2011 No. 3044 (C. 115)

Postal Services

The Postal Services Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 93(3) of the Postal Services Act 20111.

In accordance with section 6(4) of that Act Post Office Limited was designated for the purposes of section 6(1) of that Act by The Post Office Limited (Designation) Order 20112:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Postal Services Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011.

Provision coming into force on 20th December 20112

Section 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011 shall come into force on 20th December 2011.

Edward DaveyMinister for Employment, Consumer and Postal AffairsDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order brings into force section 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011 on 20th December 2011.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Postal Services Act 2011 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 2 to 8 and Schedule 1

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Sections 9 to 10 and Schedule 2

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Sections 11 to 42 and Schedule 3

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Sections 44 to 52 and Schedule 5

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Section 53 and Schedule 6

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Section 54 and Schedule 7

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Section 55 and Schedule 8

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Sections 56 to 64 (1)

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Section 64(2) to (6)

15th September 2011

2011/2329

Section 65

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Sections 67 to 73 and Schedules 10 and 11

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Sections 74 to 88

1st October 2011

2011/2329

Sections 91(1) and (2) and paragraphs 1 to 37, 42 to 146 and 148 to 191 of Schedule 12

1st October 2011

2011/2329