http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/799/madeThe Telecommunication Services (Channel Islands) Order 2002Postal servicesKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2011-07-04POST OFFICE This Order revokes earlier Orders in Council which gave the force of law to two Agreements made in 1972 between the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and the States of Jersey and the States of Guernsey respectively. They handed over to Jersey and Guernsey the Post Office’s statutory privilege over the administration of telecommunications services in the Channel Islands. The effect of the revocation of the earlier Orders is that the Agreements are terminated. 2002 No. 799 POST OFFICE The Telecommunication Services (Channel Islands) Order 2002 Made 26th March 2002 Coming into force 29th March 2002 At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 26th day of March 2002 Present, The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas Agreements were made on 22nd November 1972 between the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and the States of Jersey and the States of Guernsey respectively relating to the surrender of the privilege conferred on the Post Office by section 24 of the Post Office Act 1969 and the administration in the Channel Islands of telecommunication services:

Now, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 87(1) and (2) of the Post Office Act 1969 and all other powers enabling her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:— 1 This Order may be cited as the Telecommunication Services (Channel Islands) Order 2002 and shall come into force on 29th March 2002. 2 This Order applies— a to the Bailiwick of Jersey for the purposes of article 3(a) and (c); b to the Bailiwick of Guernsey for the purposes of article 3(b) and (c); c to the United Kingdom and to the Isle of Man for the purposes of article 3(c). 3 The following Orders are revoked— a the Telecommunication Services (Jersey) Order 1972; b the Telecommunication Services (Guernsey) Order 1972; and c the Telecommunication Services (Channel Islands Consequential Provisions) Order 1972. A. K. Galloway Clerk of the Privy Council (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order revokes earlier Orders in Council which gave the force of law to two Agreements made in 1972 between the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and the States of Jersey and the States of Guernsey respectively. They handed over to Jersey and Guernsey the Post Office’s statutory privilege over the administration of telecommunications services in the Channel Islands. The effect of the revocation of the earlier Orders is that the Agreements are terminated.

1969 c. 48. The British Telecommunications Act 1981 (c. 38), section 89 and Schedule 6 Part II repealed section 24 of the 1969 Act. The repeal extended to the Channel Islands by virtue of section 89(5) of the 1981 Act. The Postal Services Act 2000 (c. 26), section 127(6) and Schedule 9 repealed section 87 of the Post Office Act 1969, but that repeal has not yet come into force. References in that section to the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications were substituted by references to the Secretary of State by virtue of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (Dissolution) Order 1974 (S.I. 1974/691). S.I. 1972/1814. S.I. 1972/1815. S.I. 1972/1816.