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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-commencement-no-3-and-saving-provisions-order-2012/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2012/1095",
  "legislation_title": "The Postal Services Act 2011 (Commencement No. 3 and Saving Provisions) Order 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011-commencement-no-3-and-saving-provisions-order-2012",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In this Order—\n“the 2011 Act” means the Postal Services Act 2011;\n“the 2000 Act” means the Postal Services Act 2000;\n“the commencement date” means 23rd April 2012;\n“the Schedule” means Schedule 12 to the 2011 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2000 c. 26."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1095/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:33:39.592121+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."
}