Post Office

Royal Mail Group Limited

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED SCHEME IP3/2012

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

The amendment to the Scheme which follows this Note is made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (as amended by the Postal Services Act 2011) and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post Scheme 2001. This amendment to the Scheme, which comes into force on 9 January 2012, removes provisions relating to the ‘Poste Restante’ and ‘Local Collect’ services and states that claims for loss or damage must be made within 80 days of the date of posting.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED INLAND PARCEL POST SCHEME 2011 AMENDMENT (NO. 18) 2012

Made…………………………………………….…… 6 January 2012

Coming into operation……………………….……….9 January 2012

Royal Mail Group Limited1 by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 89 of the Postal Services Act 20002 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 9 January 2012 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Limited Inland Parcel Post Scheme (Amendment No.18) 2012.

2.  This amendment to the Scheme shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post Scheme 20013 (referred to as “the Scheme”) as amended by:

(a)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1990

(b)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1991

(c)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 3) Scheme 1992

(d)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 4) Scheme 1993

(e)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 5) Scheme 1993

(f)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 6) Scheme 1993

(g)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 7) Scheme 1994

(h)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 8) Scheme 1996

(i)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 9) Scheme 1997

(j)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 10) Scheme 1998

(k)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 11) Scheme 1999

(l)  the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 12) Scheme 2000

(m)  the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 1) Scheme 2001

(n)  the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 2) Scheme 2001

(o)  the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 3) Scheme 2002

(p)  the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 4) Scheme 2002

(q)  the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 5) Scheme 2003

(r)  the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 6) Scheme 2003

(s)  the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 7) Scheme 2004

(t)  the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 8) Scheme 2004

(u)  the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 9) Scheme IP1/2005

(v)  the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 10) Scheme IP1/2006

(w)  the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 11) Scheme IP1/2007

(x)  the Royal Mail Group Limited, Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 12) Scheme IP1/2008

(y)  the Royal Mail Group Limited, Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 13) Scheme IP2/2008

(z)  the Royal Mail Group Limited, Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 14) Scheme IP3/2008

(aa)  the Royal Mail Group Limited, Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 15) Scheme IP1/2010

(bb)  the Royal Mail Group Limited, Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 16) Scheme IP1/2011

(cc)  the Royal Mail Group Limited, Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 17) Scheme IP2/2011

(dd)  The Royal Mail Group Limited, Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No. 18) Scheme IP3/2012

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

Part 5

Paragraphs 22 and 23A shall be deleted in their entirety.

Schedule 3

Paragraph 7.7 shall read:

“Any claim for loss or damage must be made as soon as possible after the incident and in any case within six months of the date of posting for international services and within eighty (80) days of the date of posting for all other services. Royal Mail will not accept responsibility for claims made after this time.”

Signed by Victoria Kubie for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Limited

Date: 20 December 2011

1 Royal Mail Group Limited (a company registered in England and Wales under number 4138203) has been designated as a universal service provider under paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 9 of the Postal Services Act 2011. Royal Mail Group Limited is the successor postal services company referred to in article 38(1) of the Postal Service Act 2000 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148). Royal Mail Group Limited was formerly known as Royal Mail Group plc and before that Consignia plc

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3 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(1) and (2) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148)