The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) Order 2012

Statutory Instruments

2012 No. 936

Postal Services

The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) Order 2012

Made

26th March 2012

Coming into force

1st April 2012

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(1) of the Postal Services Act 2011(1), make the following Order.

Before 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(2) (“the 2003 Act”)(3), 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.

(3)

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.