http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1969/48/part/IIPost Office Act 1969An Act to abolish the office of master of the Post Office, distribute the business conducted by the holder thereof amongst authorities constituted for the purpose and make provision consequential on the abolition of that office and the distribution of the business so conducted; to amend, replace or repeal certain provisions of the enactments relating to posts, telegraphs and savings banks; to amend the law relating to stamp duty; and to empower the Treasury to dispose of their interest in the shares of Cable and Wireless Limited.1983-01-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2013-06-25
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Part II The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and his Functions<CommentaryRef Ref="c11849441"/>The Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6In the following provisions of this Act, “the Minister” means the Secretary of State . . .7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer to the Minister of the Postmaster General’s functions with respect to wireless telegraphy, and provisions consequential thereon.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer to the Minister of the Postmaster General’s functions under section 6 of the Commonwealth Telegraphs Act 1949.4The functions which are vested in the Postmaster General by virtue of section 6 of the Commonwealth Telegraphs Act 1949 (provisions as to pensions of employees of Cable and Wireless Limited and certain other persons) shall, on the appointed day, vest in the Minister; and, accordingly, as from that day, references in that section to the Postmaster General shall be construed as referring to the Minister. Transfer to the Minister of the Postmaster General’s power to make orders under the Recorded Delivery Service Act 1962.5The power conferred by subsection (3) of section 1 of the Recorded Delivery Service Act 1962 on the Postmaster General by order to make such amendments of enactments contained in local or private Acts as appear to him to be necessary or expedient in consequence of subsection (1) of that section shall, on the appointed day, vest in the Minister; and, accordingly, as from that day, the reference to the Postmaster General in the said subsection (3) and the reference to him in subsection (4) of that section (which lays on him a duty of consultation before making an order under subsection (3)) shall each be construed as referring to the Minister.Unreliable marginal noteS. 2(1)–(5)(7) repealed by S.I. 1974/691, Sch.Words substituted by virtue of S.I. 1974/691, arts. 2, 3(3)1949 c. 39. S. 3 repealed (25.6.2013) by Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), s. 103(2), Sch. 21 para. 2 (with Sch. 21 para. 3)