Licences in issue

Under Article 3 of the Postal Services (Jersey) Law 2004 provides that a licence issued by the JCRA is required to convey a letter from one place to another, so to provide postal services.

Licence fees are based on the forecast cost of regulating the sector for the relevant year.  

Yes, Article 7 of the Law sets out exemptions. In particular:

• Article 7(1)(a) of the Law exempts from regulation any letter in respect of which the postal charge exceeds £1.30.
• Article 7(1)(b) exempts from regulation any letter weighing more than 500 grams.

With respect to parcels, only those weighing 20 kg or less fall within the definition of a postal service and there is no requirement to hold a licence for providers of inbound parcel services on a commercial contract direct with a supplier. This means most parcel delivery is not subject to any licensing requirements in Jersey.

There are only currently two Licensees, Jersey Post and Hi-Speed Freight Services Limited.

• Jersey Post holds a Class II licence 
• Hi-Speed Freight holds a Class I Licence

This designates Jersey Post as a public postal operator and imposes the universal service obligation.

It builds on the Class I Licence and has additional provisions, covering postal schemes, consumer protection and various conditions designed to support fair competition.