- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As enacted)
Postal Services Act 2011
You are here:
- 2011 c. 5
- Part 3
- The universal postal service
- Section 31
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
Opening Options
Status:
This version of this provision is prospective.
Status
The term provision is used to describe a definable element in a piece of legislation that has legislative effect – such as a Part, Chapter or section. A version of a provision is prospective either:
- where the provision (Part, Chapter or section) has never come into force or;
- where the text of the provision is subject to change, but no date has yet been appointed by the appropriate person or body for those changes to come into force.
Commencement Orders listed in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ box as not yet applied may bring this prospective version into force.
Changes to legislation:
There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Postal Services Act 2011. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Changes to Legislation
Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Changes and effects yet to be applied to :
Changes and effects
This section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.
- s. 2-93 Coming into force by S.I. 2011/2329 art. 3
Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Postal Services Act 2011:
Commencement Orders
This section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.
Commencement Orders bringing provisions within this Act into force:
- S.I. 2011/2329 art. 2 3 commences (2011 c. 5)
- S.I. 2011/3044 art. 2 commences (2011 c. 5)
Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:
- S.I. 2012/628 art. 2-8 commences (2011 c. 20)
- S.I. 2012/1662 art. 2(2)(b) commences (2011 c. 24)
Prospective
31Minimum requirementsE+W+S+N.I.
This section has no associated Explanatory Notes
This section sets out the services that must, as a minimum, be included in a universal postal service.
Requirement 1: delivery of letters or other postal packets
(1)At least one delivery of letters every Monday to Saturday—
(1)(a)to the home or premises of every individual or other person in the United Kingdom, or
(b)to such identifiable points for the delivery of postal packets as OFCOM may approve.
(2)At least one delivery of other postal packets every Monday to Friday to the places within paragraph (1)(a) or (b).
(3)The references in this requirement to the delivery of letters or other postal packets include the delivery of packets posted outside the United Kingdom.
Requirement 2: collection of letters or other postal packets
(1)At least one collection of letters every Monday to Saturday from every access point in the United Kingdom used for the purpose of receiving postal packets, or any class of them, for onwards transmission in connection with the provision of a universal postal service.
(2)At least one collection of other postal packets every Monday to Friday from every access point in the United Kingdom used for that purpose.
(3)The references in this requirement to the onwards transmission of letters or other postal packets include their onwards transmission to places outside the United Kingdom.
Requirement 3: service at affordable prices in accordance with uniform public tariff
(1)A service of conveying postal packets from one place to another by post (including the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting and delivering them) at affordable prices determined in accordance with a public tariff which is uniform throughout the United Kingdom.
(2)The reference in this requirement to conveying postal packets from one place to another includes conveying them to places outside the United Kingdom.
Requirement 4: registered items service
A registered items service at affordable prices determined in accordance with a public tariff which is uniform throughout the United Kingdom.
Requirement 5: insured items service
An insured items service at affordable prices determined in accordance with a public tariff which is uniform throughout the United Kingdom.
Requirement 6: services to blind or partially sighted
The provision free of charge of such postal services as are specified in the universal postal service order to such descriptions of blind or partially sighted persons as are so specified.
Requirement 7: legislative petitions and addresses
A service of conveying free of charge qualifying legislative petitions and addresses.
Options/Help
Print Options
Print The Whole Act
Print The Whole Part
Print The Whole Cross Heading
Print This Section only
You have chosen to open The Whole Act
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
You have chosen to open The Whole Act as a PDF
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
You have chosen to open the Whole Act
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
You have chosen to open Schedules only
The Schedules only you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made):The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
Explanatory Notes
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources