2007 No. 1181 (C. 53)

postal services

The Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2007

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred upon him by section 130(1) of the Postal Services Act 20001:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No.5) Order 2007.

Commencement2

The provisions of section 127(6) of and Schedule 9 to the Postal Services Act 2000 shall come into force, insofar as they relate to the repeals specified in the Schedule to this Order, on 1st May 2007.

Jim FitzpatrickParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal ServicesDepartment of Trade and Industry

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1st MAY 2007

Article 2

Reference

Short title

Extent of the repeal

1969 c.48

Post Office Act 1969

Sections 6, 74(2), 75(1), 87 and Schedule 1

1975 c.24

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975

In Schedule 1, in Part 2, the entry relating to the Post Office

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, on 1st May 2007, certain repeals of enactments made by the Postal Services Act 2000 as specified in the Schedule to the Order.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Postal Services Act 2000 (“the Act”) have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No

Section 1

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Section 2

1st January 2001

2000/2957

Sections 3 to 5

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Sections 6 to 10

26th March 2001

2000/2957

Section 11

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Section 12

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

Section 13

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Sections 14 to 29

26th March 2001

2000/2957

Section 30

6th November 2000 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

Section 31

1st January 2001

2000/2957

Sections 32 to 37

26th March 2001

2000/2957

Sections 38 and 39

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Section 40

26th March 2000

2000/2957

Section 41

1st January 2001

2000/2957

Section 42

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

Section 43

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

Section 44

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

Sections 45 and 46

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Section 47

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

2000/2957

Section 48

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Section 49

26th March 2001

2000/2957

Sections 50 to 58

1st January 2001

2000/2957

Section 59

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

Sections 60 and 61

1st January 2001

2000/2957

Part 4

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Sections 83 to 88

26th March 2001

2001/878

Section 89

26th February 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2001/534

2001/1148

Section 90

26th March 2001

2001/1148

Section 91

26th February 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2001/534

2001/1148

Section 92

26th February 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2001/534

2001/1148

Sections 93 and 94

1st January 2001

2000/2957

Section 95

26th March 2001

2000/2957

Section 96

26th March 2001

2001/1148

Sections 97 to 100

26th March 2001

2000/2957

Sections 101 to 103

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Section 104

26th March 2001

2001/1148

Section 105

26th February 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2001/534

2001/1148

Sections 106 to 108

26th March 2001

2001/1148

Section 109

26th March 2001

2001/878

Sections 110 and 111

26th March 2001

2001/1148

Section 112

26th February 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2001/534

2001/1148

Section 113

26th March 2001

2001/1148

Section 114

26th February 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2001/534

2001/1148

Section 116

25th March 2001

2001/1148

Sections 117 and 118

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Section 119

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

2000/2957

Section 127(4)

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

2001/1148

Section 127 (6)

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (partially)

2000/2957

2000/2957

2000/2957

2001/878

2001/1148

Schedule 1

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Schedule 2

1st January 2001

2000/2957

Schedule 3

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Schedule 4

6th November 2000

2000/2957

Schedule 5

26th March 2001

2000/2957

Schedule 6

6th November 2000 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

Schedule 7

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

2000/2957

Schedule 8

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (remainder)

2000/2957

2000/2957

2001/1148

Schedule 9

6th November 2000 (partially)

1st January 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (partially)

26th March 2001 (partially)

2000/2957

2000/2957

2000/2957

2001/878

2001/1148

Sections 120 to 126, section 127 (except subsections (4) and (6)) and sections 128 to 131 of the Act came into force on Royal Assent. Section 115 of the Act came into force two months after Royal Assent.