Postal Services Act 2011

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8(1)A postal transfer scheme may contain provision—U.K.

(a)for a new company to be treated for all purposes as having been designated by OFCOM under section 35 as a universal service provider, and

(b)for the transfer to a new company of the whole or part of any obligation contained in a regulatory condition to which the old company was subject.

(2)The reference to the transfer of a part of any obligation includes the transfer of any obligation so far as relating to an area specified or described in provision made by the scheme.

(3)A postal transfer scheme may, in consequence of provision made under sub-paragraph (1), make modifications of regulatory conditions to which the old company or new company are subject.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 11 para. 8 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3