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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/46",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998",
  "path": "schedule/5/part/II/crossheading/head-c-trade-and-industry/paragraph/wrapper28n1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "C11 Posts",
  "text": "The subject matter of the Postal Services Act 2000.\nExceptions\nThe provision of consumer advocacy and advice by, or by agreement with, a public body or the holder of a public office, but not any related compulsory levy on postal operators.\nFinancial assistance for the provision of services (other than postal services and services relating to money or postal orders) to be provided from public post offices.\nInterpretation\nParagraph 5(1) of Part III of this Schedule does not apply to this Section.\nThe reference to the subject matter of the Postal Services Act 2000 is to be read as a reference to the subject matter of that Act as at the date when it received Royal Assent.\n“postal operator”, “postal services” and “public post offices” have the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 Pt. 2 Section C11 substituted (14.12.2000) by S.I. 2000/3252 , art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Heading in Sch. 5 Pt. 2 Section C11 substituted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) , ss. 50(5)(a) , 72(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 Pt. 2 Section C11 inserted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) , ss. 50(5)(b) , 72(7)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 5 Pt. 2 Section C11 inserted (23.5.2016) by Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11) , ss. 50(5)(c) , 72(7)"
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:33:08.185252+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."
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