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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-universal-postal-service-order-2012/article-7",
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  "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/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Collection services",
  "text": "(1) At least one collection—\n(a) every Monday to Saturday, from access points for priority and other letters for the end-to-end services at affordable prices and the free end-to-end services; and\n(b) every Monday to Friday, from access points for standard letters and other postal packets for the end-to-end services at affordable prices and the free end-to-end services.\n(2) The requirements in paragraph (1) 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. 7(1)(a) inserted (28.7.2025) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/890), arts. 1, 6(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 7(1)(b) inserted (28.7.2025) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/890), arts. 1, 6(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 7 in force at 1.4.2012, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/936/article/7",
    "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."
}