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Postal Services Act 2011

Section 68: Postal administration orders

291.A postal administration may only be commenced by an order of the court. Subsection (1) sets out the meaning of a postal administration order. The order appoints a person (the “postal administrator” - see subsection (2)) to manage the affairs, business and property of a company which is a universal service provider for the duration of the postal administration.

292.Subsection (3) gives the postal administrator an overarching objective by requiring them to manage the company’s affairs, business and property and exercise their functions to achieve the objective of the postal administration which is set out in section 69.

293.Subsection (4) clarifies that for a postal administration order applying to a foreign company, the references in this section to affairs, business and property are references to those conducted and located in the UK.

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