Postal Services Act 2011
2011 c. 5 · Enacted 13 June 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Contents
- Part 1: Restructuring of Royal Mail group
- Removal of existing statutory restrictions on ownership
- 1Removal of restrictions on ownership of Royal Mail Holdings plc etc
- Ownership of the Royal Mail
- 2Report on decision to dispose of shares in a Royal Mail company etc
- 3Employee share scheme
- Ownership of the Post Office
- 4Restrictions on issue and transfer of shares and share rights in a Post Office company etc
- 5Report on transfer of interest in a Post Office company to a relevant mutual
- 6Meaning of “Post Office company”
- 7Meaning of “relevant mutual”
- Transfer of property etc
- 8Transfer schemes
- 9Transfer of employees otherwise than under transfer scheme
- 10Taxation provisions relating to re-structuring
- Supplementary provisions
- 11Annual report on post office network
- 12Annual report on postal museum collection and archive
- 13Directions
- Interpretation
- 14Ownership of companies
- 15Part 1: general interpretation
- Part 2: Royal Mail Pension Plan
- Introduction
- 16Introduction
- Powers exercisable
- 17Transfer of qualifying accrued rights to new public scheme
- 18Division of the RMPP into different sections
- 19Amendments of the RMPP
- 20Protection against adverse treatment
- 21Transfer of assets of the RMPP
- 22Restriction on power to transfer assets
- Supplementary provisions
- 23Taxation
- 24Information
- 25Orders and regulations
- 26Interpretation of Part 2
- Part 3: Regulation of postal services
- Postal services
- 27Postal services, postal packets and postal operators
- 28General authorisation to provide postal services
- The universal postal service
- 29Duty to secure provision of universal postal service
- 30The universal postal service
- 31Minimum requirements
- 32Section 31: definitions
- 33Exceptions to minimum requirements
- 34Review of minimum requirements
- Universal service providers
- 35Designation of universal service providers
- 36Designated USP conditions
- 37Publication of information about performance
- 38USP access conditions
- 39USP accounting conditions
- Persons providing services within scope of universal postal service
- 40Services within scope of the universal postal service
- 41Notification condition
- 42General universal service conditions
- 43Recovery of administrative charges incurred by OFCOM
- Financial support for universal postal service
- 44Review of costs of universal service obligations
- 45Fairness of bearing burden of universal service obligations
- 46Contributions for meeting burden
- 47Report on sharing mechanism
- Postal operators generally
- 48Notification by postal operators
- 49Essential conditions
- 50General access conditions
- 51Consumer protection conditions
- 52Provision that may be made by consumer protection conditions
- General provisions
- 53Imposition, modification or revocation of regulatory conditions
- 54Enforcement of regulatory requirements
- 55Information
- 56General restriction on disclosure of information
- Appeals
- 57Decisions by OFCOM to impose regulatory conditions, penalties etc
- 58Appeals from the CAT
- 59Price control decisions
- 60Section 59: supplementary
- Supplementary and consequential provisions
- 61Duties in relation to social and environmental matters
- 62UK postage stamps bearing image of Her Majesty
- 63Orders, schemes and regulations made by OFCOM
- 64Abolition of Postal Services Commission etc
- 65Interpretation of Part 3 etc
- 66Transitional provisions for Part 3
- 67Review of Part 3
- Part 4: Special administration regime
- Postal administration orders
- 68Postal administration orders
- 69Objective of a postal administration
- 70Applications for postal administration orders
- 71Powers of court
- 72Postal administrators
- 73Conduct of administration, transfer schemes etc
- Restrictions on other insolvency procedures
- 74Winding-up orders
- 75Voluntary winding up
- 76Making of ordinary administration orders
- 77Administrator appointments by creditors etc
- 78Enforcement of security
- Financial support for companies in administration
- 79Grants and loans
- 80Indemnities
- 81Guarantees where postal administration order is made
- Modifications of regulatory conditions etc
- 82Regulatory powers exercisable during postal administration
- 83Regulatory conditions to secure funding of postal administration order
- Supplementary provisions
- 84Modification of Part 4 under Enterprise Act 2002
- 85Interpretation of Part 4
- 86Partnerships
- 87Northern Ireland
- 88Review of Part 4
- Part 5: General
- 89Orders and regulations made by Ministers of Crown
- 90Minor definitions
- 91Minor and consequential amendments
- 92Financial provisions
- 93Short title, commencement and extent
- Schedule 1: Transfer schemes
- Introduction
- 1Paragraph 1
- Identification of property etc to be transferred
- 2Paragraph 2
- Property, rights and liabilities that may be transferred
- 3Paragraph 3
- Dividing and modifying transferor's property, rights and liabilities
- 4Paragraph 4
- Obligation to effect transfers etc
- 5Paragraph 5
- Effect of transfer scheme: general
- 6Paragraph 6
- Effect of transfer scheme on right to terminate or modify interest etc
- 7Paragraph 7
- Supplementary provisions of schemes
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- Proof of title by certificate
- 14Paragraph 14
- Staff
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- Modification of scheme
- 17Paragraph 17
- Disapplication of certain company law provisions etc
- 18Paragraph 18
- 19Paragraph 19
- Schedule 2: Taxation provisions relating to re-structuring etc
- Transfer of securities of subsidiaries of original holding company to Crown etc
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Transfers of property, rights and liabilities by transfer schemes
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Transfers of securities of original holding company or its subsidiaries
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- Schedule 3: Further provision about access conditions
- Part 1: Provision that may be made by access conditions
- Introduction
- 1Paragraph 1
- Terms of access
- 2Paragraph 2
- Price controls etc.
