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13—22.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 3 paras. 11–22, 24(1), 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35–38 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
23U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
Textual Amendments
F2Sch. 3 para. 23 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(b), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
24(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F3U.K.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 3 paras. 11–22, 24(1), 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35–38 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
25, 26.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F5
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 3 paras. 11–22, 24(1), 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35–38 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
27U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F6
Textual Amendments
28U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7
Textual Amendments
F7Sch. 3 paras. 11–22, 24(1), 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35–38 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
29U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F8
Textual Amendments
F8Sch. 3 para. 29 repealed by Civil Aviation Act 1982 (c. 16, SIF 9), Sch. 16 and expressed to be repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
30U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F9
Textual Amendments
F9Sch. 3 paras. 11–22, 24(1), 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35–38 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
31U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F10
Textual Amendments
F10Sch. 3 para. 31 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(c), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
32U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F11
Textual Amendments
F11Sch. 3 paras. 11–22, 24(1), 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35–38 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
33U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F12
Textual Amendments
34U.K.As from the appointed day, references in subsections (1) and (4) of section 5 of the M1Milford Haven Conservancy Act 1958 (powers with respect to dredging, etc.) to a submarine cable placed or maintained by the Post Office shall be construed as including references to such a cable placed or maintained by the Corporation, and the second reference in the said subsection (4) to the Post Office shall be construed as referring to the Corporation.
Marginal Citations
35—38.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13
Textual Amendments
F13Sch. 3 paras. 11–22, 24(1), 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35–38 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
39U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14
Textual Amendments
F14Sch. 3 para. 39 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(d), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
40U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F15
Textual Amendments
41(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16U.K.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17
Textual Amendments
42U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18
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43U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F19
Textual Amendments
44U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20
Textual Amendments
45U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F21
Textual Amendments
F21Sch. 3 para. 45 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I and expressed to be repealed (E.W.) by Housing and Building Control Act 1984 (c. 29, SIF 96), s. 61, Sch. 12 Pt. I
46U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F22
Textual Amendments
47U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F23
Textual Amendments
F23Sch. 3 para. 47 repealed (with saving) by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 61(2), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
48U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F24
Textual Amendments
49U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F25
Textual Amendments
50U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F26
Textual Amendments
F26Sch. 3 para. 50 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(e), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
51F27(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F28
F27(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)Section 52(4) of the 1969 Act (rating in England and Wales) shall have effect as if for the words from “rateable value” to the end of the subsection there were substituted the words “ value which, by virtue of an order under this section or section 19 of the Local Government Act 1974, is shown in a list as the rateable value of any hereditament occupied by the Post Office by any such property as is mentioned in paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to that Act ”.
F29(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F29(6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F30(7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(8)Section 87(1) of the 1969 Act (power of Her Majesty in Council to make necessary provision if the Post Office surrenders privilages as regards the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands) shall have effect as if for the words “section 3 of the Post Office Act 1953” there were substituted the words “ section 66(1) of the British Telecommunications Act 1981 ” and for the words “the said section 3” in both places where they occur, there were substituted the words “ the said section 66(1) ”.
(9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F28
(10)Schedule 1 to the 1969 Act shall have effect as if paragraphs 2(2) and 4(2) (laying before Parliament of statements concerning the terms of appointment of members of the Post Office) and paragraph 11(2), (3) and (5) (provision of infirmation to the Secretary of State concerning the establishment of machinery for negotiation etc. and of information to participants in connection with its operation) were omitted.
(11)Paragraph 93(1) of Schedule 4 to the 1969 Act (Post Office as statutory undertakers for the purposes of certain enactments) shall have effect as if for head (viii) there were substituted the following head—
“(viii)the Roads Act (Northern Ireland) 1948, as applied by any statutory provision passed or made before the commencement of the Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1980”.
Textual Amendments
F27Sch. 3 para. 51(1)(3) repealed (26.3.2001) by 2000 c. 26, s. 127(6), Sch. 9; S.I. 2001/1148, art. 2, Sch. (with art. 34)
F28Sch. 3 paras. 48, 51(2)(9), 53–55 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
F29Sch. 3 para. 51(5)(6) repealed (26.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/1149, arts. 1(2), 3(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 4(11))
F30Sch. 3 para. 51(7) repealed (12.11.2003) by The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2908), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 (with art. 4(3))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of Sch. 3 para. 51 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and, except as specified, does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
52U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F31
Textual Amendments
F31Sch. 3 para. 52 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(f), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
53—55.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F32
Textual Amendments
56U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F33
Textual Amendments
57(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F34U.K.
(2)As from the appointed day, Schedule 3 to the said Act of 1973 (reserved matters) shall have effect as if—
(a)the words “ telecommunications and” were omitted from paragraph 13 of that Schedule ; and
(b)after the said paragraph 13 there were inserted the following paragraph—
“13ATelecommunications.”
Textual Amendments
F34Sch. 3 paras. 57(1) 61, 62 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. II
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of Sch. 3 para. 57(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
58—60.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F35
Textual Amendments
F35Sch. 3 paras. 58–60, 64, 65, 67(1), 69, 70, 71, 74—80 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c.12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
61, 62.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F36
Textual Amendments
F36Sch. 3 paras. 57(1) 61, 62 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. II
63U.K.As from the date on which the Treasury first exercise the power conferred on them by section 79(1), Part III of Schedule 1 to the M2House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 and Part III of Schedule 1 to the M3Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (which specify certain offices all holders of which are disqualified under those Acts) shall each have effect as if at the end of the entry relating to directors of Cable and Wireless Limited there were inserted the words “ nominated by a Minister of the Crown or Government department ”.
64, 65.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F37
Textual Amendments
F37Sch. 3 paras. 58–60, 64, 65, 67(1), 69, 70, 71, 74—80 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c.12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
66U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F38
Textual Amendments
F38Sch. 3 para. 66 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(h), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
67(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F39U.K.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F40
Textual Amendments
F39Sch. 3 paras. 58–60, 64, 65, 67(1), 69, 70, 71, 74—80 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c.12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
68U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F41
Textual Amendments
69—71.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F42
Textual Amendments
F42Sch. 3 paras. 58–60, 64, 65, 67(1), 69, 70, 71, 74—80 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c.12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I
72U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F43
Textual Amendments
73(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F44U.K.
(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F45
(3), (4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F46
Textual Amendments
F45Sch. 3 para. 73(2) repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 4 para. 3(2)(i), Sch. 5 para. 45, Sch. 7 Pt. I
74—76.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F47
Textual Amendments
F47Sch. 3 paras. 58–60, 64, 65, 67(1), 69, 70, 71, 74—80 repealed by Telecommunications Act 1984 (c.12, SIF 96), s. 109, Sch. 7 Pt. I (and words in Sch. 3 para. 74(2) are expressed to be substituted (1.1.1993) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22), s. 168(1), Sch. 8 Pt. IV para.111; S.I. 1992/2984, art. 2(2), Sch.2; S.I. 1992/2990, art. 2(2), Sch.2).
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