SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Transitional provisions for Part 3
Provisional designation of universal service providers
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1
OFCOM may before the appointed day designate provisionally, with effect from that date, one or more postal operators as universal service providers.
2
A provisional designation must be—
a
notified to the person designated,
b
published in such manner as OFCOM consider appropriate for bringing it to the attention of the persons who, in their opinion, are likely to be affected by it, and
c
notified to the European Commission.
3
Whilst in force a provisional designation has the same effect as designation under section 35.
4
A provisional designation ceases to have effect on the making of the first designation under that section.