The 1953 Act
4. Section 17(1) of the 1953 Act (power to detain postal packets containing contraband) shall apply in respect of a postal packet detained by the Post Office or forwarded by it to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise before 26th March 2001 and the reference in section 17(1) to the Post Office shall be read as including a reference to the successor postal services company.
(1)
Section 17 of the 1953 Act was amended by paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 4 to the 1969 Act, Schedule 4 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) and by S.I. 1969/1368 and S.I. 1973/960.