(1) A registered PPO may apply, in writing, to the Postal Industry Ombudsman to no longer be registered for the purposes of this Part.
(2) If the Postal Industry Ombudsman receives an application under subsection (1) on a particular date (the deregistration date ):
(a) the Postal Industry Ombudsman must enter the deregistration date in the Register of PPOs; and
(b) the Postal Industry Ombudsman must remove the PPO from the Register of PPOs 12 months after the deregistration date; and
(c) the PPO is taken to no longer be registered for the purposes of this Part from the deregistration date.
Note: In certain circumstances, a PPO that is no longer registered for the purposes of this Part may still be treated as a registered PPO (see section 19J).