Amendments to the Postal Services Act 2011
3.—(1) Schedule 8 to the 2011 Act is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph 1(3)—
(a)in paragraph (g), omit the final “and”;
(b)in paragraph (h), insert “and” at the end;
(c)after paragraph (h) insert—
“(i)the purposes for which OFCOM is entitled to request or receive information under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.
(3) In paragraph 4 after sub-paragraph (1) insert—
“(1A) If the information is required for a purpose given in paragraph 1(3)(i), the period must be consistent with any applicable period or date for the provision of the information laid down by Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.
(4) In paragraph 5(1) for “, a requirement imposed under paragraph 1 or 3.”, substitute—
“—
(a)a requirement imposed under paragraph 1 or 3, or
(b)a requirement imposed by or under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.
(5) In paragraph 8(4), after “requirements imposed under paragraph 1 or 3” insert “or by or under Article 4, 5 or 6 of the EU parcel services regulation.”.
(6) After paragraph 15 insert—
“Interpretation
16. In this Schedule, “the EU parcel services regulation” means Regulation (EU) 2018/644 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18th April 2018 on cross-border parcel delivery services().”.