Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme, 1986.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (i) This Scheme may be cited as the Inland Post Amendment (No. 36) Scheme, 1986.
(ii) This Scheme shall be operative with effect from the 1st day of March, 1986.
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paragraphs: In this Scheme "the Principal Warrant" means the Inland Post Warrant, 1939 (S.R. and O. No. 202 of 1939).
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paragraphs: This Scheme applies to postal packets as defined in the Principal Warrant which comply with the provisions and restrictions of this Scheme and to which, by virtue of an arrangement between An Post and the sender thereof, this Scheme applies.
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paragraphs: The service provided under this Scheme shall be known as the Postaim Service" and is so referred to in this Scheme.
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paragraphs: Postal packets intended for posting under the Postaim Service may be posted for delivery within the State only.
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paragraphs: Any postal packet intended for posting under the Postaim Service shall contain only printed matter of an advertising and/or promotional nature, and, for the avoidance of doubt and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the following postal items are expressly excluded from the Postaim Service:
items seeking the renewal of a subscription from a subscriber to a product or service, items or notices required by law to be served on the addressee by post or otherwise, items sent in response to a request, items which include reference to any past financial transaction involving the addressee, items reminding members of an organisation of future functions of the organisation, invoices, statements, accounts, annual reports, sales reports, raffles or other forms of lottery tickets, price change notifications, newsletters, meeting notices, merchandise of intrinsic saleable value, registered publications, items for which a fee is payable by the addressee.
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paragraphs: No postal packet may be posted in the Postaim Service if it or any matter contained in it constitutes a communication within the meaning of the Presidential Elections Free Postage Regulations, 1959, the Seanad Elections (University Members) Free Postage Regulations, 1961, the DÃ¡il Elections Free Postage Regulations, 1961, the European Assembly Elections Free Postage Regulations, 1979, or a communication in connection with Local Government Elections.
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paragraphs: Any person intending to use the Postaim Service shall apply to An Post for a licence and An Post may grant such licence subject to such terms and conditions as it may deem fit.
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paragraphs: No posting may be made in the Postaim Service unless two samples of it and anything contained in it are submitted for and receive the prior approval of An Post.
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paragraphs: There shall be charged and paid upon postal packets posted under the Postaim Service the rates specified in the First Schedule hereto.
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paragraphs: Every posting made under the Postaim Service shall be subject to the standard Terms and Conditions of the Service set forth in the Second Schedule hereto.
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paragraphs: (1) Any application for a licence in pursuance of Regulation 8 of this Scheme may be accompanied by an application for permission to use the Business Reply Service and/or Freepost Service.
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paragraphs: (2) If the sender of a postal packet under the Postaim Service solicits in that postal packet a response from the addressee under the Business Reply Service or the Freepost Service, then that response shall be subject to the terms and conditions applying at that time to the said Business Reply Service or Freepost Service, as the case may be.
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paragraphs: Such Regulations in the Principal Warrant as are specified in the Third Schedule hereto shall not apply to any posting made under the Postaim Service.