Part IV Reorganisation of the Post Office

Supplementary provisions

82 Interpretation: Part IV.

1

In this Part—

  • “the appointed day” has the meaning given by section 62(8),

  • F1“the Companies Acts” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Companies Act 2006,

  • “company” includes any body corporate,

  • “debenture” includes debenture stock,

  • “debt securities” has the meaning given by section 74(8),

  • F2any reference to a company being in the same “group” as another company is to be read in accordance with section 15(4) of the Postal Services Act 2011,

  • “the original holding company” has the meaning given by section 15 of the Postal Services Act 2011,

  • any reference to a company being a “parent” of another company is to be read in accordance with section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006,

  • “Post Office company” has the meaning given by section 6 of the Postal Services Act 2011,

  • “relevant company” has the meaning given by section 68(1A) of this Act,

  • “Royal Mail company” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Postal Services Act 2011,

  • “securities”, in relation to a company, includes shares, debt securities and other securities of the company, whether or not constituting a charge on the assets of the company, and the right to subscribe for, or to acquire, such securities and any other rights in connection with such securities,

  • F3...

  • “shares” includes stock, and

  • F4 “wholly owned by the Crown” has the meaning given by section 15 of the Postal Services Act 2011.

2

References in this Part to property, rights and liabilities of the Post Office are references to all such property, rights and liabilities, whether or not capable of being transferred or assigned by the Post Office.

3

It is hereby declared for the avoidance of doubt that—

a

any reference in this Part to property of the Post Office is a reference to property of the Post Office whether situated in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, and

b

any reference in this Part to rights or liabilities of the Post Office is a reference to rights to which the Post Office is entitled, or (as the case may be) liabilities to which it is subject, whether under the law of the United Kingdom or of any part of the United Kingdom or under the law of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom.