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Postal Services Act 2000

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82Interpretation: Part IV

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(1)In this Part—

  • “the appointed day” has the meaning given by section 62(8),

  • “debenture” includes debenture stock,

  • “debt securities” has the meaning given by section 74(8),

  • “the Post Office company” has the meaning given by section 62(8),

  • “relevant subsidiary” has the meaning given by section 63(8),

  • “securities”, in relation to a company, includes shares, debt securities and other securities of the company, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the company, and the right to subscribe for, or to acquire, such securities and any other rights in connection with such securities,

  • “share rights” means, in relation to any shares, rights to subscribe for, or to acquire, the shares and any other rights in connection with the shares,

  • “shares” includes stock, and

  • “wholly owned by the Crown” has the meaning given by section 62(7).

(2)References in this Part to property, rights and liabilities of the Post Office are references to all such property, rights and liabilities, whether or not capable of being transferred or assigned by the Post Office.

(3)It is hereby declared for the avoidance of doubt that—

(a)any reference in this Part to property of the Post Office is a reference to property of the Post Office whether situated in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, and

(b)any reference in this Part to rights or liabilities of the Post Office is a reference to rights to which the Post Office is entitled, or (as the case may be) liabilities to which it is subject, whether under the law of the United Kingdom or of any part of the United Kingdom or under the law of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom.

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