The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001

Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993

100.—(1) The Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993(1) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate places, are inserted—

“letter” has the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000;

“postal business” means the provision of postal services in relation to letters;

“postal services” has the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000;

“the Post Office company” has the same meaning as in Part IV of the Postal Services Act 2000;

“relevant subsidiary” has the same meaning as in Part IV of the Postal Services Act 2000;.

(3) In Schedule 3 (GPA Annex 1 contracting authorities) for the words “Postal Business of the Post Office” are substituted the words “the Post Office company in connection with its postal business or a relevant subsidiary of that company in connection with the subsidiary’s postal business”.

(1)

S.I. 1993/3228 which was amended by S.I. 2000/2009 and to which there are other amendments not relevant to this Order.