Postal Services Citation commencement and extent 1 1 This order may be cited as the Postal Services Act 2011 (Consequential Modifications and Amendments) Order 2011. 2 This Order comes into force on 1st October 2011. 3 Any modification by this Order of an enactment has the same extent as the enactment modified. References to statutory duty of the Post Office for the purpose of collecting or delivering letters. 2 Any enactment which refers to the exercise of the statutory duty of the Post Office for the purpose of collecting or delivering mail is to be construed as if it made corresponding provision in relation to the exercise of the duty by a universal service provider within the meaning of Part 3 of the Postal Services Act 2011. Modifications of the Post Office Extension Act 1856 and Post Office Railway Acts 3 1 Article 2 of the Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications to Local Enactments) Order 2003 is revoked. 2 Any provision of the Post Office Extension Act 1865 , the Post Office (London) Railway Act 1913 and the Post Office (Site and Railway) Act 1954 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. Postal Office Works Act 1959 and Post Office Subway Act 1966 4 1 Article 2 of the Postal Services Act (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003 is revoked. 2 Any provision of the Post Office Works Act 1959 or the Post Office Subway Act 1966 , 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. Other amendments to enactments 5 1 The amendments specified in Schedule 1 have effect. 2 The repeals and revocations specified in Schedule 2 have effect. John Hayes Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning Department for Business, Innovation and Skills