Words in s. 125 added (1.1.2003) by S.I. 2002/3050, reg. 7
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
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in relation to the collection and delivery of letters, any day which is not a Sunday or a public holiday,
in relation to the collection and delivery of postal packets other than letters, any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday.
For the purposes of the definition of “
by means of a telecommunication system (within the meaning of the
by other means but while in electronic form.
For the purposes of this Act—
a postal packet shall be taken to be in course of transmission by post from the time of its being delivered to any post office or post office letter box to the time of its being delivered to the addressee,
the delivery of a postal packet of any description to a letter carrier or other person authorised to receive postal packets of that description for the post or to a person engaged in the business of a postal operator to be dealt with in the course of that business shall be a delivery to a post office, and
the delivery of a postal packet—
at the premises to which it is addressed or redirected, unless they are a post office from which it is to be collected,
to any box or receptacle to which the occupier of those premises has agreed that postal packets addressed to persons at those premises may be delivered, or
to the addressee’s agent or to any other person considered to be authorised to receive the packet,
shall be a delivery to the addressee.
Any reference in this Act to a subsidiary or wholly owned subsidiary shall be construed in accordance with section 736 of the