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The Post Office Company (Nomination and Appointed Day) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/8 · Made 4 January 2001

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POSTAL SERVICES

Made 4th January 2001

Coming into force 5th January 2001

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 62 of the Postal Services Act 2000f1 and, in respect of article 3, after having consulted the Post Office, hereby makes the following Order:—

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Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 26.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. 3Nomination of the Post Office company
  4. 4The day appointed
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Post Office Company (Nomination and Appointed Day) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

2Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Postal Services Act 2000.

3Nomination of the Post Office company

The company nominated for the purposes of section 62 of the Act is Consignia plc (registered number 4074919).

4The day appointed

The day appointed for the purposes of section 62 of the Act is 26th March 2001.

Signature

Alan Johnson,

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Competitiveness,

Department of Trade and Industry

4th January 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 62 of the Postal Services Act 2000 provides that, on the day appointed by the Secretary of State, all the property, rights and liabilities of the Post Office are to transfer to a company nominated by the Secretary of State for that purpose.

This Order nominates Consignia plc (registered number 4074919) as that company and sets the 26th March 2001 as the appointed day on which the transfer will occur.