{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000-consequential-modifications-no-1-order-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000-consequential-modifications-no-1-order-2001/schedule-1/paragraph-4.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/4",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Bills of Exchange Act 1882",
  "text": "(1) The Bills of Exchange Act 1882 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 2 (interpretation of terms) at the appropriate place is inserted—\n““postal operator” has the meaning given by section 125(1) of the Postal Services Act 2000.”.\n(3) In section 41(1)(e) (rules as to presentment for acceptance etc.) for the words “the post office” are substituted the words “a postal operator”.\n(4) In section 45(8) (rules as to presentment for payment) for the words “the post office” are substituted the words “a postal operator”.\n(5) In section 49(15) (rules as to notice of dishonour) for the words “post office” are substituted the words “postal operator concerned”.\n(6) In section 51(6)(a) (protest of bill) for the words “the post office” are substituted the words “a postal operator”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 4 in force at 26.3.2001, see art. 1(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1882 c. 61."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1149/schedule/1/paragraph/4",
    "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."
}