{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-universal-postal-service-order-2012/article-6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-universal-postal-service-order-2012/article-6.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2012/936",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-universal-postal-service-order-2012",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Delivery services",
  "text": "(1) At least one delivery every Monday to Saturday of priority and other letters originating from anywhere in the world—\n(a) to the home or premises of every individual or other person in the United Kingdom; and\n(b) to delivery points approved by OFCOM for the purposes of this paragraph.\n(1A) Delivery on any day from Monday to Friday of standard letters—\n(a) to the home or premises of every individual or other person in the United Kingdom, and\n(b) to delivery points approved by OFCOM for the purposes of this paragraph.\n(2) At least one delivery every Monday to Friday of other postal packets originating from anywhere in the world—\n(a) to the home or premises of every individual or other person in the United Kingdom; and\n(b) to delivery points approved by OFCOM for the purposes of this paragraph.\n(3) The requirements in paragraphs (1) , (1A) and (2) do not need to be met on any day which is (in the part of the United Kingdom concerned) a public holiday.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 6(1) inserted (28.7.2025) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/890), arts. 1, 5(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Art. 6(1A) inserted (28.7.2025) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/890), arts. 1, 5(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in art. 6(3) inserted (28.7.2025) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/890), arts. 1, 5(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 6 in force at 1.4.2012, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/936/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:35:28.959238+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."
}