There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Postal Services Act 2011, Section 64.
(1)The Postal Services Commission is abolished.
(2)In section 30 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Communications Act 2003 (transfers of property etc from pre-commencement regulators), each reference to a pre-commencement regulator includes the Postal Services Commission.
(3)The following provisions apply in relation to a transfer scheme made by virtue of subsection (2).
(4)The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 apply to a transfer, by virtue of a transfer scheme, of rights and liabilities under a contract of employment (whether or not the transfer would otherwise be a relevant transfer for the purposes of those regulations).
(5)Where an employee of the Postal Services Commission becomes an employee of OFCOM by virtue of a transfer scheme—
(a)a period of employment with that Commission is to be treated as a period of employment with OFCOM, and
(b)the transfer to OFCOM is not to be treated as a break in service.
(6)The transfer of functions, property, rights or liabilities from the Postal Services Commission to OFCOM under or by virtue of this Act is not to be treated as a merger for accounting purposes.
Commencement Information
I1S. 64(1) in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3
I2S. 64(2)-(6) in force at 15.9.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 2
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