The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001

Housing Act 1988

75.—(1) The Housing Act 1988(1) is amended as follows.

(2) After section 76(6) (vesting of land by order in housing action trust) is inserted—

“(6A) No order shall be made under this section in relation to a universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000).”.

(3) In paragraph 9(7) of Schedule 10 (housing action trusts: land) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “the universal service provider (within the meaning of the Postal Services Act 2000) who provides a universal postal service (within the meaning of that Act) for the area in which the land is situated”.

(1)

1988 c. 50. Paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 9 was amended by section 67 of, and paragraph 37 of Schedule 9 and Part II of Schedule 11 to, the Coal Industry Act 1994 (c. 21.), section 17(2) of, and Part I of, Schedule 2 to, the British Technology Group Act 1991 (c. 66.) and section 4 of, and paragraph 79(5) of Schedule 2 to, the Planning (Consequential Provisions) Act 1990 (c. 11.).