(4) “Registered items service” means a service of conveying postal packets from
one place to another by post which provides—

(a) for the registration of the packets in connection with their conveyance
35by post, and

(b) for the payment of an amount determined by the person providing the
service in the event of the theft or loss of or damage to the packets.

(5) In this section references to conveying postal packets from one place to another
include—

(a) 40the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting and delivering
them, and

(b) conveying them to places outside the United Kingdom.