The current legislation relating to postal services on the Isle of Man is almost 20 years old. In the intervening period the postal marketplace has changed significantly due to the increasing sophistication of communications technology and changing customer preferences. The Board of the Post Office considers that, in order for it to effectively react to these changes, an update to the legislation is required. The Department of Economic Development, with responsibility for the Post Office Authority, is therefore conducting a consultation exercise in order to seek the views of interested parties or person(s) on these proposed changes.

Review of Consultees' Comments added August 2013. (Document added as a PDF download).

Consutation Document

Consultation Document

The Bill will consolidate the existing names regime in practice under various Acts into a single piece of legislation. This seeks to address a recommendation of the IMF that certain prohibited words and phrases that currently appear as guidance are in placed in legislation. It also recognises practices that have developed over time and places these on a statutory footing.

Consultation on draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. These regulations amend Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships Order 2005 to correct drafting errors in regulations 3, 10 and 11. The 2005 Order gives effect to MARPOL Annex VI.