Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26)

(The document as of February, 2008)

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(a) a Post Office receipt for a registered or recorded letter or other postal packet,

(b) an acknowledgement by the Post Office of delivery of such a letter or packet, or a certificate by the Post Office of such delivery,

shall be construed as a reference to a receipt of, or an acknowledgement or certificate by, the postal operator concerned.

(6) In sub-paragraph (5) "related enactment" means--

(a) any enactment (other than a future enactment) the provisions of which apply to, or operate in consequence of the operation of, any enactment to which paragraph 2 or (as the case may be) 3 applies,

(b) any enactment (other than a future enactment) relating to the sending of documents or other things otherwise than by registered post or recorded delivery or to documents or other things so sent.

(7) This paragraph is without prejudice to the generality of paragraphs 1 to 4.

6 (1) The Secretary of State may by order provide for any provision of paragraphs 1 to 5 not to apply, or to apply with modifications, in such cases or descriptions of case as he considers appropriate.

(2) Paragraphs 1 to 5 do not apply in relation to future enactments if the context otherwise requires.

(3) Paragraphs 1 to 5 are subject to any provision made by or under this Act.

7 (1) In this Part of this Schedule, "future enactment" means any enactment passed or made after the passing of this Act other than--

(a) any enactment made before the commencement of this sub-paragraph and comprised in subordinate legislation made under an enactment passed or made before the passing of this Act, and

(b) any Act passed in the same session as this Act or any enactment comprised in subordinate legislation made under such an Act before the commencement of this sub-paragraph.

(2) In this Part of this Schedule--

(a) references to sending a document or other thing include references to serving, executing, giving or delivering it or doing any similar thing,

(b) references to sending any thing by registered post include references to sending it by or in a registered letter or other postal packet (whether the references are expressed in those terms or terms having a similar effect and whether there is any mention of the post or prepayment),

(c) references to sending any thing by recorded delivery include references to sending it by or in a recorded letter or other postal packet (whether the references are expressed in those terms or terms having a similar effect and whether there is any mention of the post or prepayment),

(d) references to any thing sent by registered post or the recorded delivery service shall be construed accordingly.

Part II Other amendments

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

8 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records), in Part II of the Table which is at the end of paragraph 3, there shall be inserted at the appropriate places--

"Consumer Council for Postal Services."
"Post Office company (within the meaning of Part IV of the Postal Services Act 2000)."

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

9 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation), after the entry for the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys there shall be inserted--

" Consumer Council for Postal Services " .

10 In that Schedule to that Act the reference to the Postal Services Commission shall be construed as a reference to the Commission established by section 1 of this Act.

Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48)

11 In section 135(1) of the Post Office Act 1969 (remuneration of Post Office for issuing game licences in England and Wales) for "the Post Office", where it appears for the first, second and third time, there shall be substituted "the Post Office company".

Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (c. 56)

12 In paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to the Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (duty of Post Office to increase pensions of certain former civil servants)--

(a) for "the Post Office", where it first appears, there shall be substituted "the Post Office company",

(b) for "the Post Office are" there shall be substituted "the Post Office company is",

(c) after "by virtue of" there shall be inserted "paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 to the Postal Services Act 2000 as it has effect by reference to",

(d) for "that Act" there shall be substituted "the Post Office Act 1969 or any enactment reproducing its effect", and

(e) for "the Post Office", where it appears for the last time, there shall be substituted "the Post Office company".

Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)

13 In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (kinds of employment in relation to which pension schemes may be made), in the list of "Other Bodies", there shall be inserted at the appropriate place--

" The Consumer Council for Postal Services. "

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

14 (1) Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (offices disqualifying for membership) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Part II (bodies of which all members are disqualified), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place--

" The Consumer Council for Postal Services. "

(3) In Part III (other disqualifying offices), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place--

" Director of the Post Office company (within the meaning of Part IV of the Postal Services Act 2000) being a director nominated or appointed by a Minister of the Crown or by a person acting on behalf of the Crown. "

15 In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Act of 1975 the reference to the Postal Services Commission shall be construed as a reference to the Commission established by section 1 of this Act.

Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (S.I.1977/2157 (N.I.28))

16 In paragraph 3(4) of Schedule 9A to the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (rural rate relief for post offices etc) for the words from "the Post Office" to "1953)" there shall be substituted "a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000) and in connection with the provision of a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act)".

Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2)

17 (1) Section 91 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (candidate's right to send election address post free) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)--

(a) for the words "Post Office regulations" there shall be substituted "such reasonable terms and conditions as the universal service provider concerned may specify",

(b) after the word "of", where it first appears, there shall be inserted "any",

(c) after the word "postage" there shall be inserted "which would otherwise be made by a universal service provider", and

(d) for the words "regulations" in paragraph (a) there shall be substituted "terms and conditions".

(3) In subsection (2)--

(a) after "any" there shall be inserted "such", and

(b) after "postage" there shall be inserted "as mentioned above".

(4) In subsection (3) for "the Post Office" there shall be substituted "the universal service provider concerned".

(5) After subsection (4) there shall be inserted--

" (5) In this section "universal service provider" has the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000. "

18 After section 200 of that Act there shall be inserted--

" 200A Remuneration for free postal services provided under Act

(1) This section applies where any postal services are provided without charge by a universal service provider in pursuance of this Act.

(2) The universal service provider shall be entitled to be remunerated for having provided the services at the rate fixed in relation to them by virtue of a scheme under section 89 of the Postal Services Act 2000.

(3) A sum which a universal service provider is entitled to receive by virtue of this section shall be charged on, and issued out of, the Consolidated Fund.

(4) In this section "postal services" and "universal service provider" have the same meanings as in the Postal Services Act 2000. "

Mental Health Act 1983 (c. 20)

19 (1) Section 134 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (correspondence of patients) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) for "the Post Office" there shall be substituted "the postal operator concerned".

(3) In subsection (9)--

(a) after "this Act" there shall be inserted "and "postal operator" and",

(b) for "has", where it appears for the second time, there shall be substituted "have", and

Insolvency Act 1986 (c. 45)

20 In section 371(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (re-direction of bankrupt's letters etc.)--

(a) for "the Post Office" there shall be substituted "a postal operator (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000)",

(b) for "the Post Office Act 1953" there shall be substituted "that Act", and

Local Government Finance Act 1988 (c. 41)

21 In section 43(6D)(a) of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (rural rate relief for post offices etc) for the words from "the Post Office" to "1953)" there shall be substituted "a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000) and in connection with the provision of a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act)".

Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)

22 (1) The Value Added Tax Act 1994 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 16(2) (application of customs enactments) for "section 16 of the Post Office Act 1953" there shall be substituted "section 105 of the Postal Services Act 2000".

(3) In item 4 of Group 8 of Part II of Schedule 8 (zero-rating: transport of passengers) for "the Post Office" there shall be substituted "the Post Office company".

(4) In Group 3 of Part II of Schedule 9 (exemptions for postal services)--

(a) for "the Post Office" in items 1 and 2 there shall, in each case, be substituted "the Post Office company", and

(b) for the words in Note (1) from "the Post Office Act 1953" to "telegram" there shall be substituted "the Postal Services Act 2000".

Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 (S.I.1995/2518)

23 In regulation 2 of the Value Added Tax Regulations 1995 (interpretation) in the definition of "datapost packet"--

(a) for the words "the Post Office" there shall be substituted "the Post Office company",

(b) after "a post office" there shall be inserted "of the Post Office company", and

Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 46)

24 In section 11 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (jurisdiction over certain offences committed outside Scotland), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted--

" (5) Where a person in any part of the United Kingdom outside Scotland--

(a) steals or attempts to steal any mail-bag or postal packet in the course of its transmission by post, or any of the contents of such a mail-bag or postal packet; or

(b) in stealing or with intent to steal any such mail-bag or postal packet or any of its contents commits any robbery, attempted robbery or assault with intent to rob,

he is guilty of the offence mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) as if he had committed it in Scotland and shall be liable to be prosecuted, tried and punished there without proof that the offence was committed there.

(6) Any expression used in subsection (5) and in the Postal Services Act 2000 has the same meaning in that subsection as it has in that Act. "

Local Government and Rating Act 1997 (c. 29)

25 In Schedule 2 to the Local Government and Rating Act 1997, in paragraph 3(4)(a) (relief from non-domestic rates for rural post offices) for the words from "the Post Office" to "1953)" there shall be substituted "a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000) and in connection with the provision of a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act)".

Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

26 For paragraph 7 of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (reservation for the Post Office etc.) there shall be substituted--

" 7. The subject-matter of the Postal Services Act 2000.
This paragraph does not include financial assistance for the provision of services (other than postal services and services relating to postal or money orders) to be provided from public post offices.
In this paragraph "postal services" and "public post offices" have the same meanings as in the Postal Services Act 2000. "

Postal Services Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/2107)

27 In Regulation 2(1) of the Postal Services Regulations 1999 (designation of Secretary of State and Postal Services Commission as national regulatory authorities for the postal sector in the United Kingdom) the reference to the Postal Services Commission shall be construed as a reference to the Commission established by section 1 of this Act.

Section 127(6).

SCHEDULE 9 Repeals and revocations

< Regulations 1993.

Reference	Short title or title	Extent of repeal or revocation
10 & 11 Geo.5 c. 75.	Official Secrets Act 1920.	Section 5.
1 & 2 Eliz.2 c. 36.	Post Office Act 1953.	The whole Act.
1967 c. 13.	Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967.	In Schedule 2, the entries relating to the Post Office Users' Council for Northern Ireland, the Post Office Users' Council for Scotland, the Post Office Users' Council for Wales and the Post Office Users' National Council.
1967 c. 80.	Criminal Justice Act 1967.	In Schedule 3, in Part I, the entries in respect of the Post Office Act 1953.
1969 c. 48.	Post Office Act 1969.	Sections 6 to 8.
		Sections 10 to 12.
		Sections 14 and 15.
		Sections 28 to 30.
		Section 33.
		Sections 37 to 41.
		Sections 43 and 44.
		Sections 46 to 48.
		Sections 55 to 64.
		Sections 66 and 67.
		Sections 69 to 75.
		Sections 80 and 81.
		Section 84.
		Section 87.
		Section 119.
		Section 129.
		In section 135, subsection (1)(b) and the word "or" immediately preceding it and subsections (2) and (3).
		Schedules 1 to 3.
		In Schedule 4, paragraph 21.
		In Schedule 9, paragraph 3(2).
1970 c. 44.	Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.	In section 14, in subsection (1), the words ", the Post Office Users' Councils" and subsection (2).
1972 c. 70.	Local Government Act 1972.	In Schedule 29, paragraph 36.
S.I. 1973/2163.	Northern Ireland (Modifications of Enactments 2 No.1) Order 1973.	In Schedule 5, paragraph 20(a).
1975 c. 24.	House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.	In Schedule 1, in Part II, the entry relating to the Post Office and, in Part III, the entry relating to the Chairman of the Post Office Users' National Council.
1976 c. 10.	Post Office (Banking Services) Act 1976.	The whole Act.
1981 c. 38.	British Telecommunications Act 1981.	Section 58(1) to (3).
		Sections 59 to 61.
		Sections 63 to 69.
		Sections 71 to 76.
		In Schedule 3, paragraph 51(1) and (3).
1981 c. 45.	Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.	Section 29.
1983 c. 20.	Mental Health Act 1983.	In section 134(9), the words from "and the provisions" to the end.
1983 c. 29.	Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Act 1983.	In Schedule 2, the entry relating to the Post Office Act 1969.
1984 c. 12.	Telecommunications Act 1984.	Section 99(1).
		In Schedule 4, paragraphs 50 and 78.
1985 c. 56.	Interception of Communications Act 1985.	Section 11(2).
1985 c. 67.	Transport Act 1985.	In Schedule 3, paragraph 22.
The whole Regulations.
1994 c. 29.	Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994.	In Schedule 4, paragraph 49.
1995 c. 21.	Merchant Shipping Act 1995.	In Schedule 13, paragraph 28.
1995 c. 45.	Gas Act 1995.	In Schedule 4, paragraph 9.
1996 c. 16.	Police Act 1996.	In Schedule 7, paragraph 1(2)(f).
S.I. 1996/275 (N.I.2).	Gas (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.	In Schedule 6, the entry relating to the Post Office Act 1969.
S.I. 1999/1042.	Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.1) Order 1999.	In Schedule 1, paragraph 6.
S.I. 1999/2107.	Postal Services Regulations 1999.	In Regulation 1(3), the definitions of "the 1969 Act" and "the 1981 Act".
		Regulation 2(2) and (3).
		Regulation 3(1) to (3).
		Regulations 4 to 6.

Note: The repeal of section 52 of the Post Office Act 1953 (which extends only to Scotland) does not affect any liability at common law in respect of any offence described in that section.

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