The Postal Services Act 2000 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2001

The 1969 Act

17.—(1) Section 84(1) of the 1969 Act (exemption from postage of certain petitions and addresses, and limitation of amount of postage recoverable in respect of parliamentary proceedings) shall apply on and after 26th March 2001 in respect of—

(a) a petition or address forwarded to Her Majesty, or, in Northern Ireland, to the Secretary of State, by post before 26th March 2001 and a petition or address to Her Majesty or a petition addressed to either House of Parliament, the Scottish Parliament or the Northern Ireland Assembly sent by post to a member of either House of Parliament, a member of the Scottish Parliament or a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (as the case may be) before 26th March 2001;

(b) a packet consisting of parliamentary proceedings posted before 26th March 2001.

(2) References in section 84 of the 1969 Act to the Post Office shall be read as including references to the successor postal services company and references to a scheme under section 28 of the 1969 Act shall be read as including references to a scheme made, or treated by virtue of this Order as made, under section 89 of the Act.

(1)

Section 84 of the 1969 Act was amended by S.I. 1973/2163, S.I. 1999/1042 and Schedule 12 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47) and its repeal was commenced by S.I. 2000/2957 (C.88) with effect from 26th March 2001.