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

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

80.—(1) Section 262 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(1) (meaning of statutory undertakers) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3)—

(a) for the words “subsection (5)” are substituted the words “subsections (5) to (5B)”; and

(b) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “any universal postal service provider in connection with the provision of a universal postal service”.

(3) In subsection (5)(a) and (b) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “a universal postal service provider in connection with the provision of a universal postal service”.

(4) Before subsection (6) is inserted—

“(5B) The undertaking of a universal postal service provider so far as relating to the provision of a universal postal service shall be taken to be his statutory undertaking for the purposes of this Act; and references in this Act to his undertaking shall be construed accordingly.”.

(1)

1990 c. 8. Section 262(3) was amended by section 16(1) of, and paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 4 to, the Gas Act 1995 (c. 45.) and regulation 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, S.I. 1996/593. Section 263(3) was amended by sections 31 and 84 of, and paragraph 23 of Schedule 19 to, the Planning and Compensation Act 1991 (c. 34.). There are other amendments which are not relevant to this Order.