Postal Services Act 2000
The Postal Services Act 2000 is the key piece of legislation affecting Postcomm's work. It gives effect to the 1997 Postal Services Directive, and sets out:
- duties and functions of Postcomm, including its duty in relation to ensuring the provision of a universal postal service;
- functions and duties of Postwatch;
- licensing of postal service providers;
- Post Office matters, including financial provisions for Post Offices;
- offences relating to postal services.
Since its introduction in 2000, the Postal Services Act (external website) has been amended by:
- the Postal Services Act 2000 (Disclosure of information) Order 2001, SI 2001 No 3617 (external website);
- the Enterprise Act 2002 Section 278(1) and Schedule 25 paragraph 42 (external website);
- the Postal Services Act (Modification of Section 7) Order 2002, SI 2002 No 200 (external website), and
- the Postal Services (EC Directive) Regulations 2002, SI 2002 No 3050 (external website).
Related documents:
- 26 March 2001
- The Postal Services Act 2000 (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Order 2001. Statutory Instrument 2001, No 1135. Postal Services. (external website) Sets out the definition of "turnover" for the purposes of calculating financial penalties imposed by Postcomm.
- 22 March 2001
- Postal Services Act 2000. Social and Environmental Guidance to the Postal Services Commission issued under Section 41 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (pdf, 46KB)
- 14 March 2001
- Free postal services for the blind. Direction to the Postal Services Commission issued under Section 43(2) of the Postal Services Act 2000 (pdf, 10KB)
- December 2000
- House of Lords Report: "The further liberalisation of community postal services" (external website)
- 28 July 2000
- Explanatory notes on the Postal Services Act 2000 (external website)
