{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-administration-rules-2013/rule-165",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-administration-rules-2013/rule-165.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2013/3208",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Administration Rules 2013",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-administration-rules-2013",
  "path": "rule/165",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "165",
  "heading": "Electronic delivery by postal administrator",
  "text": "(1) Where a postal administrator gives, sends or delivers a notice or other document to any person by electronic means, the notice or document must contain or be accompanied by a statement that the recipient may request a hard copy of the notice or document and specifying a telephone number, e-mail address and postal address which may be used to request a hard copy.\n(2) Where a hard copy of the notice or other document is requested, it must be sent within 5 business days of receipt of the request by the postal administrator.\n(3) A postal administrator must not require a person making a request under paragraph (2) of this Rule to pay a fee for the supply of the document.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Rule 165 in force at 31.1.2014, see rule 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3208/rule/165",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:31:29.914042+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}