Post Office Act 1969 (c. 48)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4 Adaptations of Enactments and Orders in Council consequential on the Assumption by the new Authority for the Conduct of postal and telegraphic Business of Functions exercised and performed before the appointed Day by the Postmaster General

PART II Adaptations of public general Enactments

Adaptations of Enactments relating to Telegraphs

5 As from the appointed day, section 5(1) of the [1892 c. 59.] Telegraph Act 1892 (application of Acts to licensee of Postmaster General) shall have effect as if, for the words from the beginning to " specified in the licence " (where secondly occurring), there were substituted the words " The Post Office may authorise the holder of a licence granted, or having effect as if it had been granted, under section 27(1) of the Post Office Act 1969 (in this section referred to as 'a licensee') during the time and within the area specified in the authority to exercise all or any of the powers which are conferred on the Post Office by the Telegraph Acts 1863 and 1878 ".