Cap. 254 Art. 17Universal service.

(1) Users at all points in Malta shall enjoy the rights to a universal service involving the permanent provision of a postal service of a quality as may be prescribed by the Authority, at affordable prices for all users.

(2) The universal service in the context of the provision of postal services for the purposes of this Act means the services listed in the

Second Schedule, which services and any such conditions applicable thereto as may be listed in the said Schedule may, from time to time, be amended by the Minister after consultation with the Authority by means of an order..

(3) The universal service as defined in the Second Schedule covers both inland and cross-border services.

(4) For the purposes of the provision of a universal service, the minimum and maximum dimensions for postal articles shall be those laid in the relevant provisions adopted by the Universal Postal Union, as amended from time to time.