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4.—(1) Article 2 of the Postal Services Act (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003 M1 is revoked.
(2) Any provision of the Post Office Works Act 1959 M2 or the Post Office Subway Act 1966 M3, which was in force immediately before the day on which this article 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 done if it is done by or in relation to one of them.
(4) In the Post Office Subway Act 1966 references to the purpose or purposes of the Royal Mail company are 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.
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M21959 c.43 as amended by section 22 of the Post Office Act 969 (c.48) and S.I. 2003/2908.
M31966 c.25 as amended by section 22 of the Post Office Act 1969 (c.48) and S.I. 2003/2908.
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