{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011/schedule-12/paragraph-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011/schedule-12/paragraph-15.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2011/5",
  "legislation_title": "Postal Services Act 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/postal-services-act-2011",
  "path": "schedule/12/paragraph/15",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 74 (further provisions relating to the capital structure of the Post Office company) is amended as follows.\n(2) In the heading, for “the Post Office company” substitute “ certain relevant companies ”.\n(3) In subsection (1), for “the Post Office company” substitute “ a company within subsection (1A) ”.\n(4) After that subsection insert—\n“(1A) A company is within this subsection if—\n(a) it is a relevant company,\n(b) it is wholly owned by the Crown, and\n(c) it does not have a parent company.”\n(5) In subsection (3)—\n(a) for “The Post Office company” substitute “ A company within subsection (1A) ”, and\n(b) at the end insert “ (or their nominees) ”.\n(6) In subsection (4), after “the Secretary of State” insert “ (or a nominee of the Secretary of State) ”.\n(7) In subsection (7)(b), for “the Post Office company” substitute “ the relevant company ”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 12 para. 15 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/5/schedule/12/paragraph/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:09:38.627296+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."
}