Postal Services Act 2000U.K.
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7.—(1) The Postal Services Act 2000() is amended as follows.
(2) In section 93 (power to modify sections 89 to 92)(), in subsection (2) for “the Council” substitute “, Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland, the GCCNI”.
(3) In section 102 (power to ensure compliance with the Postal Services Directive)()—
(a)in subsection (3)(a) for “or the Council” substitute “, Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Scotland or the GCCNI”;
(b)after subsection (5) insert—
“(6) An order under this section may not—
(a)confer a function on Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland, or
(b)modify a function conferred on Citizens Advice or Citizens Advice Scotland by an order under this section,
unless that body consents to the conferring or modifying of the function.”.
(4) In section 125 (interpretation), in subsection (1)—
(a)omit the definition of “the Council”;
(b)at the appropriate place insert—
““Citizens Advice” means the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux,”;
““Citizens Advice Scotland” means the Scottish Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux,”;
““the GCCNI” means the General Consumer Council for Northern Ireland,”.