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

Amendments to paragraph 4 of Schedule 2

17.  In paragraph 4 of Schedule 2—

(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “sub-paragraphs (3) to (5)” substitute “sub-paragraph (1A)”;

(b) after sub-paragraph (1), insert—

“(1A) One or more services for the conveyance of postal packets weighing no more than 7 kilograms, where the postal packet is conveyed to the EU office of exchange or the ROW office of exchange (as the case may be) within a period that is—

(a) reasonable; and

(b) compatible with a routing time for the provision of the end-to-end service of D + 7.

(1B) The services required under sub-paragraph (1) include provision of a Certificate of Posting free of charge on request if the postal packet is deposited at a post office.”

(c) in sub-paragraph (2), after “conveyance of”, insert “registered items or”;

(d) omit sub-paragraphs (3) to (8).