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Arrangements for provision of services by others
- 6Paragraph 6
- Separation for accounting purposes
- 7Paragraph 7
- Restriction on use of information obtained in connection with giving access
- 8Paragraph 8
- Periods for compliance
- 9Paragraph 9
- Dealing with requests for access
- 10Paragraph 10
- Non-discrimination
- 11Paragraph 11
- Transparency
- 12Paragraph 12
- Part 2: Resolution of access disputes by OFCOM
- Reference of disputes to OFCOM
- 13Paragraph 13
- OFCOM to decide whether to handle dispute
- 14Paragraph 14
- Resolution of disputes by OFCOM
- 15Paragraph 15
- Resolution of disputes: OFCOM's powers
- 16Paragraph 16
- Resolution of disputes: procedure
- 17Paragraph 17
- Reference not to affect legal proceedings or OFCOM's powers
- 18Paragraph 18
- Information
- 19Paragraph 19
- Schedule 4: Recovery of administrative charges incurred by OFCOM
- Fixing of charges
- 1Paragraph 1
- Meaning of OFCOM's postal services functions
- 2Paragraph 2
- Procedure for fixing of charges
- 3Paragraph 3
- Notification of non-payment of charges
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- Penalties for non-payment of charges
- 6Paragraph 6
- Suspending service provision for non-payment
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- Enforcement of directions under paragraph 7
- 9Paragraph 9
- Schedule 5: Approval of redress schemes
- Approval of redress schemes
- 1Paragraph 1
- Approval of redress schemes: supplementary
- 2Paragraph 2
- Procedure for refusing or withdrawing approval
- 3Paragraph 3
- Schedule 6: Imposition, modification or revocation of regulatory conditions
- General test for imposing or modifying regulatory conditions
- 1Paragraph 1
- Provision which may be contained in regulatory conditions
- 2Paragraph 2
- Procedure for imposing, modifying or revoking conditions
- 3Paragraph 3
- Directions and approvals for purposes of conditions
- 4Paragraph 4
- Delivery of copies of notifications etc.
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 7: Enforcement of regulatory requirements
- Introduction
- 1Paragraph 1
- Notification of contravention of regulatory requirements
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- Enforcement notification for contravention of regulatory requirements
- 5Paragraph 5
- Penalties for contravention of regulatory requirements
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- Power to deal with urgent cases
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- Suspending service provision for contravention of regulatory requirements
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- Enforcement of directions under paragraph 8 or 11
- 15Paragraph 15
- Civil liability for breach of regulatory requirements etc.
- 16Paragraph 16
- Schedule 8: Information provisions
- Part 1: Requirements to provide information to OFCOM
- Information required for purposes of OFCOM's functions in relation to postal services
- 1Paragraph 1
- Restrictions on imposing requirements in case of conditions of general application
- 2Paragraph 2
- Information required for related purposes
- 3Paragraph 3
- Manner in which information may be required
- 4Paragraph 4
- Part 2: Enforcement
- Notification of contravention of information requirements
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Penalties for contravention of information requirements
- 7Paragraph 7
- Suspending service provision for contravention of information requirements
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- Enforcement of directions under paragraph 8
- 12Paragraph 12
- Offences in connection with information requirements
- 13Paragraph 13
- Part 3: Supplementary provisions
- Statement of policy on information gathering
- 14Paragraph 14
- Provision of information by OFCOM
- 15Paragraph 15
- . . .
