Post Office

Royal Mail Group Limited

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED SCHEME IL1/2010

[This note is not part of the Scheme]

Note . The Scheme that 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. This Scheme, which comes into force on 1st February 2010, sets out changes to the Local Collect Service described in section 41A and the Fees payable for its use as set out in paragraph 21 of Schedule 1.

End of Note

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED INLAND LETTER POST (AMENDMENT NO 28) SCHEME 2010

Made…………………………….……………29th January 2010

Coming into operation……….……...………1st February 2010

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 Scheme shall come into operation on 1st February 2010 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Limited Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No.28) 2010.

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 previously amended by:

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.1) 2001,(d)

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.2) 2001,(e)

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.3) 2001,(f)

the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.4) 2002,(g)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.5) 2002,(h)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.6) 2003,(i)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.7) 2003,(j)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.8) 2003,(k)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.9) 2004,(l)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.10) 2004,(m)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.11) 2004,(n)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.12) 2004,(o)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.13) 2004,(p)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.14) 2004,(q)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.15) 2005,(r)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.16) 2005,(s)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.17) 2005,(t)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.18) 2005,(u)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.19) 2006,(v)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.20) 2006,(w)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.21) 2006,(x)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.22) 2006,(y)

the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.23) 2007,(z)

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.24) 2008,(aa)

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.25) 2008,(bb)

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.26) 2009,(cc)

the Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Letter Post Scheme Amendment (No.26) 2009.(dd)

PART 3: SPECIAL CONDITIONS

Sections 41A.3, (but not sub-section 41A3.1) and 41A.4, of the Scheme shall be deleted and the following substituted :

41A. LOCAL COLLECT

41A.3 Business wishing to use the Local Collect service must purchase and use LC004 labels to designate that the postal packet upon which it is used is subject to local collect and may be sent;

41 A.4 Deleted

41A.3.2 Deleted

Schedule 1: Postage Rates and Fees

Paragraph 21 of Schedule 1 of the Scheme shall be deleted and the following substituted:

21. LOCAL COLLECT

For Local Collect Business the fee payable is £1.00 per LC004 label, per item .

For Local Collect Social the fee payable by the addressee requesting the service is £1.50 per item .

Signed by: Paul Simpson for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Ltd.

Date: 22nd January 2010

(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)). It changed its name from Consignia plc on 4 November 2002 to Royal Mail Group plc and to Royal Mail Group Ltd on 2nd April 2007.

(b)  2000 c26

(c)  The Post Office Inland Letter Scheme 2000 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post Scheme 2001and 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, 29th June 2001, issue number 25040

(e)  Edinburgh Gazette, 6th July 2001,issue number 25044

(f)  Edinburgh Gazette, 23rd November, issue number 25124

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(n)  Edinburgh Gazette, 24 September 2004, issue number 25708

(o)  Edinburgh Gazette, 8th October 2004, issue number 25716

(p)  Edinburgh Gazette, 22nd October 2004, issue number 25724

(q)  Edinburgh Gazette, 17th December 2004, issue number 25756

(r)  Edinburgh Gazette, 18th February 2005, issue number 25788

(s)  Edinburgh Gazette, 1st April 2005, issue number 25812

(t)  Edinburgh Gazette, 1st April 2005, issue number 25812

(u)  Edinburgh Gazette, 15th July 2005, issue number 25873

(v)  Edinburgh Gazette, 24th March 2006 issue number 26014

(w)  Edinburgh Gazette, 21st April 2006, issue number 26030

(x)  Edinburgh Gazette, 9th June 2006, issue number 26058

(y)  Edinburgh Gazette, 28th July 2006, issue number 26086

(z)  Edinburgh Gazette, 16th March 2007, issue number 26215

(aa)  Edinburgh Gazette, 14th March 2008, issue number 26419

(bb)  Edinburgh Gazette, 29th July 2008, issue number 26498

(cc)  Edinburgh Gazette, 27th March 2009, issue number 26608

(dd)  Edinburgh Gazette, 23rd October 2009, issue number 26699