Royal Mail Group plc
ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC SCHEME IP1/2004
[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 1 April 2004, revises certain postal charges
and compensation provisions. ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC INLAND PARCEL POST (AMENDMENT NO 7) SCHEME 2004 Made 26 March 2004 Coming into operation 1 April 2004 Royal Mail Group plc(a) by
virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000
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 1 April 2004 and may be cited as the
Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No 7) Scheme 2003. 2. This Scheme
shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post
Scheme 2001(b) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”), as amended by the Consignia plc
Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No 1) Scheme 2001(c), the Consignia plc Inland Parcel
Post (Amendment No 2) Scheme 2001(d), the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment
No 3) Scheme 2002(e), the Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No 4) Scheme
2002(f), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No 5) Scheme 2003(g),
the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post (Amendment No 6) Scheme 2002(h). 3. A
reference in this Scheme to the Successor Postal Services Company shall be read as
a reference to Royal Mail Group plc. Rates of Postage 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 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
| Description of postal packet |
Rates of postage |
Limits of size |
Limits of weight |
| Parcels |
| (a) Weight not exceeding 1kg |
£3.46 |
Save as Royal Mail Group plc may allow in (b)— Greatest length 1.5m |
Not exceeding 20kg |
| Weight exceeding 1kg but not exceeding 1.5kg |
£4.45 |
—Greatest length and girth combined 3m |
| Weight exceeding 1.5kg but not exceeding 2kg |
£4.78 |
(the girth to be measured around the thickest part) |
| Weight exceeding 2kg but not exceeding 4kg |
£7.20 |
| Weight exceeding 4kg but not exceeding 6kg |
£7.86 |
| Weight exceeding 6kg but not exceeding 8kg |
£8.96 |
| Weight exceeding 8kg but not exceeding 10kg |
£9.62 |
| Weight exceeding 10kg but not exceeding 20kg |
£11.21 |
| (b) Where Royal Mail Group plc allows transmission of a parcel which exceeds the size
limits shown in paragraph (a), such rate as Royal Mail Group plc may fix, having regard
to the size” |
Compensation Fees There shall be substituted the following for Schedule 4 Part I
of the Scheme
Part I Parcel Compensation fee and maximum compensation.
| Column 1 |
Column 2 |
| Compensation fee (in addition to postage) |
Maximum compensation payable |
| £0.50 |
£100 |
| £1.15 |
£250 |
| £2.25 |
£500 |
Signed by Mark Sherborne for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group plc (a) Royal Mail Group plc (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. (b) 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 Savings Provisions) Order
2001 (2001/1148 (C.37)). (c)
The London Gazette 29/06/2001, Issue No 56259. (d)
The London Gazette 06/07/2001, Issue No 56266. (e)
The London Gazette 22/03/2002, Issue No 56516. (f)
The London Gazette 28/06/2002, Issue No 56618. (g)
The London Gazette 16/05/2003, Issue No 56937. (h)
The London Gazette 05/12/2003, Issue No 57134.
26 March 2004.
