{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000-consequential-modifications-no-1-order-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000-consequential-modifications-no-1-order-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1149",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000-consequential-modifications-no-1-order-2001",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/20",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962",
  "text": "In section 53 of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (right to send election address post free)—\n(a) in subsection (1)—\n(i) for the words “regulations of the Postmaster General” are substituted the words “such reasonable terms and conditions as the universal service provider may specify”; and\n(ii) after the word “postage” are inserted the words “which would otherwise be made by a universal service provider”;\n(b) in subsection (2) for the words “the Postmaster General” are substituted the words “the universal service provider concerned”; and\n(c) after subsection (3) there is inserted—\n“(4) In this section “universal service provider” has the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000.”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 20 in force at 26.3.2001, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1962 c. 14. (N.I.). Section 53 was amended by article 11 of S.I. 1985/454."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1149/schedule/1/paragraph/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:53:32.510424+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}