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Royal Mail Group plc

ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC SCHEME IL1/2005

[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 Letter Post Scheme 2001. The Scheme, which comes into effect on 18 February 2005, clarifies the position of franked mail collected from senders by third parties and posted. ROYAL MAIL GROUP PLC INLAND LETTER POST (AMENDMENT NO 15) SCHEME 2005 Made18 February 2005 Coming into operation18 February 2005 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, citation and interpretation 1. This Scheme shall come into operation on 18 February 2005 and may be cited as the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 15) Scheme 2005. 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 amended by the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 1) Scheme 2001(d), the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 2) Scheme 2001(e), the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 3) Scheme 2001(f), the Consignia plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 4) Scheme 2002(g), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 5) Scheme 2002(h), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 6) Scheme 2003(i), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 7) Scheme 2003(j), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 8) Scheme 2003(k), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 9) Scheme 2004(l), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 10) Scheme 2004(m), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post Scheme (Amendment No 11) Scheme 2004(n), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 12) Scheme 2004(o), the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 13) Scheme 2004(p) and the Royal Mail Group plc Inland Letter Post (Amendment No 14) Scheme 2004(q). 3. A reference in this Scheme to the Successor Postal Services Company shall be read as a reference to Royal Mail Group plc. Paragraph 13 POSTING 4. A new paragraph shall be added as follows: 13.4.1 For the avoidance of doubt, Royal Mail will treat any franked mail posted by a third party as being pre-paid for the purposes of section 7(2)(h) of the Postal Services Act 2000. Signed by John Rowley, 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. Royal Mail Group plc 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. (b) 2000 c 26. (c) The Post Office Inland Letter Scheme 2000 was amended, renamed the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Letter Post Scheme 2001 and 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 (C 37)). (d)  The London Gazette 29 June 2001, Issue No 56259. (e)  The London Gazette 6 July 2001, Issue No 56266. (f)  The London Gazette 23 November 2001, Issue No 56397. (g)  The London Gazette 28 June 2002, Issue No 56618. (h)  The London Gazette 17 January 2003, Issue No 56822. (i)  The London Gazette 2 May 2003, Issue No 56924. (j)  The London Gazette 21 November 2003, Issue No 57120. (k)  The London Gazette 24 December 2003, Issue No 57151. (l)  The London Gazette 26 March 2004, Issue No 57244. (m)  The London Gazette 16 April 2004, Issue No 57262. (n)  The London Gazette 24 September 2004, Issue No 57419. (o)  The London Gazette 8 October 2004, Issue No 57432. (p)  The London Gazette 22 October 2004, Issue No 57445. (q)  The London Gazette, 17 December 2004, Issue No 57500. 18 February 2005.