Regulation 3 Amendments to the Postal Services Act 2011

(1)

Schedule 8 to the 2011 Act is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1(3)—

(a)

in paragraph (g), omit the final “and”;

(b)

in paragraph (h), insert “and” at the end;

(c)

after paragraph (h) insert—

“(i)
the purposes for which OFCOM is entitled to request or receive information under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.

(3)

In paragraph 4 after sub-paragraph (1) insert—

“(1A)
If the information is required for a purpose given in paragraph 1(3)(i), the period must be consistent with any applicable period or date for the provision of the information laid down by Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.

(4)

In paragraph 5(1) for “, a requirement imposed under paragraph 1 or 3.”, substitute—

“—

(a)
a requirement imposed under paragraph 1 or 3, or

(b)
a requirement imposed by or under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.

(5)

In paragraph 8(4), after “requirements imposed under paragraph 1 or 3” insert “or by or under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.

(6)

After paragraph 15 insert—

“Interpretation

16.

In this Schedule, “the EU parcel services regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2018/644 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th April 2018 on cross-border parcel delivery services^f1.”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: OJ L112, 2.5.2018, p.18.