The Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001

Article 2

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 26TH MARCH 2001

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.