Part III Other functions of the Commission and the Council

The Council

56 Complaints referred to the Council.

1

Where a matter which relates to the provision of relevant postal services is referred to the Council by or on behalf of a user of such services and—

a

the matter has previously been the subject of a complaint to the person providing the service concerned,

b

the complaint has not been satisfactorily resolved, and

c

the matter does not appear to the Council to be of a frivolous or vexatious nature,

the Council shall investigate the matter as it considers appropriate.

2

Where, as the result of any such investigation, the Council considers that—

a

a condition of a licence under Part II may have been contravened,

b

the matter referred, or any other matter, is a referable matter, or

c

it is appropriate to do so,

it shall, as soon as practicable, refer the matter concerned to the Commission for its consideration.

3

The Council and the Commission shall from time to time agree the descriptions of matters which are to be referred to the Commission and, for the purposes of subsection (2)(b), a matter is a “referable matter” if it is of a description for the time being so agreed.