Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th December, 2018.

The Commission for Communications Regulation, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 16 (9) of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 (No. 21 of 2011) hereby makes the following regulations:

Citation and Commencement

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2018.

(2) These Regulations and the Principal Regulations may be cited together as the Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2012 to 2018 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 January 2019.

Interpretation

2. In these Regulations “Principal Regulations” means the Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2012 ( S.I. No. 280 of 2012 )

Amendment

3. (1) Regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting “10 kilograms” for “20 kilograms” in the definition of “parcel”.

(2) Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 499 of 2018 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under the official seal of the Commission for Communications Regulation,

14 December 2018.

JEREMY GODFREY, Commissioner.

For and on Behalf of the Commission forCommunications Regulation

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations specify the maximum weight of a parcel provided in the universal postal service. The Commission for Communications Regulation is making these Regulations under the powers conferred upon it by section 16 (9) of the Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011 .

These Regulations revoke the Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 ( S.I. No. 499 of 2018 ).