71.Section 52 gives the Council the duty of providing advice and information, representing the views of users in relation to relevant postal issues and making proposals on relevant postal issues to the Secretary of State, the Commission, the Competition Commission, other public authorities, universal service providers, licence holders who are not universal service providers and any person whose activities may affect the interests of users. Subsection (3) requires the Council to secure as far as practicable that no information is disclosed to a licence holder or person whose activities may affect the interests of users under this section which might seriously or prejudicially affect the interests of the person to whom it relates (unless by virtue of subsection (4) that person consents).
Commentary on Sections Part III Other Functions of the Commission and the Council Section 52: Provision of advice and information to public authorities and licence holders