Part 3

Regulation of postal services

Persons providing services within scope of universal postal service

General universal service conditions
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1
OFCOM may impose a general universal service condition on—
a
every postal operator providing a service within the scope of the universal postal service, or
b
every postal operator providing a service within the scope of the universal postal service of a description specified in the condition.
2
A general universal service condition is—
a
a condition containing such obligations as OFCOM consider necessary to impose for, or in connection with, securing the provision of a universal postal service in accordance with the standards set out in the universal postal service order, or
b
a condition containing such obligations as OFCOM consider necessary to impose for the purposes of section 46.
3
A general universal service condition may require a person—
a
to make contributions in accordance with any scheme established under section 46, and
b
to take such steps as may be required by any such scheme as regards contributions made by users of services within the scope of the universal postal service.
4
At any time when there is a universal service provider, nothing in subsection (2)(a) is to be read as authorising the imposition of a condition requiring a person—
a
to deliver or collect letters or other postal packets as mentioned in section 31,
b
to provide a service throughout the United Kingdom, or
c
to provide a service at an affordable price in accordance with a public tariff which is uniform throughout the United Kingdom.