3.—(1) Article 2 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications to Local Enactments) Order 2003(1) is revoked.
(2) Any provision of the Post Office Extension Act 1865(2), the Post Office (London) Railway Act 1913(3) and the Post Office (Site and Railway) Act 1954(4) which was in force immediately before this Order comes into force and contained references to the Post Office company (including references which have effect as such references) so far as necessary for preserving its effect on and after that day, is to have effect as if those references were references to a Royal Mail company.
(3) Anything which by virtue of this article must be done by or in relation to a Royal Mail company, so far as the context permits, is to be taken as so done if it is done by or in relation to any of them.
(4) In the Acts to which this article applies reference to the purpose or purposes of the Post Office is to be construed as references to the purpose or purposes of the businesses of a Royal Mail company so far as those businesses relate to the provision of postal services.
(5) In this article a “Royal Mail company” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Postal Services Act 2011.
1865 c.87 (28 and 29 Vict.) as amended by section 22 of the Post Office Act 1969 (c.48) and S.I. 2003/1542.
1913 c.cxvi (3 and 4 Geo. 5) as amended by section 22 of the Post Office Act 1969 (c.48) and S.I. 2003/1542.
1954 c.xxix (2 and 3 Eliz. 2) as amended by section 22 of the Post Office Act 1969 (c.48) and S.I. 2003/1542.