The Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000

Article 2(2)

SCHEDULE 2 PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1 JANUARY 2001

Provision	Subject matter of provision
Section 2	The Consumer Council for Postal Services
Section 12, in so far as it is not already in force	Licences: grant
Section 31	Statement of policy in relation to penalties
Section 41	Free services for the blind and partially sighted
Section 42, in so far as it is not already in force	Duties in relation to public post offices
Section 43, in so far as it is not already in force	Duties in relation to social and environmental matters
Section 44, in so far as it is not already in force	Review and information
Section 47, in so far as it relates to information required in connection with the exercise of the Commission’s functions under section 42 and section 44(5)	Power of the Commission to require information
Section 50	Codes of practice
Section 51	Relevant postal issues
Section 52	Provision of advice and information to public authorities and licence holders
Section 53	Publication of information to users
Section 54	Exercise of functions: general
Section 55	Annual and other reports: the Council
Section 56	Complaints referred to the Council
Section 57	Power of the Council to investigate other matters
Section 58	Power of the Council to require information
Section 59, in so far as it is not already in force	Provision of information by the Council to the Commission
Section 60	Memorandum of understanding
Section 61	Forward work programmes
Section 93	Power to modify sections 89 to 92
Section 94	Power to require carriage of mail-bags by ship or aircraft
Section 119, in so far as it relates to the provisions in Schedule 7 specified below	General restrictions on the disclosure of information
Section 127(4), in so far as it relates to the amendments effected by Schedule 8 specified below	General amendments and repeals
Section 127(6), in so far as it relates to the repeals specified in the table below
Schedule 2	The Consumer Council for Postal Services
Schedule 7, subparagraph (1)(a) of paragraph 3 in relation to the Council	Disclosure of information
In Schedule 8, paragraphs 8 (in so far as it is not already in force), 9, 13, and 14 (in so far as it is not already in force)	Amendments of enactments
In Schedule 9, the repeals specified in the table below	Repeals and revocations

Table

Reference	Short Title	Extent of Repeal
1 & 2 Eliz.2 c. 36	Post Office Act 1953	Section 29 Section 44 and 45
1967 c. 13	Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967	In Schedule 2, the entries relating to the Post Office Users' Council for Northern Ireland, the Post Office Users' Council for Scotland, the Post Office Users' Council for Wales and the Post Office Users' National Council
1969 c. 48	Post Office Act 1969	Sections 14 and 15
1970 c. 44	Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970	In section 14, in subsection (1), the words “, the Post Office Users' Councils” and subsection (2)
1975 c. 24	House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975	In Schedule 1, in Part III, the entry relating to the Chairman of the Post Office Users' National Council
1981 c. 38	British Telecommunications Act 1981	Section 65
1995 c. 21	Merchant Shipping Act 1995	In Schedule 13, paragraph 28.