Representation of the People Act 1983 (c.2)U.K.
17(1)Section 91 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (candidate’s right to send election address post free) shall be amended as follows.U.K.
(2)In subsection (1)—
(a)for the words “Post Office regulations” there shall be substituted “ such reasonable terms and conditions as the universal service provider concerned may specify ”,
(b)after the word “of”, where it first appears, there shall be inserted “ any ”,
(c)after the word “postage” there shall be inserted “ which would otherwise be made by a universal service provider ”, and
(d)for the words “regulations” in paragraph (a) there shall be substituted “ terms and conditions ”.
(3)In subsection (2)—
(a)after “any” there shall be inserted “ such ”, and
(b)after “postage” there shall be inserted “ as mentioned above ”.
(4)In subsection (3) for “the Post Office” there shall be substituted “ the universal service provider concerned ”.
(5)After subsection (4) there shall be inserted—
“(5)In this section “universal service provider” has the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 8 para. 17 wholly in force at 26.3.2001, see s. 130 and S.I. 2001/1148, art. 2, Sch. (subject to arts. 3-42)
18U.K.After section 200 of that Act there shall be inserted—
“200A Remuneration for free postal services provided under Act.
(1)This section applies where any postal services are provided without charge by a universal service provider in pursuance of this Act.
(2)The universal service provider shall be entitled to be remunerated for having provided the services at the rate fixed in relation to them by virtue of a scheme under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000.
(3)A sum which a universal service provider is entitled to receive by virtue of this section shall be charged on, and issued out of, the Consolidated Fund.
(4)In this section “postal services” and “universal service provider” have the same meanings as in the Postal Services Act 2000.”
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 8 para. 18 wholly in force at 26.3.2001, see s. 130 and S.I. 2001/1148, art. 2, Sch. (subject to arts. 3-42)