Statutory Instruments
POSTAL SERVICES
Made
22nd February 2001
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 130(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2001.
2. The provisions of the Postal Services Act 2000 specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force insofar as is specified in that Schedule on 26th February 2001.
Alan Johnson,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competitiveness,
Department of Trade and Industry
22nd February 2001
Article 2
| Provision | Subject matter of provision |
|---|---|
| Section 89, except subsection (7) | Schemes as to terms and conditions for provision of a universal postal service |
| Sections 91 and 92 insofar as they relate to section 89(1) to (6) | Limited liability for registered inland packets |
| Section 105(2) | Application of customs and excise enactments to certain postal packets |
| Section 112, except subsections (1) and (8) | Schemes in relation to postal and money orders |
| Section 114, subsections (1) and (2) (insofar as they relate to section 112(2) to (7)) and (3) | Special arrangements with other countries or territories |
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force, on 26th February 2001, the provisions of the Postal Services Act 2000 specified in the Schedule to the Order, insofar as is specified in the Schedule.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Postal Services Act 2000 have been, or will be, brought into force by the Postal Service Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2957) (C. 88)):
| Provision | Date of Commencement |
|---|---|
| Section 1, sections 3 to 5, section 11, section 12 (partially), section 13, section 30 (partially), sections 38 and 39, section 42 (partially), section 43 (partially), section 44 (partially), sections 45 and 46, section 47 (partially), section 48, section 59 (partially), Part IV, sections 101 to 103, sections 117 and 118, section 119 (partially), section 127 (partially), Schedule 1, Schedule 3, Schedule 4, Schedule 6 (partially), Schedule 7 (partially), Schedule 8 (partially) and Schedule 9 (partially) | 6th November 2000 |
| Section 2, section 12 (insofar as not already in force), section 31, section 41, section 42 (insofar as not already in force), section 43 (insofar as not already in force), section 44 (insofar as not already in force), section 47 (partially), sections 50 to 58, sections 59 (insofar as not already in force), sections 60 and 61, sections 93 and 94, section 119 (partially), section 127 (partially), Schedule 2, Schedule 7 (partially), Schedule 8 (partially) and Schedule 9 (partially) | 1st January 2001 |
| Sections 6 to 10, sections 14 to 29, section 30 (insofar as not already in force), sections 32 to 37, section 40, section 47 (insofar as not already in force), section 49, section 95, sections 97 to 100, section 116, section 119 (insofar as not already in force), section 127 (partially), Schedule 5, Schedule 6 (insofar as not already in force), Schedule 7 (insofar as not already in force), Schedule 8 (partially) and Schedule 9 (partially) | 26th March 2001 |
| Sections 120 to 126, section 127 (except subsections (4) and (6)) and sections 128 to 131 came into force on Royal Assent. Section 115 came into force two months after Royal Assent. | |