http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/97/notesPostal servicesCouncil policies and plansLegislationTrading standardsConsumer complaintsExplanatory Notes to Postal Services Act 2000Department of Trade and IndustryKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2014-03-03 26 28 July 2000 143 Section 97(1) and (2) protect the goods in the mail-bags of universal service providers and foreign postal administrations from harbour charges in respect of those goods. 144 Subsection (3) protects the mail-bags of universal service providers and foreign postal administrations from being detained by a harbour authority for non-payment of charges for a period of eight weeks so that they cannot be held up by a demand for immediate payment. This replaces section 66 of the Post Office Act 1969.