SCHEDULE 9 Transitional Provisions for Part 3

SCHEDULE 9 Transitional Provisions for Part 3

Section 66

Introduction

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In this Schedule—

“the appointed day†means the day appointed under section 93(3) as the day on which the provisions of Part 3 come generally into force,

“Postcomm†means the Postal Services Commission,

“the transitional period†means the period beginning with the day on which this Act is passed and ending immediately before the appointed day, and

“the 2000 Act†means the Postal Services Act 2000.

The universal postal service

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(1)     Until the first universal postal service order under section 30 comes into force—

(a)     references in Part 3 to a universal postal service are to be read as references to a universal postal service as defined by section 4(1) and (2) of the 2000 Act, and

(b)     references in Part 3 to services within the scope of the universal postal service are to be read as references to services that immediately before the appointed day were, according to section 7A of the 2000 Act, not outside the scope of the universal postal service in the United Kingdom.

(2)     Section 29 (duty to secure provision of universal postal service) is to

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