{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-universal-postal-service-order-2012/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-universal-postal-service-order-2012/introduction.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": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Postal Services\nMade 26th March 2012\nComing into force 1st April 2012\nThe Office of Communications (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(1) of the Postal Services Act 2011, make the following Order.\nBefore making this Order, OFCOM have given notice of their proposal to do so in accordance with section 403(4)(a) of the Communications Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”), published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 403(4)(b) of the 2003 Act and have considered the representations made to them before the time specified in that notice in accordance with section 403(4)(c) of the 2003 Act.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2011 c.5."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "2003 c.21."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 403 of the 2003 Act is applied to the power of OFCOM to make regulations under section 30(1) of the Postal Services Act 2011 by section 63 of the Postal Services Act 2011."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/936/introduction",
    "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."
}