- 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
- Schedule 9: Transitional provisions for Part 3
- Introduction
- 1Paragraph 1
- The universal postal service
- 2Paragraph 2
- Provisional designation of universal service providers
- 3Paragraph 3
- Regulatory conditions applicable as from appointed day
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Recovery of administrative charges incurred by OFCOM
- 7Paragraph 7
- Power to extend operation of time-limited licence condition
- 8Paragraph 8
- Anticipatory exercise of powers
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- Reliance by OFCOM on work done by Postcomm
- 12Paragraph 12
- Consultation on exercise of existing regulatory functions
- 13Paragraph 13
- Enforcement action by Postcomm etc
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- References to universal service provider
- 16Paragraph 16
- Saving
- 17Paragraph 17
- Schedule 10: Conduct of postal administration
- Part 1: Modifications of Schedule B1 to 1986 Act
- Introductory
- 1Paragraph 1
- General modifications of the applicable provisions
- 2Paragraph 2
- Specific modifications
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18Paragraph 18
- 19Paragraph 19
- 20Paragraph 20
- 21Paragraph 21
- 22Paragraph 22
- 23Paragraph 23
- 24Paragraph 24
- 25Paragraph 25
- 26Paragraph 26
- 27Paragraph 27
- 28Paragraph 28
- 29Paragraph 29
- 30Paragraph 30
- 31Paragraph 31
- Part 2: Further modifications of Schedule B1 to 1986 Act: foreign companies
- Introductory
- 32Paragraph 32
- 33Paragraph 33
- Modifications
- 34Paragraph 34
- 35Paragraph 35
- 36Paragraph 36
- 37Paragraph 37
- 38Paragraph 38
- 39Paragraph 39
- Part 3: Other modifications
- General modifications
- 40Paragraph 40
- 41Paragraph 41
- Modifications of 1986 Act
- 42Paragraph 42
- 43Paragraph 43
- 44Paragraph 44
- 45Paragraph 45
- Power to make further modifications
- 46Paragraph 46
- Interpretation of Part 3 of Schedule
- 47Paragraph 47
- Schedule 11: Postal transfer schemes
- Application of Schedule
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Making of postal transfer schemes
- 3Paragraph 3
- Approval and modification of scheme by Secretary of State
- 4Paragraph 4
- Identification of property etc to be transferred
- 5Paragraph 5
- Property, rights and liabilities that may be transferred
- 6Paragraph 6
- Dividing and modifying the old company's property, rights and liabilities
- 7Paragraph 7
- Transfer of regulatory conditions etc
- 8Paragraph 8
- Transfer etc of statutory functions
- 9Paragraph 9
- Effect of postal transfer scheme: general
- 10Paragraph 10
- Effect of postal transfer scheme on right to terminate or modify interest etc
- 11Paragraph 11
- Supplementary provisions of postal transfer schemes
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- Proof of title by certificate
- 18Paragraph 18
- Staff
- 19Paragraph 19
- 20Paragraph 20
- Transfers in case of foreign companies
- 21Paragraph 21
- Transfers by two or more postal transfer schemes
- 22Paragraph 22
- Schedule 12: Minor and consequential amendments
- Part 1: Postal Services Act 2000
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- 14Paragraph 14
- 15Paragraph 15
- 16Paragraph 16
- 17Paragraph 17
- 18Paragraph 18
- 19Paragraph 19
- 20Paragraph 20
- 21Paragraph 21
- 22Paragraph 22
- 23Paragraph 23
- 24Paragraph 24
- 25Paragraph 25
- 26Paragraph 26
- 27Paragraph 27
- 28Paragraph 28
- 29Paragraph 29
- 30Paragraph 30
- 31Paragraph 31
- 32Paragraph 32
- 33Paragraph 33
- 34Paragraph 34
- 35Paragraph 35
- 36Paragraph 36
- 37Paragraph 37
- 38Paragraph 38
- 39Paragraph 39
- 40Paragraph 40
- 41Paragraph 41
- 42Paragraph 42
- 43Paragraph 43
- 44Paragraph 44
- 45Paragraph 45
- 46Paragraph 46
- 47Paragraph 47
- 48Paragraph 48
- 49Paragraph 49
- 50Paragraph 50
- 51Paragraph 51
- 52Paragraph 52
- 53Paragraph 53
- 54Paragraph 54
- 55Paragraph 55
- Part 2: Communications Act 2003
- 56Paragraph 56
- 57Paragraph 57
- 58Paragraph 58
- 59Paragraph 59
- 60Paragraph 60
- 61Paragraph 61
- 62Paragraph 62
- 63Paragraph 63
- 64Paragraph 64
- 65Paragraph 65
- 66Paragraph 66
- 67Paragraph 67
- 68Paragraph 68
- 69Paragraph 69
- 70Paragraph 70
- Part 3: Other enactments
- Commissioners Clauses Act 1847
- 71Paragraph 71
- Improvement of Land Act 1864
- 72Paragraph 72
- Bills of Exchange Act 1882
- 73Paragraph 73
- Congested Districts (Scotland) Act 1897
- 74Paragraph 74
- Law of Property Act 1925
- 75Paragraph 75
- Execution of Diligence (Scotland) Act 1926
- 76Paragraph 76
- Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) (Scotland) Act 1947
- 77Paragraph 77
- London County Council (General Powers) Act 1957
- 78Paragraph 78
- Opencast Coal Act 1958
- 79Paragraph 79
- 80Paragraph 80
- 81Paragraph 81
