Post Office

Royal Mail Group Limited

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED: SCHEME IP 1 / 2009

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the Scheme

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 comes into force on 6th April 2009.

End of note.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED

INLAND PARCEL POST (AMENDMENT NO. 15) SCHEME 2009

IP1 / 2009

Made ……………………………………………………………..…30th March 2009

Coming into operation ………………………………………………..6th 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 and citation

1.  This Scheme shall come into operation on 6th April 2009 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Ltd. Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 15) Scheme 2009.

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),

the Royal Mail Group Ltd. Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No.12), Scheme 2008(o),

the Royal Mail Group Ltd. Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No.13), Scheme 2008(p),

and the Royal Mail Group Ltd. Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No.14,Scheme 2008(q).

3. Schedule 1

In Schedule 1 of the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post

Scheme 2001

delete “Paragraphs 5 and 10” and substitute, “Paragraphs 5 and 11”.

Under “(a) Rates of Postage for Royal Mail Standard Parcels”:

for the entries at “Column 1” and “Column 2”, substitute the following as formatted below:

Column 1**	Column 2**
£
Weight not exceeding 2kg	4.41
Weight exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 4kg	7.06
Weight exceeding 4kg but not exceeding 6kg	9.58
Weight exceeding 6kg but not exceeding 8kg	11.74
Weight exceeding 8kg but not exceeding 10kg	12.61
Weight exceeding 10kg but not exceeding 20kg	14.69

**These rates also apply to the Compensation Fee Parcel Service to which must be added a Compensation Fee as set out in Schedule 4, Part 1, Column 1.

SIGNED BY Mark Sherborne

for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Ltd.

30th 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, formally called Royal Mail Group plc and before that Consignia plc.

(b) 2000 c26

(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) London Gazette 29/06/2001, issue number: 56259.

(e) London Gazette 06/07/2001, issue number: 56266.

(f) London Gazette 22/03/2002, issue number: 56516.

(g) London Gazette 28/06/02, issue number 56618.

(h) London Gazette 16/05/03, issue number 56937.

(i) London Gazette 05/12/03, issue number 57134.

(j) London Gazette 26/03/2004, issue number 57244.

(k) London Gazette 28/05/2004, issue number 57301.

(l) London Gazette 01/04/2005, issue number 57604.

(m) London Gazette 03/04/2006, issue number 57937.

(n) London Gazette 01/04/2007, issue number 58275.

(o) London Gazette 01/04/2008, issue number 58653.

(p) London Gazette 02/06/2008, issue number 58715.

(q) London Gazette 25/08/2008, issue number 58778.