Royal Mail Group Limited

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LIMITED SCHEME OP2/2008

[This Note is not part of the Scheme]

NOTE: The Amendment Scheme which follows this Note is made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 and amends the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001. The Amendment Scheme, which comes into force on 12th April 2008, changes certain products and their prices.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP LTD OVERSEAS PARCEL POST (AMENDMENT NO.13) SCHEME 2008

Made ........................................................................11th April 2008

Coming into operation..............................................12th April 2008

Royal Mail Group Limited (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 12th April 2008 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group Limited Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No.13) Scheme 2008.

2. This Scheme shall be read as one with the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001 (c) (hereinafter called “the Scheme”), as amended by the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 1) Scheme 2001 (d), the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 2) Scheme 2001 (e), the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 3) Scheme 2002 (f), the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 4) Scheme 2002 (g), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 5) Scheme 2003 (h), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 6) 2003 (i), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 7) 2003 (j) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 8) 2004 (k), the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 9) 2005 (l) the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 10) 2006 (m) the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 11) 2007 (n) and the Royal Mail Group Ltd Overseas Parcel Post Scheme (Amendment No. 12) 2008 (o).

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

Schedule 1 (Rates of Postage on Parcels)

4. There shall be substituted the following Parts of Schedule 1 to the Scheme:

PART 1

1	Standard Service parcel to Zone 4	£
not exceeding 0.5g in weight:	5.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	1.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	0.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	0.30
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	0.30
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg	0.20
2	Standard Service parcel to Zone 5
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	7.19
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	2.30
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	1.60
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	1.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	0.60
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg	0.55
3	Standard Service parcel Zone 6
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	18.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	2.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	1.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	0.60
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	0.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	0.40
4	Standard Service parcel to Zone 7
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	19.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	2.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	1.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	0.80
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	0.35
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	0.40
5	Standard Service parcel to Zone 8
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	21.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	2.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	1.10
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	1.10
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	0.40
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	0.40
6	Standard Service parcel to Zone 9
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	22.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	3.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	1.60
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	1.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	1.10
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	0.80
7	Standard Service parcel to Zone 10
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	23.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	5.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	4.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	2.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	2.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	1.60
8	Economy Service parcel to Zone 10
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	19.19
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	4.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	3.60
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	2.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	2.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	2.00
9	Standard Service parcel to Zone 11
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	29.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	6.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	5.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	3.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	2.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	2.50
10	Economy Service parcel to Zone 11
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	24.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	4.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	4.10
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	2.60
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	2.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	2.20
11	Standard Service parcel to Zone 12
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	30.99
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	6.50
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	6.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	5.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	4.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	3.50
12	Economy Service parcel to Zone 12
not exceeding 0.5kg in weight:	24.79
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg in weight up to 2.5kg:	5.20
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 2.5kg in weight up to and including 5kg:	4.80
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 5kg in weight up to and including 10kg:	4.00
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 10kg in weight up to and including 15kg:	3.20
each additional 0.5kg or part of 0.5kg above 15kg in weight	2.80

SIGNED BY Simon Batt, for and on behalf of Royal Mail Group Limited

(a) Royal Mail Group Limited (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 Limited is the successor postal services company referred to in article 37(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No 4 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148) (C37)). It changed its name from Consignia plc on 4 November 2002. It also changed it name from Royal Mail Group plc on 2nd April 2007.

(b) 2000 c26

(c) The Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 1982 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001 and treated as made under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 by article 41(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No.4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C37)).

(d) London Gazette 29/6/2001, issue number 56259

(e) London Gazette 6/7/2001, issue number 56266

(f) London Gazette 21/12/2001, issue number 56424

(g) London Gazette 22/3/2002, issue number 56516

(h) London Gazette 14/3/2003, issue number 56877

(i) London Gazette 21/3/2003, issue number 56884

(j) London Gazette 19/12/2003, issue number 57147

(k) London Gazette 10/09/2004, issue number 57406

(l) London Gazette 23/09/2005, issue number 57765

(m) London Gazette 18/8/2006, issue number 58074

(n) London Gazette 13/7/2007, issue number, 58391

(o) London Gazette 4/04/2008, issue number 58658