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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/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 2001",
  "text": "Provision\nSubject matter of provision\nSection 2\nThe Consumer Council for Postal Services\nSection 12, in so far as it is not already in force\nLicences: grant\nSection 31\nStatement of policy in relation to penalties\nSection 41\nFree services for the blind and partially sighted\nSection 42, in so far as it is not already in force\nDuties in relation to public post offices\nSection 43, in so far as it is not already in force\nDuties in relation to social and environmental matters\nSection 44, in so far as it is not already in force\nReview and information\nSection 47, in so far as it relates to information required in connection with the exercise of the Commission’s functions under section 42 and section 44(5)\nPower of the Commission to require information\nSection 50\nCodes of practice\nSection 51\nRelevant postal issues\nSection 52\nProvision of advice and information to public authorities and licence holders\nSection 53\nPublication of information to users\nSection 54\nExercise of functions: general\nSection 55\nAnnual and other reports: the Council\nSection 56\nComplaints referred to the Council\nSection 57\nPower of the Council to investigate other matters\nSection 58\nPower of the Council to require information\nSection 59, in so far as it is not already in force\nProvision of information by the Council to the Commission\nSection 60\nMemorandum of understanding\nSection 61\nForward work programmes\nSection 93\nPower to modify sections 89 to 92\nSection 94\nPower to require carriage of mail-bags by ship or aircraft\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 specified in the table below\nSchedule 2\nThe Consumer Council for Postal Services\nSchedule 7, subparagraph (1)(a) of paragraph 3 in relation to the Council\nDisclosure of information\nIn Schedule 8, paragraphs 8 (in so far as it is not already in force), 9, 13, and 14 (in so far as it is not already in force)\nAmendments of enactments\nIn Schedule 9, the repeals specified in the table below\nRepeals and revocations\nTable\nReference\nShort Title\nExtent of Repeal\n1 & 2 Eliz.2 c. 36\nPost Office Act 1953\nSection 29\nSection 44 and 45\n1967 c. 13\nParliamentary Commissioner Act 1967\nIn Schedule 2, the entries relating to the Post Office Users' Council for Northern Ireland, the Post Office Users' Council for Scotland, the Post Office Users' Council for Wales and the Post Office Users' National Council\n1969 c. 48\nPost Office Act 1969\nSections 14 and 15\n1970 c. 44\nChronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970\nIn section 14, in subsection (1), the words “, the Post Office Users' Councils” and subsection (2)\n1975 c. 24\nHouse of Commons Disqualification Act 1975\nIn Schedule 1, in Part III, the entry relating to the Chairman of the Post Office Users' National Council\n1981 c. 38\nBritish Telecommunications Act 1981\nSection 65\n1995 c. 21\nMerchant Shipping Act 1995\nIn Schedule 13, paragraph 28.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2957/schedule/2",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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