(1)For the purposes of section 12(1) (Defacement of buildings) of the London Local Authorities Act 1995 (c. x), a universal service provider shall be deemed to be the occupier of any plant or apparatus comprising a universal postal service letter box or universal postal service pouch-box belonging to it.
(2)Before serving any notice under section 12(1)(a) of that Act in respect of a universal postal service letter box or universal postal service pouch-box a council shall serve not less than 28 days' notice of their intention to do so on the universal service provider to which the letter box or pouch-box belongs.
(3)In this section—
“universal service provider” means any universal service provider for the purposes of the Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26);
“universal postal service letter box” has the meaning given in section 86(4) of that Act;
“universal postal service pouch-box” has the meaning given in paragraph 1(10) of Schedule 6 to that Act.