Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011

Inhalt

1. Art. 1. Short title, collective citation and construction.
2. Art. 2. Definition.
3. Art. 3. Expenses.
4. Art. 4. Repeals and revocations.
5. Art. 5. Amendments to other enactments.
6. Art. 6. Interpretation (Part 2).
7. Art. 7. Service of notices under this Part.
8. Art. 8. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act (interpretation).
9. Art. 9. Amendment of section 10 of Principal Act (functions of Commission).
10. Art. 10. Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act (objectives of Commission).
11. Art. 11. Power of Commission to obtain information from postal service provider.
12. Art. 12. Alternative procedure for enforcement of section 13F of Principal Act.
13. Art. 13. Amendment of section 38A of Principal Act (Commission may require persons to give evidence or produce documents).
14. Art. 14. National regulatory authority.
15. Art. 15. Public consultation process.
16. Art. 16. Universal postal service.
17. Art. 17. Designation of An Post as universal postal service provider.
18. Art. 18. Designation of universal postal service providers — general provisions.
19. Art. 19. Review by Commission.
20. Art. 20. Notification of designation.
21. Art. 21. Designation subject to certain requirements.
22. Art. 22. Terms and conditions of and charges made in respect of provision of universal postal service — An Post.
23. Art. 23. Terms and conditions of and charges made in respect of provision of universal postal service — subsequent universal postal service providers.
24. Art. 24. Terms and conditions, charges — provisions of general application.
25. Art. 25. Transitional provision — An Post.
26. Art. 26. Limitation of liability of universal postal service provider.
27. Art. 27. Power to require carrying of postal packets and mail bags by ship or aircraft.
28. Art. 28. Tariff requirements.
29. Art. 29. Terminal dues and evasion of postage.
30. Art. 30. Price regulation.
31. Art. 31. Universal postal service accounting obligations.
32. Art. 32. Quality of service standards.
33. Art. 33. Access to postal network of universal postal service provider.
34. Art. 34. Access to postal infrastructure.
35. Art. 35. Net cost of provision of universal postal service.
36. Art. 36. Financing of provision of universal postal service.
37. Art. 37. Postal services within scope of universal postal service.
38. Art. 38. Authorisation to provide a postal service.
39. Art. 39. Conditions of authorisation.
40. Art. 40. Register of postal service providers.
41. Art. 41. Suspension or withdrawal of authorisation.
42. Art. 42. Withdrawal of postal services.
43. Art. 43. Complaints and redress procedures.
44. Art. 44. Amendment of section 30 of Principal Act (levies and fees).
45. Art. 45. Protection of whistleblowers.
46. Art. 46. Inviolability of mails and immunity from prosecution.
47. Art. 47. Powers as to the transmission of postal packets.
48. Art. 48. Power to detain postal packets.
49. Art. 49. Evidential provisions in relation to postage.
50. Art. 50. Evidence of thing being a postal packet.
51. Art. 51. Directions and compliance.
52. Art. 52. Appeals to High Court.
53. Art. 53. Prohibition on opening of postal packets and mail bags.
54. Art. 54. Ministerial directions to postal service providers.
55. Art. 55. Prohibition on sending certain articles by post.
56. Art. 56. Obstruction of a universal postal service provider.
57. Art. 57. Prohibition on interference with post boxes.
58. Art. 58. Secretion of a postal packet.
59. Art. 59. Amendment of section 43 of Principal Act (prosecution of summary offences by Commission).
60. Art. 60. Amendment of section 44 of Principal Act (notice by Commission of intention to prosecute, etc.).
61. Art. 61. Provision of free postage to candidates.
62. Art. 62. Amendments to Seanad Electoral (University Members) Act 1937.
63. Art. 63. Amendments to Electoral Act 1992.
64. Art. 64. Amendments to Presidential Elections Act 1993.
65. Art. 65. Amendments to European Parliament Elections Act 1997.
66. Art. 65A Interpretation
67. Art. 66. The national postcode system.
68. Art. 66A Regulations
69. Art. 66B Privacy notice
70. Art. 66C Personal data protection
71. Art. 66D Complaints procedures
72. Art. 66E Code of practice
73. Art. 67. Definition (Part 4).
74. Art. 68. Amendment of section 118 of Act of 2009 (principal objects and associated powers of TG4).
75. Art. 69. Amendment of section 123 of Act of 2009 (allocation of public funding).
76. Art. 70. Amendment of section 124 of Act of 2009 (recommendations as to changes to public funding).
77. Art. 71. Amendment of section 145 of Act of 2009 (issue of television licences by agent).
78. Art. 72. Amendment of section 154 of Act of 2009 (broadcasting funding scheme).