British Telecommunications Act 1981
British Telecommunications Act 1981
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Long title |
An Act to establish a public corporation to be called British Telecommunications; to make provision with respect to its functions and to transfer to it certain property, rights and liabilities of the Post Office; to make further provision with respect to the Post Office; to provide for dealings by the Treasury in the shares of Gable and Wireless Limited; to amend the Telegraph Acts; and for connected purposes. |
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Citation |
1981 c.38 |
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Introduced by |
Keith Joseph |
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Territorial extent |
United Kingdom |
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Dates |
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Royal Assent |
27 July 1981 |
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Commencement |
1 October 1981 |
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Status: Amended |
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Text of statute as originally enacted |
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The British Telecommunications Act 1981 (1981 c.38) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that transferred the state-owned telephone network from the Post office to a new statutory corporation, British Telecommunications, branded as "British Telecom".[1] [2] [3]
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