British Telecommunications Act 1981

55(1)The [S.I. 1972/1634 (N.I. 17).] Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 shall, as from the appointed day, be amended in accordance with the following sub-paragraphs.

(2)The reference to the Post Office in the definition of " statutory undertaker " in article 2(2) shall be construed as including a reference to the Corporation.

(3)The reference to the Post Office in article 80(2) (service of certain notices and draft orders) shall be construed as referring to the Corporation.

(4)Article 81(1) (which makes provision as to telegraphic lines of the Post Office) shall, in relation to an order coming into force on or before the appointed day, have effect as if for the second reference to the Post Office there were substituted a reference to the Corporation and, in relation to an order coming into force after that day, as if for each reference to the Post Office there were substituted a reference to the Corporation.

(5)Article 81(3) shall have effect as if for the words "Post Office removes " there were substituted the words " Post Office has removed, or British Telecommunications removes as if for the word " serves " there were substituted the words " British Telecommunications serves " and as if for the words " the Post Office ", in the second and third places where they occur, there were substituted the words " British Telecommunications ".

(6)The reference to the Post Office in paragraph 12(3) of Schedule 5 shall be construed as referring to the Corporation.