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(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 25 of the Postal Services Act 2011 (c.5) provides that the Secretary of State may specify by Order a day on which other Orders made under Part 2 of that Act will come into force.

Two Orders, the Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Accrued Pension Rights) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/687) and the Postal Services Act 2011 (Transfer of Assets) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/688) were laid before Parliament on 9th March 2012. This Order provides that the operative provisions of those Orders will come into force on 1st April 2012.