SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 12Minor and consequential amendments

Part 1Postal Services Act 2000

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1

Section 68 (loans by the Secretary of State to the Post Office company etc) is amended as follows.

2

In the heading, for “the Post Office company and its subsidiaries” substitute “ relevant companies ”.

3

In subsection (1), for “the Post Office company or any of its subsidiaries” substitute “ a relevant company ”.

4

After that subsection insert—

1A

In this Part “relevant company” means—

a

a Post Office company,

b

a Royal Mail company, or

c

a company that is, or has at any time been, in the same group as a company within paragraph (a) or (b).