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 |
Introduced by | Keith Joseph |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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Royal Assent | 27 July 1981 |
Commencement | 1 October 1981 |
Status: Amended | |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
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]
References
- ↑ "The historical development of BT". BT Group. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Events in Telecommunications History 1981-1983". BT Archives. BT Group. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "British Telecom". The Times. 1 October 1981. p. 9.
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