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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/2008-10-01</dc:identifier><dc:title>Postal Services Act 2000</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to establish the Postal Services Commission and the Consumer Council for Postal Services; to provide for the licensing of certain postal services and for a universal postal service; to provide for the vesting of the property, rights and liabilities of the Post Office in a company nominated by the Secretary of State and for the subsequent dissolution of the Post Office; to make further provision in relation to postal services; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>2000-08-02</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2024-04-24</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2008-10-01</dct:valid>
					
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Where the Office of Fair Trading, the Competition Commission or (as the case may be) the Secretary of State (in this section “
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”) makes a relevant order, the order may also provide for the modification of the conditions of a licence to such extent as may appear to the relevant authority to be requisite or expedient for the purpose of giving effect to, or taking account of, any provision made by the order.
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In subsection (1) above “
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” means—
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or</Substitution></Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/2/a/ii/2008-10-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/2/a/ii" id="section-21-2-a-ii"><Pnumber><Substitution ChangeId="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120-1456846970224" CommentaryRef="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120">ii</Substitution></Pnumber><P4para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120-1456846970224" CommentaryRef="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120">one or more than one of the enterprises which will or may cease to be distinct enterprises is engaged in the provision of postal services; or</Substitution></Text></P4para></P4></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/2/b/2008-10-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/2/b" id="section-21-2-b"><Pnumber><Substitution ChangeId="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120-1456846970224" CommentaryRef="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120">b</Substitution></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120-1456846970224" CommentaryRef="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120">an order under section 160 or 161 of that Act where the feature, or combination of features, of the market in the United Kingdom for goods or services which prevents, restricts or distorts competition relates to the provision of postal services.</Substitution></Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/5/2008-10-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/5" id="section-21-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>As soon as practicable after making modifications under this section the <Substitution ChangeId="key-d709f90d7935ed24912e4808f4227458-1456847053159" CommentaryRef="key-d709f90d7935ed24912e4808f4227458">relevant authority</Substitution> shall send a copy of the modifications to the licence holder, the Commission and the Council.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/6/2008-10-01" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2000/26/section/21/6" id="section-21-6"><Pnumber><Substitution ChangeId="key-4fefa955b27060458ef5c8cec119c678-1456847069126" CommentaryRef="key-4fefa955b27060458ef5c8cec119c678">6</Substitution></Pnumber><P2para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-4fefa955b27060458ef5c8cec119c678-1456847069126" CommentaryRef="key-4fefa955b27060458ef5c8cec119c678">Expressions used in subsection (2) above and in Part 3 or (as the case may be) Part 4 of the Enterprise Act 2002 have the same meanings in that subsection as in that Part.</Substitution></Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-948106f0afd222a7dbab5e412e182120" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 21(1)(2) substituted for  s. 21(1)-(4) (20.6.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40" id="c2vu1hdg2-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2002" Number="40" Title="Enterprise Act 2002">Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00008" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/section/279" SectionRef="section-279">s. 279</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00009" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00007" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/schedule/9/paragraph/14/2" SectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-14-2" Operative="true">Sch. 9 para. 14(2)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397" id="c2vu1hdg2-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1397" Title="The Enterprise Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings)Order 2003">S.I. 2003/1397</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00011" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00012" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-d709f90d7935ed24912e4808f4227458" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 21(5) substituted (20.6.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40" id="c2vu1hdg2-00019" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2002" Number="40" Title="Enterprise Act 2002">Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00020" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/section/279" SectionRef="section-279">s. 279</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00021" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/schedule/9/paragraph/14/3" SectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-14-3" Operative="true">Sch. 9 para. 14(3)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397" id="c2vu1hdg2-00022" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1397" Title="The Enterprise Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings)Order 2003">S.I. 2003/1397</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00023" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00024" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00022" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-4fefa955b27060458ef5c8cec119c678" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 21(6) substituted (20.6.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40" id="c2vu1hdg2-00032" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2002" Number="40" Title="Enterprise Act 2002">Enterprise Act 2002 (c. 40)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00033" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/section/279" SectionRef="section-279">s. 279</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00034" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00032" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2002/40/schedule/9/paragraph/14/4" SectionRef="schedule-9-paragraph-14-4" Operative="true">Sch. 9 para. 14(4)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397" id="c2vu1hdg2-00035" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1397" Title="The Enterprise Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Transitory Provisions and Savings)Order 2003">S.I. 2003/1397</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00036" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/article/2/1" SectionRef="article-2-1">art. 2(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00037" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00035" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1397/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="M_C_fb7f7026-ae0b-4a7b-d312-e7aa71563521" Type="C"><Para><Text>S. 21(2)(a) amended (20.6.2003) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1592" id="c2vu1hdg2-00044" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2003" Number="1592" Title="Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003">Enterprise Act 2002 (Protection of Legitimate Interests) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1592)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00045" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1592/article/1/1" SectionRef="article-1-1">art. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c2vu1hdg2-00046" CitationRef="c2vu1hdg2-00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2003/1592/schedule/4/paragraph/16" SectionRef="schedule-4-paragraph-16" Operative="true">Sch. 4 para. 16</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>