36.—(1) The Walkways Regulations 1973(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (commencement, citation and interpretation), at the appropriate place, is inserted—
““universal service provider” has the same meaning as in the Postal Services Act 2000; and references to the provision of a universal postal service shall be construed in accordance with that Act;”.
(3) In regulation 4 (rights of statutory undertakers etc.)—
(a)in paragraph (1) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “a universal service provider in his capacity as a person who provides a universal postal service”; and
(b)in paragraph (2) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “a universal service provider in his capacity as a person who provides a universal postal service”.
(4) In regulation 5 (periodic and temporary closure of walkways)—
(a)in paragraph (3)(a) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “a universal service provider in his capacity as a person who provides a universal postal service”; and
(b)in paragraph (5) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “a universal service provider in connection with the provision of a universal postal service”.
(5) In regulation 6(2)(b) (stopping up of walkway by building owner) for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “a universal service provider in his capacity as a person who provides a universal postal service”.
(6) In paragraph (1) of regulation 7 (apparatus of statutory undertakers etc. in stopped up walkway)—
(a)for the words “the Post Office”, where they appear for the first time, are substituted the words “a universal service provider in connection with the provision of a universal postal service”; and
(b)for the words “the Post Office”, where they appear for the second time, are substituted the words “the universal service provider concerned”.
(7) In paragraph (5) of that regulation for the words “the Post Office” are substituted the words “a universal service provider in his capacity as a person who provides a universal postal service”.