Annex: Transposition Notes for the Postal Services Directive (2008/6/Ec) Article 22: National regulatory authorities Implementation
567.OFCOM is an independent regulator, legally separate from postal operators. The Act sets out the tasks of OFCOM in relation to postal services. The Act is accompanied by Explanatory Notes.
568.Decisions of OFCOM regulatory conditions and penalties are appealable to the Competition Appeal Tribunal, its decisions on price control matters are appealable to the Competition Commission and all other decisions of OFCOM are appealable to the High Court, in accordance with the usual rules on judicial review.