23.This Act extends to the United Kingdom. Any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same territorial extent as the enactment to which it relates.
24.Postal services are a fully reserved matter. However, Part 4 of the Act (Special Administration) concerns insolvency law, which is partly devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. Whilst insolvency law is partly devolved, the provisions under Part 4 are incidental to the policy objective of maintaining the universal postal service, which falls within the reserved field. Therefore, the special administration provisions did not require a Legislative Consent Motion in Northern Ireland.
Territorial Extent