDULE 3

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Paragraph 6

Postal packets for transmission to those persons mentioned in paragraphs 6(1)(i) or (ii)

To all British Forces Post Offices

Format

Size

Weight not over (g)

Rate of Postage (£)

Letters

Max 240x165mm 5mm thick

0-100

£0.39

Large Letters

Max 353x250mm 25mm thick

0-100

£0.61

101-250

£0.90

251-500

£1.24

501-750

£1.77

Packets

Over 353mm long or 250mm wide or over 25mm thick

0-100

£1.28

101-250

£1.62

251-500

£2.14

501-750

£2.65

751-1000

£3.25

1001-1250

£4.45

1251-1500

£5.15

1501-1750

£5.85

1751-2000

£6.55

2. Postcards

£0.39

3. Recorded (Signed For)

The fee is 75p per letter in addition to the postage rates set out above

SCHEDULE 4

Countries in Air Mail Rest of World Zone

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Abu Dhabi

Fujairah

Pakistan

Afghanistan

Gabon

Panama

Ajman

Gambia

Papua New Guinea

Algeria

Gaza & Khan Yunis

Paraguay

Angola

Ghana

Peru

Anguilla

Grenada

Philippines

Antigua and Barbuda

Guam

Pitcairn Island

Argentina

Guatemala

Puerto Rico

Aruba

Guinea

Qatar

Ascension

Guinea-Bissau

Ras al Khaima

Australia

Guyana

Reunion

Bahamas

Haiti

Rwanda

Bahrain

Honduras

St Christopher (St Kitts) & Nevis

Bangladesh

Hong Kong

St. Helena

Barbados

India

St Lucia

Belau (Palau)

Indonesia

St Pierre & Miquelon

Belize

Iran (Islamic Republic)

St Vincent & the Grenadines

Benin

Iraq

Sabah

Bermuda

Israel

Samoa (American)

Bhutan

Ivory Coast (Cote d’Ivoire)

Sao Tome & Principe

Bolivia

Jamaica

Sarawak

Botswana

Japan

Saudi Arabia

Brazil

Jordan

Senegal

British Indian Ocean Territory

Kenya

Seychelles

British Virgin Islands

Kiribati

Sharjah

Brunei Darussalem

Korea (S) (Dem. People’s Rep. of)

Sierra Leone

Burkina Faso

Korea (N) (Rep. of)

Singapore

Burundi

Kuwait

Solomon Islands

Cambodia

Laos

Somalia

Cameroon

Lebanon

South Africa

Canada

Lesotho

South Georgia

Cape Verde

Liberia

South Sandwich Islands

Cayman Islands

Libya

Spanish North African Territories

Central African Republic

Macao

Sri Lanka

Chad

Madagascar

Sudan

Chile

Malawi

Surinam

China (People’s Rep.)

Malaysia

Swaziland

Christmas Island

Maldives

Syria

Cocos Islands (Keeling Island)

Mali

Taiwan

Colombia

Marshall Islands

Tanzania

Comoros

Martinique

Thailand

Congo (Republic)

Mauritania

Togo (Rep of)

Congo (Democratic Republic of)

Mauritius

Tonga

Costa Rica

Mexico

Trinidad & Tobago

Cuba

Micronesia

Tristan da Cunha

Curacao

Mongolia

Tunisia

Djibouti

Montserrat

Turks & Caicos Islands

Dominica

Morocco

Tuvalu

Dominican Republic

Mozambique

Uganda

Dubai

Myanmar (Burma)

Umm al Qaiwan

East Timor

Namibia

United Arab Emirates

Ecuador

Nauru Island

Uruguay

Egypt

Nepal

USA

El Salvador

Netherlands Antilles

Vanuatu

Equatorial Guinea

New Caledonia

Venezuela

Eritrea

New Zealand

Vietnam

Ethiopia

New Zealand Island Territories

Virgin Islands (USA)

Falkland Islands

Nicaragua

Wake Island

Fiji

Nigeria

Wallis and Futuna Islands

French Guiana

Niger Republic

Western Samoa

French Polynesia

Norfolk Island

Yemen

French South & Antarctic Territories (no airmail service)

North Mariana Island

Zimbabwe

French West Indies

Oman

  

SCHEDULE 6

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Paragraph 14

Limits of Weight and Size

The limits of weight and size specified in this Schedule apply to postal packets for all overseas destinations.

