The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013 No. 3108

Statutory Instruments

2013 No. 3108

Postal Services

The Postal Services (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Order 2013

Made

9th December 2013

Coming into force

31st December 2013

The Office of Communications (“OFCOM”), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(1) of the Postal Services Act 2011(1), make the following Order.

Before making this Order, OFCOM have carried out a review of user needs in accordance with section 30(3) of the Postal Services Act 2011, given notice of their proposal to make an Order in accordance with section 403(4)(a) of the Communications Act 2003(2) (“the 2003 Act”)(3), published notice of their proposal in accordance with section 403(4)(b) of the 2003 Act and considered the representations made to them before the time specified in that notice in accordance with section 403(4)(c) of the 2003 Act.

(1)

2011 c.5.

(2)

2003 c.21.

(3)

Section 403 of the 2003 Act is applied to the power of OFCOM to make regulations under section 30(1) of the Postal Services Act 2011 by section 63 of the Postal Services Act 2011.