The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) Order 2012

Article 5(1)(e)

SCHEDULE 3 U.K. Addressee services

Redirection services U.K.

1.—(1) One or more services for addressees providing that during a specified reasonable period all postal packets F1 ... that are to be delivered by a universal service provider [F2 to a particular addressee] should be conveyed to a postal address other than that marked on the postal packet (“the redirection address”) within a reasonable period.

(2) This service is not required—

(a) where the redirection address is outside the United Kingdom and—

(i) the postal packet contains registered items or insured items; or

(ii) the postal packet exceeds 100 grams in weight, 240 millimetres in length, 165 millimetres in width or 25 millimetres in thickness;

(b) in relation to postal packets to a particular addressee or from a particular sender or class of sender, where the provision of the service in relation to those postal packets would create a substantial risk of crime;

(c) where the address marked on the postal packet or the redirection address relates to premises in relation to which it is reasonable not to provide the service; or

(d) where the redirection address is a delivery office or a post office.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 omitted (31.12.2013) by virtue of The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 19(a)

F2 Words in Sch. 3 para. 1 inserted (31.12.2013) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 19(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2012, see art. 1

Poste restante services U.K.

1.— [F3 (1)] One or more free of charge services for addressees, which provide—

(a) for the address of any specified post office in the United Kingdom to be used as an addressee’s postal address for a reasonable period, and

(b) for postal packets [F4 meeting the description in sub-paragraph (2)] for that addressee to be held at that post office for a reasonable period for collection by the addressee, provided, in relation to any post office, that it is reasonable for the post office concerned to be used to provide the service.

[F5 (2) The description set out in this paragraph is—

(a) as to the postal packet’s maximum dimensions—

(i) if the postal packet is a right circular cylinder—

(aa) the length plus twice the diameter does not exceed 1040 millimetres;

(bb) the length does not exceed 900 millimetres; and

(cc) the diameter does not exceed 900 millimetres;

(ii) if the postal packet is not a right circular cylinder, the dimensions of the postal packet (measured at their widest points) do not exceed 610 millimetres by 460 millimetres by 460 millimetres; and

(b) as to the postal packet’s minimum dimensions (measured at their narrowest points), each dimension of the postal packet exceeds 0.25 millimetres.]

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 3 para. 2 renumbered as Sch. 3 para. 2(1) (31.12.2013) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 20(a)

F4 Words in Sch. 3 para. 2(1) inserted (31.12.2013) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 20(b)

F5 Sch. 3 para. 2(2) inserted (31.12.2013) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 20(c)

Retention services U.K.

1.— [F6 (1)] One or more services for addressees which provide for a delay for a specified reasonable period to the target delivery date otherwise applicable to any postal packets [F7 meeting the description in sub-paragraph (2)].

[F8 (2) The description set out in this paragraph is—

(a) as to the postal packet’s maximum dimensions—

(i) if the postal packet is a right circular cylinder—

(aa) the length plus twice the diameter does not exceed 1040 millimetres;

(bb) the length does not exceed 900 millimetres; and

(cc) the diameter does not exceed 900 millimetres;

(ii) if the postal packet is not a right circular cylinder, the dimensions of the postal packet (measured at their widest points) do not exceed 610 millimetres by 460 millimetres by 460 millimetres; and

(b) as to the postal packet’s minimum dimensions (measured at their narrowest points), each dimension of the postal packet exceeds 0.25 millimetres.]

Textual Amendments

F6 Sch. 3 para. 3 renumbered as Sch. 3 para. 3(1) (31.12.2013) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 21(a)

F7 Words in Sch. 3 para. 3(1) inserted (31.12.2013) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 21(b)

F8 Sch. 3 para. 3(2) inserted (31.12.2013) by The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/3108), arts. 1, 21(c)