Maximum weight

Maximum size

1. Letter

2 kg

Length, breadth and depth:

Combined 900 mm

Length 600 mm  Breadth 600 mm Depth 600 mm

2. Postcard

Length 235 mm Breadth 120 mm

3. Printed packet

5 kg

As item 1 in this column

4. Small packet

2 kg

As item 1 in this column

5. Packet consisting of or containing only literature for the blind

7 kg

As item 1 in this column

SCHEDULE 7

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Subject to the conditions outlined in Paragraphs 30, 32A and 37A.

Airsure packets, Airsure packs, International Signed For packets and International Signed For packs — fees and compensation levels

Part 1

Airsure packets (available to destinations determined from time to time by Royal Mail)

Fee:

£4.50, inclusive of compensation not exceeding £39

Fee for additional compensation:

£2.20, for compensation not exceeding £250 or not exceeding £500, depending on destination.

Part 2

Airsure packs, C4 size prepaid up to 300g (available to European destinations determined from time to time by Royal Mail )

Fee:

£7.00, inclusive of compensation not exceeding £39

Fee for additional compensation:

£2.20, for compensation not exceeding £250 or not exceeding £500, depending on destination.

Part 3

Airsure packs, C4 size prepaid up to 300g (available to destinations outside Europe determined from time to time by Royal Mail )

Fee:

£7.99, inclusive of compensation not exceeding £39

Fee for additional compensation:

£2.20, for compensation not exceeding £250 or not exceeding £500, depending on destination.

Part 4

International Signed For packets (available to destinations determined from time to time by Royal Mail)

Fee:

£3.70, inclusive of compensation not exceeding £39

Fee for additional compensation:

£2.20, for compensation not exceeding £250 or not exceeding £500, depending on destination.

Part 5

International Signed For packs, C4 size prepaid up to 300g to European destinations (available to European destinations determined from time to time by Royal Mail)

Fee:

£6.30, inclusive of compensation not exceeding £39

Fee for additional compensation:

£2.20, for compensation not exceeding £250 or not exceeding £500, depending on destination.

Part 6

International Signed For packs, C4 size prepaid up to 300g to destinations outside Europe (available to destinations outside Europe determined from time to time by Royal Mail)

Fee:

£7.50, inclusive of compensation not exceeding £39

Fee for additional compensation:

£2.20, for compensation not exceeding £250 or not exceeding £500, depending on destination

SCHEDULE 10

The contents of the schedule shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced by the following provisions:

Paragraph 34

Special Delivery Packets for Transmission through a British Forces Post Office or to a British Forces Post Office Numbered Address through an ordinary Post Office – Compensation Fees and Maximum Compensation

Compensation not exceeding £500

Fee, including postage

Weight not over 100g

£4.95

Weight not over 500g

£5.40

Weight not over 1,000g

£6.70

Weight not over 2,000g

£8.65

Compensation not exceeding £1,000

Fee, including postage

Weight not over 100g

£5.80

Weight not over 500g

£6.25

Weight not over 1,000g

£7.55

Weight not over 2,000g

£9.50

Compensation not exceeding £2,500

Fee, including postage

Weight not over 100g

£7.40

Weight not over 500g

£7.85

Weight not over 1,000g

£9.15

Weight not over 2,000g

£11.10

Signed by: David Dale for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group PLC

Date: 27th March 2009.

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)). Royal Mail Group Ltd., was formerly known as Royal Mail Group plc and before that Consignia plc.

(b)

2000 c26

(c)

The Post Office Overseas Letter Scheme 2000 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas 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, 29 June 2001, issue number 25040

(e)

Edinburgh Gazette, 17 August 2001, issue number 25068

(f)

Edinburgh Gazette, 14 December 2001, issue number 25136

(g)

Edinburgh Gazette, 28 June 2002, issue number 25246

(h)

Edinburgh Gazette, 28 October 2002, issue number 25314

(i)

Edinburgh Gazette, 11 April 2003, issue number 25407

(j)

Edinburgh Gazette, 2 May 2003, issue number 25419

(k)

Edinburgh Gazette, 3 October 2003, issue number 25507

(l)

Edinburgh Gazette, 26 March 2004, issue number 25603

(m)

Edinburgh Gazette, 5 April 2005, issue number 25812

(n)

Edinburgh Gazette, 24th March 2006, issue number 26014

(o)

Edinburgh Gazette, 2nd June 2006, issue number 26050

(p)

Edinburgh Gazette, 28th July 2006, issue number 26086

(q)

Edinburgh Gazette, 16th March 2007, issue number 26215

(r)

Edinburgh Gazette, 28th March 2008, issue number 26427