Postal Services Act 2011

25 (1) Section 90 (exclusion of liability) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) Before subsection (1) insert—

“(A1) This section applies in relation to—

(a) the provision by a universal service provider of a universal postal service, and

(b) the provision by a postal operator of a service in relation to which a scheme under section 89 (made by the operator) applies.

(A2) In this section—

(a) “the operator” means the universal service provider or the postal operator concerned, and

(b) “the service” means the service mentioned in subsection (A1)(a) or (b) (as the case may be).”

(3) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “a universal service provider” substitute “ the operator ”, and

(b) for “a universal postal service” substitute “ the service ”.

(4) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “a universal service provider” substitute “ the operator ”,

(b) for “the provider”, in both places, substitute “ the operator ”, and

(c) in paragraph (b), for “an inland packet” substitute “ a postal packet ”.

(5) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “the universal service provider concerned” substitute “ the operator ”,

(b) for “the provider” substitute “ the operator ”, and

(c) in paragraph (b), for “an inland packet” substitute “ a postal packet ”.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 25 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3