Post Office Act 1969

139 Application to Northern Ireland. U.K.

(1) In the application of this M1 Act to Northern Ireland—

(a) any reference to an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland (except a reference to Schedule 5 or 6 to the Roads Act (Northern Ireland) 1948) or to an enactment which that Parliament has power to amend—

(i) shall, except in Schedule 4 to this Act, be construed as including a reference to any enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland passed after this Act and re-enacting the said enactment with or without modification;

(ii) shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by any enactment, whether passed before or after this Act, and including a reference thereto as extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act;

(b) “Act” and “enactment” (except in subsection (1) of the next following section) respectively include an Act and an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(3) F2 ..., regulations made by the [F3 Secretary of State] under the M2 Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 may apply to [F4 a universal service provider F5 ... in connection with the provision of a universal postal service F5 ...] such of the provisions of the M3 Civil Defence Act (Northern Ireland) 1939 (except section 7(4) thereof) relating to public utility undertakers as may be specified in the regulations and may specify the [F3 Secretary of State] as the appropriate department in relation to [F4 a universal service provider F5 ... in connection with the provision of a universal postal service F5 ...] for the purpose of the application of any provisions so specified to [F4 a universal service provider F5 ... in connection with the provision of a universal postal service F5 ...] .

[F6 (3A) In subsection (3) “universal service provider” and “universal postal service” have the same meaning as in Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011.]

(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F7

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 139(2) repealed by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), Sch. 6 Pt. I

F2 Words repealed by S.I. 1973/2163, Sch. 6

F3 Words substituted by S.I. 1973/2163, Sch. 5 para. 20(b)

F4 Words in s. 139(3) substituted (12.11.2003) by The Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2908), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 3

F5 Words in s. 139(3) omitted (1.10.2011) by virtue of Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), s. 93(2)(3), Sch. 12 para. 91(2); S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3

F6 S. 139(3A) inserted (1.10.2011) by Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5), s. 93(2)(3), Sch. 12 para. 91(3); S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3

F7 S. 139(4) repealed by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), Sch. 6 Pt. II

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 References to Acts or enactments of the Parliament of Northern Ireland to be construed as including references to Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly: Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), Sch. 5 para. 1(1)(2)

Marginal Citations

M1 1948 c. 28 (N.I.)

M2 1950 c. 11 (N.I.)

M3 1939 c. 15 (N.I.)