{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000/section-64",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000/section-64.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/26",
  "legislation_title": "Postal Services Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2000",
  "path": "section/64",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "64",
  "heading": "Government investment in securities of certain companies.",
  "text": "(1) The Treasury or, with the consent of the Treasury, the Secretary of State may at any time acquire securities of—\n(a) a Post Office company,\n(b) a Royal Mail company, or\n(c) a company in the same group as a company within paragraph (a) or (b).\n(1A) Securities acquired under this section may be held by a nominee.\n(2) The Secretary of State shall not, without the consent of the Treasury, dispose of any securities acquired by him in pursuance of this section.\n(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 64(1) substituted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5) , s. 93(2)(3) , Sch. 12 para. 8(3) ; S.I. 2011/2329 , art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 64(1A) inserted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5) , s. 93(2)(3) , Sch. 12 para. 8(4) ; S.I. 2011/2329 , art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 64(3) omitted (1.10.2011) by virtue of Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5) , s. 93(2)(3) , Sch. 12 para. 8(5) ; S.I. 2011/2329 , art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 64 heading substituted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5) , s. 93(2)(3) , Sch. 12 para. 8(2); S.I. 2011/2329 , art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/64",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:20:44.870444+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}