{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011/schedule-12/paragraph-32",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011/schedule-12/paragraph-32.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/5",
  "legislation_title": "Postal Services Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/32",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "32",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 101 (directions in interests of national security etc) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (1), for the words from “such directions” to “functions” substitute “ a direction to OFCOM in connection with the exercise of their functions relating to postal services ”.\n(3) In subsection (2), for “the Commission” substitute “ OFCOM ”.\n(4) In subsection (3), for the words from “such directions” to the end substitute\n“a direction (relating to the provision of postal services) to—\n(a) a postal operator,\n(b) a description of postal operators, or\n(c) all postal operators.”\n(5) In subsection (4), for “licence holder” substitute “ postal operator ”.\n(6) In subsection (5), for “the Commission” substitute “ OFCOM ”.\n(7) For subsection (6) substitute—\n“(6) Before giving a direction under subsection (3) to a particular postal operator (as opposed to all postal operators or a description of them), the Secretary of State must consult the operator.”\n(8) In subsection (7)(a), for “the Commission” substitute “ OFCOM ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 32 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/5/schedule/12/paragraph/32",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:38.627296+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."
}