Post Office

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC

Royal Mail Group Plc Scheme OP 1/2003

[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 Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001. The Scheme, which comes into force on 17th March 2003, revises certain postal charges.

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC OVERSEAS PARCEL POST (AMENDMENT NO. 5) SCHEME 2003

Made   11th March 2003

Coming into operation   17th March 2003

Royal Mail Group plc(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	(1)	This Scheme shall come into operation on 17th March 2003 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 5) Scheme 2003.
(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) and the Consignia plc Overseas Parcel Post (Amendment No. 4) Scheme 2002(g).

Fees for customs clearance

2	In paragraph 9 of the Scheme (Fees for customs clearance), for the figure “£7.25” there shall be substituted “£7.75”.
Signed by Leigh Brannon

For and on behalf of Royal Mail Group plc

11th March 2003

(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)	2000c.26
(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 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C37)). Royal Mail Group plc is the successor postal services company referred to in article 41(1) of that Order. Its name was changed from Consignia plc on 4th November 2002.
(d)	Edinburgh Gazette 29/6/2001, issue number 25040
(e)	Edinburgh Gazette 6/7/2001, issue number 25044
(f)	Edinburgh Gazette 21/12/2001, issue number 25140
(g)	Edinburgh Gazette 22/3/2002, issue number 25188