SCHEDULEPROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 26TH MARCH 2001

Article 2

Provision

Subject matter of provision

Section 83

Interfering with the mail: postal operators

Section 84

Interfering with the mail: general

Section 85

Prohibition on sending certain articles by post

Section 86

Prohibition on affixing advertisements on certain letter boxes etc.

Section 87

Prohibition on misleading descriptions

Section 88

Obstruction of business of universal service providers

Section 109

Evidence of thing being a postal packet

Section 127(6), in so far as it relates to the repeals and revocations specified in the table below

General amendments and repeals

In Schedule 9, the repeals and revocations 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 11

Sections 25 to 28

Section 32

Sections 52 to 65

Sections 68 to 70

Section 72

Section 79

1967 c. 80

Criminal Justice Act 1967

In Schedule 3, in Part I, the entries in respect of the Post Office Act 1953

1981 c. 45

Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981

Section 29

1985 c. 56

Interception of Communications Act 1985

Section 11(2)

S.I. 1993/1324

Post Office (Abolition of Import Restrictions) Regulations 1993

The whole Regulations

Note: The repeal of section 52 of the Post Office Act 1953 (which extends only to Scotland) does not affect any liability at common law in respect of any offence described in that section.