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Section 13 Defacement of buildings: protection of universal postal service providers

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(1)

For the purposes of section 12(1) (Defacement of buildings) of the London Local Authorities Act 1995 (c. x), a universal service provider shall be deemed to be the occupier of any plant or apparatus comprising a universal postal service letter box or universal postal service pouch-box belonging to it.

(2)

Before serving any notice under section 12(1)(a) of that Act in respect of a universal postal service letter box or universal postal service pouch-box a council shall serve not less than 28 days' notice of their intention to do so on the universal service provider to which the letter box or pouch-box belongs.

(3)

In this section—

  • “universal service provider” means any universal service provider for the purposes of the Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26);

  • “universal postal service letter box” has the meaning given in section 86(4) of that Act;

  • “universal postal service pouch-box” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(10) of Schedule 6 to that Act.