# Post Office Act 1969, Section 139: Application to Northern Ireland.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In the application of this Act to Northern Ireland—
(a) any reference to an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland (except a reference to Schedule 5 or 6 to the Roads Act (Northern Ireland) 1948) or to an enactment which that Parliament has power to amend—
(i) shall, except in Schedule 4 to this Act, be construed as including a reference to any enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland passed after this Act and re-enacting the said enactment with or without modification;
(ii) shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by any enactment, whether passed before or after this Act, and including a reference thereto as extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act;
(b) “Act” and “enactment” (except in subsection (1) of the next following section) respectively include an Act and an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) ..., regulations made by the Secretary of State under the Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 may apply to a universal service provider ... in connection with the provision of a universal postal service ... such of the provisions of the Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (except section 7(4) thereof) relating to public utility undertakers as may be specified in the regulations and may specify the Secretary of State as the appropriate department in relation to a universal service provider ... in connection with the provision of a universal postal service ... for the purpose of the application of any provisions so specified to a universal service provider ... in connection with the provision of a universal postal service ... .
(3A) In subsection (3) “universal service provider” and “universal postal service” have the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/48/section/139 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1969/section-139
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