Article 2(3)

SCHEDULE 3 PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 26 MARCH 2001

Provision	Subject matter of provision
Section 6	Restriction on provision of postal services
Section 7	Exceptions from section 6
Section 8	Power to modify section 7 by order
Section 9	General power to suspend the restriction
Section 10	Emergency power to suspend the restriction
Section 14	Modification of licences by agreement
Section 15	References to the Competition Commission
Section 16	Reports on references
Section 17	Modification following report
Section 18	Power of intervention of the Competition Commission
Section 19	Procedural requirements in relation to modifications
Section 20	Application of competition legislation to references etc.
Section 21	Modification by order under other enactments
Section 22	Final orders
Section 23	Provisional orders
Section 24	Confirmation of provisional orders
Section 25	Exceptions from duty to make or confirm enforcement orders
Section 26	Enforcement orders: main procedural requirements
Section 27	Enforcement orders: further procedural requirements
Section 28	Validity of enforcement orders
Section 29	Effect of enforcement orders
Section 30, in so far as it is not already in force	Financial penalties
Section 32	Imposition of penalties: main procedural requirements
Section 33	Penalties: further procedural requirements
Section 34	Time-limits on the imposition of penalties
Section 35	Interest and payments by instalment
Section 36	Appeals
Section 37	Recovery of penalties
Section 40	Directors' remuneration
Section 47, in so far as it is not already in force	Power of the Commission to require information
Section 49	Powers of entry and seizure
Section 95	Power to acquire land etc.
Section 97	Harbour charges on mail-bags
Section 98	Mail-bags not to be subject to control by harbour authorities
Section 99	Common carriers
Section 100	Certain exemptions from postage etc.
Section 116	The Postcode Address File
Section 119, in so far as it is not already in force	General restrictions on disclosure of information
Section 127(4), in so far as it is not already in force	General amendments and repeals
Section 127(6), in so far as it relates to the repeals and revocations specified in the table below
Schedule 5	Acquisition of land
Schedule 6, in so far as it is not already in force	Further provisions relating to land
Schedule 7, in so far as it is not already in force	Disclosure of information
Schedule 8, paragraphs 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26	Amendments of enactments
In Schedule 9, the repeals and revocations specified in the table below	Repeals and revocations

Table

Reference	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
10 & 11 Geo 5 c. 75	Official Secrets Act 1920	Section 5
1969 c. 48	Post Office Act 1969	Section 33 Sections 40 and 41 Sections 43 and 44 Sections 46 to 48 Sections 55 to 63 Sections 66 and 67 Sections 72 and 73 Section 84 Section 87 Section 119 Section 129 In section 135, subsection (1)(b) and the word “or” immediately preceding it and subsections (2) and (3) Schedules 2 and 3 In Schedule 4, paragraph 21
S.I. 1973/2163	Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments—No. 1) Order 1973	In Schedule 5, paragraph 20(a)
1981 c. 38	British Telecommunications Act 1981	Sections 58(1) to (3) Sections 59 to 61 Sections 63 and 64 Sections 66 to 69 Sections 71 to 74 Section 76
1987 c. 22	Banking Act 1987	In Schedule 6, paragraph 10
S.I. 1999/1042	Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No. 1) Order 1999	In Schedule 1, paragraph 6
S.I. 1999/2107	Postal Services Regulations 1999	In Regulation 1(3), the definitions of “the 1969 Act” and “the 1981 Act” Regulations 4 to 6.