The Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001

The Overseas Parcel Post Scheme

41.—(1) Subject to the following paragraphs, the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 1982(1) (referred to in this article as “the Scheme”) shall continue in force on and after 26th March 2001 as if made by the successor postal services company under section 89 of the Act.

(2) The Scheme may be cited as the Successor Postal Services Company Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 2001.

(3) A reference in the Scheme to the Post Office shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as a reference to the successor postal services company.

(4) In paragraph 6(1) of the Scheme, the reference to section 11(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the 1953 Act shall be read as including a reference to section 85(1) to (4) of the Act.

(5) In paragraph 8(1)(a) of the Scheme, for “30 kilogrammes” there shall be substituted “20 kilogrammes”.

(6) In paragraph 24(7) of the Scheme, the reference to section 8(3) of the 1953 Act shall be read as including a reference to section 107(1) of the Act.

(7) In Schedule 1 to the Scheme, in each place where it appears, for “30 kg” there shall be substituted “20 kg”.

(8) Anything agreed, approved, prescribed or specified for the purposes of the Scheme by the Post Office shall be treated as agreed, approved, prescribed or specified by the successor postal services company.

(9) A reference in the Scheme to a scheme made under section 28 of the 1969 Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be read as including a reference to a scheme made, or treated by virtue of this Order as made, under section 89 of the Act.

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The Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Scheme 1982 (Supplement to London Gazette, 29/01/82, pages 20P–35P) was amended by the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 1) Scheme 1983 (London Gazette, 25/03/83, pages 4199–4200), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 2) Scheme 1984 (London Gazette, 24/08/84, page 11605), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 3) Scheme 1985 (London Gazette, 23/08/85, page 11694), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 4) Scheme 1985 (London Gazette, 01/11/85, page 15228), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 5) Scheme 1986 (London Gazette, 13/12/85, pages 17561–2), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 6) Scheme 1986 (London Gazette, 29/08/86, pages 11329–30), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 7) Scheme 1986 (London Gazette, 17/10/86, pages 13452–3), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 8) Scheme 1987 (London Gazette, 20/02/87, pages 2361–4), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 9) Scheme 1987 (London Gazette, 04/09/87, page 11104), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 10) Scheme 1988 (London Gazette, 31/03/88, pages 3887–9), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 11) Scheme 1989 (London Gazette, 23/03/89, pages 3603–5), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 12) Scheme 1990 (London Gazette, 30/03/90, pages 7156–7), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 13) Scheme 1991 (London Gazette, 28/03/91, pages 4967–8), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 14) Scheme 1992 (London Gazette, 03/04/92, pages 6035–7), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 15) Scheme 1993 (London Gazette, 02/04/93, pages 6005–8), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 16) Scheme 1994 (London Gazette, 31/03/94, pages 4972–3), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 17) Scheme 1995 (London Gazette, 31/03/95, pages 4933–5), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 18) Scheme 1996 (London Gazette, 15/04/96, pages 5347–9), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 19) Scheme 1997 (London Gazette, 07/04/97, pages 4135–7), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 20) Scheme 1998 (London Gazette, 03/04/98, pages 3873–6), the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 21) Scheme 1999 (London Gazette, 26/04/99, pages 4635–7) and the Post Office Overseas Parcel Post Amendment (No. 22) Scheme 2000 (London Gazette, 14/04/00, pages 4271–3).