- Public Records Act 1958
- 82Paragraph 82
- 83Paragraph 83
- 84Paragraph 84
- City of London (Various Powers) Act 1967
- 85Paragraph 85
- Forestry Act 1967
- 86Paragraph 86
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
- 87Paragraph 87
- National Loans Act 1968
- 88Paragraph 88
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1969
- 89Paragraph 89
- Post Office Act 1969
- 90Paragraph 90
- 91Paragraph 91
- 92Paragraph 92
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1970
- 93Paragraph 93
- 94Paragraph 94
- 95Paragraph 95
- Pensions (Increase) Act 1971
- 96Paragraph 96
- Control of Pollution Act 1974
- 97Paragraph 97
- Solicitors Act 1974
- 98Paragraph 98
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
- 99Paragraph 99
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975
- 100Paragraph 100
- Welsh Development Agency Act 1975
- 101Paragraph 101
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
- 102Paragraph 102
- Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979
- 103Paragraph 103
- Highways Act 1980
- 104Paragraph 104
- Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980
- 105Paragraph 105
- 106Paragraph 106
- 107Paragraph 107
- 108Paragraph 108
- 109Paragraph 109
- Acquisition of Land Act 1981
- 110Paragraph 110
- Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981
- 111Paragraph 111
- Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1981
- 112Paragraph 112
- New Towns Act 1981
- 113Paragraph 113
- Civil Aviation Act 1982
- 114Paragraph 114
- Mental Health Act 1983
- 115Paragraph 115
- Representation of the People Act 1983
- 116Paragraph 116
- 117Paragraph 117
- 118Paragraph 118
- 119Paragraph 119
- 120Paragraph 120
- 121Paragraph 121
- Building Act 1984
- 122Paragraph 122
- Administration of Justice Act 1985
- 123Paragraph 123
- Insolvency Act 1986
- 124Paragraph 124
- 125Paragraph 125
- 126Paragraph 126
- Housing (Scotland) Act 1987
- 127Paragraph 127
- Housing Act 1988
- 128Paragraph 128
- 129Paragraph 129
- 130Paragraph 130
- ...
- Paragraph Repealed
- Planning (Hazardous Substances) Act 1990
- 132Paragraph 132
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
- 133Paragraph 133
- Town and Country Planning Act 1990
- 134Paragraph 134
- Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991
- 135Paragraph 135
- Land Drainage Act 1991
- 136Paragraph 136
- Water Industry Act 1991
- 137Paragraph 137
- Water Resources Act 1991
- 138Paragraph 138
- Social Security Administration Act 1992
- 139Paragraph 139
- 140Paragraph 140
- 141Paragraph 141
- Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
- 142Paragraph 142
- 143Paragraph 143
- 144Paragraph 144
- Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992
- 145Paragraph 145
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
- 146Paragraph 146
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995
- 147Paragraph 147
- Local Government and Rating Act 1997
- 148Paragraph 148
- Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) Act 1997
- 149Paragraph 149
- Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997
- 150Paragraph 150
- Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
- 151Paragraph 151
- Competition Act 1998
- 152Paragraph 152
- Northern Ireland Act 1998
- 153Paragraph 153
- Regional Development Agencies Act 1998
- 154Paragraph 154 Repealed
- Greater London Authority Act 1999
- 155Paragraph 155
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
- 156Paragraph 156
- Freedom of Information Act 2000
- 157Paragraph 157
- Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
- 158Paragraph 158
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
- 159Paragraph 159
- 160Paragraph 160
- 161Paragraph 161
- Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001
- 162Paragraph 162
- Enterprise Act 2002
- 163Paragraph 163
- 164Paragraph 164
- 165Paragraph 165
- 166Paragraph 166
- 167Paragraph 167
- Office of Communications Act 2002
- 168Paragraph 168
- Railways and Transport Safety Act 2003
- 169Paragraph 169
- Water Act 2003
- 170Paragraph 170
- London Local Authorities Act 2004
- 171Paragraph 171 Repealed
- Gambling Act 2005
- 172Paragraph 172
- Railways Act 2005
- 173Paragraph 173
- Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006
- 174Paragraph 174
- Consumer, Estate Agents and Redress Act 2007
- 175Paragraph 175
- 176Paragraph 176
- 177Paragraph 177
- 178Paragraph 178
- 179Paragraph 179
- 180Paragraph 180
- 181Paragraph 181
- 182Paragraph 182
- 183Paragraph 183
- 184Paragraph 184
- 185Paragraph 185
- 186Paragraph 186
- 187Paragraph 187
- 188Paragraph 188
- Legal Services Act 2007
- 189Paragraph 189
- London Local Authorities Act 2007
- 190Paragraph 190
- Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
- 191Paragraph 191