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Post Office Inland Parcel Post Schemes 1989-2012

In 1989 the general Inland Post Scheme was split into two, one for letters and one for parcels (in advance of the rebranding of Royal Mail Parcels as Parcelforce in 1990).

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 Saving Provisions) Order 2001 (2001/1148 (C.37)). Hence the "Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.1) Scheme 2001" follows directly after the "Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.12) Scheme 2000" and continues the process of amendments – except that the numbering was restarted.


Date Scheme Preamble
1989
(2 Oct)

Post Office Inland Parcel Post Scheme 1989 (link)

The Scheme which follows this note has been made under section 28 of the Post Office Act 1969 and will come into operation on 2nd October 1989, when it will replace:

(a) the Post Office Inland Post Scheme 1979 (Post Office Scheme PI/1979) and

(b) the following schemes which amended that scheme, that is to say: the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1979 (Post Office Scheme PS/1979), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1980 (Post Office Scheme PI/1980), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 3) Scheme 1980 (Post Office Scheme P6/1980), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 4) Scheme 1981 (Post Office Scheme PI/1981), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 5) Scheme 1981 (Post Office Scheme PS/1981), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 6) Scheme 1981 (Post Office Scheme PI 1/1981), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 7) Scheme 1981 (Post Office Scheme P12/1981), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 8) Scheme 1981 (Post Office Scheme PIS/1981), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 9) Scheme 1982 (Post Office Scheme PI/1982), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 10) Scheme 1983 (Post Office Scheme PI/1983), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 11) Scheme 1983 (Post Office Scheme P3/1983), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 12) Scheme 1983 (Post Office Scheme PS/1983), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 13) Scheme 1984 (Post Office Scheme 1/1984), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 14) Scheme 1984 (Post Office Scheme 2/1984), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 15) Scheme 198S (Post,Office Scheme 2/198S), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 16) Scheme 198S (Post Office Scheme 6/198S), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 17) Scheme 1986 (Post Office Scheme 4/1986), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 18) Scheme 1986 (Post Office Scheme 6/1986), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 19) Scheme 1987 (Post Office Scheme 4/1987), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 20) Scheme 1988 (Post Office Scheme 1/1988), the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 21) Scheme 1988 (Post Office Scheme 2/1988) and the Post Office Inland Post Amendment (No. 22) Scheme 1988 (Post Office Scheme 3/1988).

1990
(17 Sep)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 17th September 1990, revises certain postal charges.

1991
(1 Jul)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 1st July 1991, revises certain postal charges.

1992
(30 Nov)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 30th November 1992, revises certain postal charges.

1993
(25 Jan)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 25th January 1993, revises certain postal charges and service details and prices for parcel redirection.

1993
(26 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 26th April 1993, revises certain postal facilities and removes the Channel Islands and Datapost from the Scheme.

1993
(1 Nov)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 1st November 1993, revises certain postal charges.

1994
(3 Oct)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 3rd October 1994, revises certain postal charges.

1996
(15 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 15th April 1996, revises certain postal charges.

1997
(7 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on the 7th April 1997, revises certain postage charges.

1998
(6 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 6th April 1998, revises certain postage charges.

1999
(26 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 26th April 1999 revises certain postage charges and makes certain changes to compensation arrangements.

2000
(27 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into operation on 27 April 2000, makes certain amendments consequential to the Post Office Inland Letter Post Scheme 2000 (IL1/2000) and the Post Office Scheme for Franking Letters and Parcels 2000 (Fl/2000), and revises certain postage charges to inland destinations.

2001
(2 Jul)

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

The Scheme, which comes into force on 2nd July 2001 revises certain postal charges.

2001
(9 Jul)

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

The Scheme, which comes into force on 9 July 2001 introduces the Local Collect service.

2002
(2 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into force on 2nd April 2002 revises charges for private boxes.

2002
(4 Jul)

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

The Scheme, which comes into force on 4 July 2002, revises certain postal charges.

2003
(17 May)

Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.5) Scheme 2003 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 17th May 2003, revises certain postal charges.

2003
(8 Dec)

Consignia plc Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.6) Scheme 2003 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 8 December 2003, revises certain compensation payments.

2004
(1 Apr)

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

The Scheme, which comes into force on 1st April 2004, revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions.

2004
(1 Jun)

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

The Scheme, which comes into force on 1 June 2004, revises certain postal charges.

2005
(7 Apr)

Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.9) Scheme 2005 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 7th April 2005, revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions.

2006
(3 Apr)

Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.10) Scheme 2006 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 3 April 2006, revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions.

2007
(2 Apr)

Royal Mail Group plc Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.11) Scheme 2007 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 2nd April 2007, revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions.

2008
(7 Apr)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.12) Scheme 2008 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 7th April 2008, revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions.

2008
(9 Jun)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.13) Scheme 2008 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 9th June 2008, relates to size and weight of postal packets.

2008
(1 Aug)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.14) Scheme 2008 (link)

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 comes into force on 1st August 2008.

2010
(1 Feb)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.15) Scheme 2010 (link)

This Scheme, which comes into force on 1st February 2010, sets out changes to the Local Collect Service described in section 23A and the Fees payable for its use as set out in Schedule 3.

2011
(31 Jan)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.16) Scheme 2011 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 31st January 2011 revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions.

2011
(4 Apr)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.17) Scheme 2011 (link)

The Scheme, which comes into force on 4th April 2011 revises certain postal charges and compensation provisions.

2012
(9 Jan)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.18) Scheme 2012 (link)

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.

2012
(30 Apr)

Royal Mail Group Ltd Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No.19) Scheme 2012 (link)

This amendment to the Scheme, which comes into force on 30th April 2012 removes certain services from the Scheme and amends the compensation provisions available.

2012
(24 Sep)

Royal Mail Scheme for Inland Parcels September 2012 (link)

The Scheme that follows this Note is made under Section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (as amended by the Postal Services Act 2011). This Scheme will come into force on 24th Sept 2012 and provides for delivery to neighbour as well as setting out more clearly what will happen to an item that cannot be successfully delivered first time. This Scheme is made by modifying the SUCCESSOR POSTAL SERVICES COMPANY INLAND PARCEL POST SCHEME 2001 (AS AMENDED) by making the changes set out below. A consolidated version of the new Scheme is available on Royal Mail’s website (www.royalmail.com).