[1] The powers of the Postmaster General were transferred to a new cabinet member, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications.

The incumbent Postmaster, John Stonehouse, became the first Minister of Post and Telecommunications on 1 October 1969.

[2] The act created a new public corporation, the Post Office, as the "authority for the conduct of postal and telegraphic business".

The corporation was to consist of a chairman and between six and twelve full or part-time members.

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