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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-2000/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2000/2957",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000-commencement-no-1-and-transitional-provisions-order-2000",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 6 NOVEMBER 2000",
  "text": "Provision\nSubject matter of provision\nSection 1\nThe Postal Services Commission\nSection 3\nDuty of the Commission to ensure provision of a universal postal service\nSection 4\nProvision of a universal postal service: meaning\nSection 5\nOther duties of the Commission in the consumer interest\nSection 11\nLicences: general\nSection 12, except for paragraph (b) of subsection (3) and subsection (5)\nLicences: grant\nSection 13\nLicences: conditions and other provisions\nSection 30, subsection (2)\nFinancial penalties\nSection 38\nRegister\nSection 39\nRecovery of costs of the Council etc.\nSection 42, subsection (3)\nDuties in relation to public post offices\nSection 43, except paragraph (b) of subsection (3)\nDuties in relation to social and environmental matters\nSection 44, except subsection (5)\nReview and information\nSection 45\nAnnual and other reports: the Commission\nSection 46\nPublication of information and advice: the Commission\nSection 47, in so far as it relates to information required in connection with the exercise of the Commission’s functions under section 44(4)\nPower of the Commission to require information\nSection 48\nInformation powers: enforcement\nSection 59, subsection (2)\nProvision of information by the Council to the Commission\nPart IV\nReorganisation of the Post Office\nSection 101\nDirections in interests of national security etc.\nSection 102\nPower to ensure compliance with the Postal Services Directive\nSection 103\nSubsidy for public post offices\nSection 117\nRecords of the former Postmaster General’s department\nSection 118\nSupplementary provisions relating to the Council\nSection 119, in so far as it relates to the provisions in Schedule 7 specified below\nGeneral restrictions on the disclosure of information\nSection 127(4), in so far as it relates to the amendments effected by Schedule 8 specified below\nGeneral amendments and repeals\nSection 127(6), in so far as it relates to the repeals and revocations specified in the table below\nSchedule 1\nThe Postal Services Commission\nSchedule 3\nTransfer to the Post Office company: supplementary provisions\nSchedule 4\nTransfer to the Post Office company: tax\nSchedule 6, paragraph 1\nFurther provisions relating to land: Power to place post-boxes etc. in streets\nSchedule 7, except subparagraph (1)(a) of paragraph 3 in relation to the Competition Commission and the Council\nDisclosure of information\nSchedule 8, paragraphs 6, 7, 8 (in so far as it relates to the Post Office company), 10, 14(1) and (3), 15, and 27\nAmendments of enactments\nIn Schedule 9, the repeals and revocations specified in the table below\nRepeals and revocations\nTable\nReference\nShort Title\nExtent of Repeal\n1976 c. 10\nPost Office (Banking Services) Act 1976\nThe whole Act\nS.I. 1999/2107\nPostal Services Regulations 1999\nRegulation 2(2) and (3)\nRegulation 3(1) to 3(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2957/schedule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T08:11:12.304782+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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