Long Title
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part IA POSTAL AUTHORITY
3 Postal Authority
3A Functions and duties of Postal Authority
3B Powers of Postal Authority
Part II EXCLUSIVE PRIVILEGE AND LICENSING, ETC., OF POSTAL SERVICES
4 Exclusive privilege with respect to conveyance, etc., of letters
5 Exceptions to section 4
6 Power to license conveyance of letters, etc.
7 Designation of public postal licensees
8 Modification of licence conditions
9 Suspension or cancellation of licence, etc.
10 Residual power of Postal Authority to provide postal services
10A Charges and other terms for services provided by Postal Authority
Part III POSTAL SERVICES AND SYSTEMS
11 Power to specify documents for remittance of money
12 Documents to be deemed valuable securities
13 Examination of postal articles
14 Forfeiture of postal articles
15 Presumption as to importer
16 Letter boxes
17 (Repealed)
18 Posting boxes and postal label vending machines
19 Postage stamps
20 Official marks to be prima facie evidence of certain facts denoted
21 Recovery of postage and other sums due in respect of postal articles
22 (Repealed)
23 Power to deal with postal articles sent in contravention of this Act
Part IV CODES OF PRACTICE AND DIRECTIONS
24 Codes of practice, etc.
25 Directions affecting postal licensee
26 Advisory guidelines
Part IVA CONTROL OVER DESIGNATED POSTAL LICENSEES
26A Interpretation of this Part
26B Control of acquisition of designated postal licensee
26C Power to issue code of practice relating to control of designated postal licensee
26D Power to issue directions
26E Power to obtain information
26F Appointment of chief executive officer, director, etc., of designated postal licensee
26G Power of Minister to issue written order relating to acquisition of assets, etc., of postal licensees
26H Regulations for carrying out this Part
Part V OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
27 Obstruction of public postal licensees
28 Intentional damage to installation or plant used for posts
29 Protection of installation or plant used for posts
30 Prohibition of false notice relating to public postal licensees’ installation or plant
31 Damage to public postal licensees’ installation or plant
32 Compensation for damage caused to public postal licensees’ installation or plant
33 Unlawful operation of postal services
34 Offences by officer, employee or agent of postal licensees
35 Fraudulent sending of postal article
36 Fraudulent retention of postal article
37 Penalty for sending anything indecent, etc., by post
38 Penalty for making any facsimile, imitation or representation of any postage stamp, etc.
39 Penalty for erasure of mark denoting used postage stamp
Part VI INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND NATIONAL INTERESTS
40 Right to conduct international business dealings
41 Government’s overriding international rights
42 Liability for international financial obligations
43 Contribution by Government
44 Provision of postal services for governmental, etc., purposes
45 Directions by Minister
Part VII ENFORCEMENT POWERS AND PROCEDURES
46 Power to require information, etc.
47 Powers of arrest and search in respect of seizable offences
48 Powers of search and arrest in respect of offences under section 33
48A Disposal of letters relating to offence under section 33
49 Obstruction of police officer or officer of Postal Authority
50 No costs or damages or other relief arising from seizure to be recoverable unless seizure without reasonable or probable cause
51 Composition of offences
52 General penalties
53 Saving of prosecutions under other written laws
54 Jurisdiction of Courts
55 Offences by bodies of persons
Part VIII GENERAL PROVISIONS
56 Appeal to Minister
57 Exclusion of liability of public postal licensees
58 Exemption from distress and attachment
59 Service of documents
60 Exemption by Minister
61 Regulations
62 Savings and transitional provisions
THE SCHEDULE Powers of Postal Authority
Legislative History
Comparative Table