Part 3Regulation of postal services
Postal services
I127Postal services, postal packets and postal operators
1
“Postal services” means—
a
the service of conveying postal packets from one place to another by post,
b
the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting and delivering postal packets, and
c
any other service which relates to, and is provided in conjunction with, any service within paragraph (a) or (b).
2
“Postal packet” means a letter, parcel, packet or other article transmissible by post.
3
“Postal operator” means a person who provides—
a
the service of conveying postal packets from one place to another by post, or
b
any of the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting and delivering postal packets.
4
A person is not to be regarded as a postal operator merely as a result of receiving postal packets in the course of acting as an agent for, or otherwise on behalf of, another.
5
The Secretary of State may make regulations prescribing circumstances in which subsection (4) is not to apply.
6
Regulations under subsection (5) are subject to affirmative resolution procedure.