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Updated to 19 May 2025 (Act No. 3 of 2025 and S.I. No. 193 of 2025)

All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.

Communications Regulation (Postal Services) Act 2011
No. 21 of 2011

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1-47 2 August 2011 Commenced on enactment
S. 48 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required as per s. 48(3)
Ss. 49-72 2 August 2011 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision
Commencement Date		 Commencement Source
S. 30 deleted Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 (3/2017), ss. 1, 3(2) 21 March 2017 Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order (S.I. No. 119 of 2017), art. 2
S. 61(1)(i) substituted Electoral (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 62 of 2015), s. 1(4) 29 December 2015 Commenced on enactment
S. 65A inserted Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), ss. 2(a), 3(3) 6 July 2015 Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement Order) 2015 (S.I. No. 337 of 2015), art. 2
S. 65A(1) amended Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(a) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S.65A(2)(i) references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 65C references to personal data construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
Ss. 66A-E inserted Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 20 of 2015), ss. 2(b), 3(3) 6 July 2015 Communications Regulation (Postal Services) (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement Order) 2015 (S.I. No. 337 of 2015), art. 2
S. 66A(2)(a) deleted Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(b) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 66C(1) amended Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(c)(i) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S. 66C(2) substituted Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 217(c)(ii) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3
S.66E(2) references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4) 25 May 2018 Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 16(3)(a) Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Services) Order 2019 (S.I. No. 150 of 2019)
S. 16(9) Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 149 of 2019)
  Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 534 of 2018)
  Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 (S.I. No. 499 of 2018)
  Communications Regulation (Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2012 (S.I. No. 280 of 2012)
S. 36(2) Communications Regulation (Financing of Provision of Universal Postal Service) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 469 of 2013)