GROUP 3 — POSTAL SERVICES

1Item No

The supply of public postal services by a universal service provider.

2

The supply of goods by a universal service provider which is incidental to the supply of public postal services by that provider.

NOTES

1

“Universal service provider” means a person who provides a universal postal service, or part of such a service, in the United Kingdom.

2

Subject to the following Notes, “public postal services”, in relation to a universal service provider, means any postal services which the provider is required to provide in the discharge of a licence duty.

3

Public postal services include postal services which a universal service provider provides to allow a person access to the provider's postal facilities, where such services are provided pursuant to a licence duty.

4

Services are not “public postal services” if—

a

the price is not controlled by or under a licence, or

b

any of the other terms on which the services are provided are freely negotiated.

5

But Note (4) does not apply if a licence duty requires the universal service provider to make the services available to persons generally—

a

where the price is not controlled by or under the licence, at the same price, or

b

where terms are freely negotiated as mentioned in Note (4)(b), on those terms.

6

In this Group—

• “licence” means a licence under Part 2 of the Postal Services Act 2000;

• “licence duty” means a duty imposed as a condition of a licence;

• “postal facilities”, in relation to a universal service provider, means the resources and systems deployed by the provider, for the purpose of discharging any licence duty to provide a universal postal service or part of such a service;

• “postal services” and “universal postal service” have the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000.