38.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs, the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Scheme 1989(1) (referred to in this article as “the Scheme”) shall continue in force on and after 26th March 2001 as if made by the successor postal services company under section 89 of the Act.
(2) The Scheme may be cited as the Successor Postal Services Company Inland Parcel Post Scheme 2001.
(3) Except as provided in the following paragraph, a reference in the Scheme to the Post Office shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the successor postal services company.
(4) In paragraph 35 of the Scheme, the reference to the Post Office shall be read as including a reference to the successor postal services company.
(5) In paragraph 3(1) of the Scheme, in the definition of “sender”, the reference to section 30 of the 1969 Act shall be read as including a reference to section 91 of the Act (limited liability for registered inland packets).
(6) In paragraph 7(1) of the Scheme, the reference to section 11(1)(a), (b), and (c) of the 1953 Act shall be read as including a reference to section 85(1) to (4) of the Act (prohibition on sending certain articles by post).
(7) In paragraphs 7(2) and 24(4) of the Scheme, the reference to section 8(3) of the 1953 Act shall be read as including a reference to section 107(1) of the Act.
(8) In paragraph 15(6) of the Scheme, the reference to section 16 of the 1953 Act shall be read as including a reference to section 105(1) and (2) of the Act.
(9) In making the calculation under paragraph 40(2) of the Scheme, the successor postal services company may take into account postal packets received by the Post Office before 26th March 2001.
(10) In Schedule 1 to the Scheme—
(a)in column 1—
(i)in paragraph (a), for “30 kg” there shall be substituted “20 kg”; and
(ii)in paragraph (b), the words “or weight” and “and weight” shall be omitted;
(b)in column 4, for “30 kg (save as the Post Office may allow in (b)), or such lower weight as the Post Office may from time to time determine.” there shall be substituted “20 kg”.
(11) Anything agreed, approved, prescribed or specified for the purposes of the Scheme by the Post Office shall be treated as agreed, approved, prescribed or specified by the successor postal services company.
(12) A reference in the Scheme to a scheme made under section 28 of the 1969 Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as including a reference to a scheme made, or treated by virtue of this Order as made, under section 89 of the Act.
The Post Office Inland Parcel Post Scheme 1989 (London Gazette, 29/09/89, pages 11191–11206) was amended by the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1990 (London Gazette, 07/09/90, pages 14365–6), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1991 (London Gazette, 28/06/91, pages 9944–5), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 3) Scheme 1992 (London Gazette, 27/11/92, pages 20094–5), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 4) Scheme 1993 (London Gazette, 22/01/93, pages 1191–2), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 5) Scheme 1993 (London Gazette, 23/04/93, pages 7216–8), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 6) Scheme 1993 (London Gazette, 29/10/93, page 17398), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 7) Scheme 1994 (London Gazette, 30/09/94, pages 13760–1), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 8) Scheme 1996 (London Gazette, 15/04/96, pages 5346–7), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 9) Scheme 1997 (London Gazette, 04/04/97, page 4135), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 10) Scheme 1998 (London Gazette, 03/04/98, pages 3876–8), the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 11) Scheme 1999 (London Gazette, 26/04/99, pages 4634–5) and the Post Office Inland Parcel Post Amendment (No. 12) Scheme 2000 (London Gazette, 14/04/00, pages 4270–1).