Postal Services Act 2011

Manner in which information may be required U.K.

4 (1) A person required to provide information under paragraph 1 or 3 must provide it in such manner and within such reasonable period as may be specified by OFCOM. U.K.

F1 (1A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) OFCOM must require the provision of information under paragraph 1 or 3 by a demand which—

(a) describes the required information, and

(b) sets out OFCOM's reasons for requiring it.

(3) The reasons for requiring information for statistical purposes under paragraph 1 or 3 must set out the statistical purposes for which the information is required.

(4) A demand for information under paragraph 1 or 3 must be contained in a notice served on the person from whom the information is required.

(5) This is subject to an exception in the case of information required by OFCOM for the purpose of ascertaining who is liable to charges under Schedule 4.

(6) In that case, the demand—

(a) may be made by being published in such manner as OFCOM consider appropriate for bringing it to the attention of the persons described in the demand as the persons from whom the information is required, and

(b) may take the form of a general demand for a person so described to provide information when specified conditions relevant to the person's liability to the charges are satisfied.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 8 para. 4(1A) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Cross-border Parcel Delivery Services (Amendment) (No.2) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1036), regs. 1(2), 4(3)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 8 para. 4 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3