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Article 5(1)(d)

SCHEDULE 2U.K.Free end-to-end services

Legislative petitions and addressesU.K.

1.  A domestic postal service for the conveyance of legislative petitions and addresses within a reasonable period.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 2 para. 1 in force at 1.4.2012, see art. 1

Meaning of eligible item in relation to services for blind or partially sighted personsU.K.

2.  In paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Schedule, “eligible items” are—

(a)books, papers and letters which are prepared for use by blind or partially sighted people;

(b)papers sent to anyone to be prepared or impressed so blind or partially sighted people can use them;

(c)relief maps;

(d)machines, frames and attachments for making impressions for blind or partially sighted people to use;

(e)writing frames and attachments for blind or partially sighted people to use;

(f)Braille instruction manuals;

(g)games (including card games) for blind or partially sighted people;

(h)mathematical appliances and attachments for blind or partially sighted people;

(i)recordings of readings from printed sources, such as books, journals, newspapers, periodicals or similar publications;

(j)equipment used to play such recordings;

(k)metal plates impressed or sent for impressing for use by blind or partially sighted people;

(l)supplies of covers, envelopes and labels for sending articles for use by blind or partially sighted people;

(m)watches, clocks, timers, tools and measuring equipment designed for blind or partially sighted people to use;

(n)walking sticks adapted for blind or partially sighted people;

(o)harnesses for guide dogs;

(p)computer disks and CDs which are prepared for blind or partially sighted people.

Commencement Information

I2Sch. 2 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2012, see art. 1

Domestic services for blind or partially sighted personsU.K.

3.—(1) A domestic postal service having a routing time of D + 1, for the conveyance of eligible items weighing up to 7 kilograms in aggregate per postal packet—

(a)to blind or partially sighted persons;

(b)from blind or partially sighted persons; or

(c)from organisations representing blind people or providing a service specifically designed for blind or partially sighted persons.

[F1(1A) The service required under sub-paragraph (1) includes provision of a Certificate of Posting free of charge on request if the postal packet is deposited at a post office.]

(2) The service required under sub-paragraph (1) does not include the conveyance of [F2registered items or] insured items.

International services for blind or partially sighted personsU.K.

4.—(1) The services described in [F3sub-paragraph (1A)] for the conveyance of eligible items to EU offices of exchange and ROW offices of exchange for onward conveyance to any country in the world other than the United Kingdom—

(a)to blind or partially sighted persons;

(b)from blind or partially sighted persons; or

(c)from organisations representing blind people or providing a service specifically designed for blind or partially sighted persons.

[F4(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.]

(2) The services required under sub-paragraph (1) do not include the conveyance of [F5registered items or] insured items.

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TerritoriesU.K.

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