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On 22/05/2013, you requested for the version in force on 22/05/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 22/05/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 22/08/2007.
Amendment of section 9
8.  Section 9 of the principal Act is amended —
(a)
by deleting the word “or” at the end of subsection (1)(b);
(b)
by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:
(c)
any direction of the Postal Authority given under section 25, 26D or 26F(2); or
(d)
section 26B,”;
(c)
by deleting “$10,000” in subsection (1)(ii) and substituting the words “$1 million”;
(d)
by deleting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsection:
(2)  Where the Postal Authority is satisfied that —
(a)
the person who is granted a postal licence is again likely to contravene, whether by act or omission, any condition, provision, direction or section referred to in subsection (1);
(b)
the person who is granted a postal licence has gone into liquidation other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction;
(c)
the person who is granted a postal licence is no longer in a position to comply with the provisions of this Act or the terms or conditions of his licence; or
(d)
the public interest so requires,
the Postal Authority may, in lieu of an order or a financial penalty under subsection (1)(i) or (ii) or both, by notice in writing and without any compensation, do all or any of the following:
(i)
cancel the licence or part thereof;
(ii)
suspend the licence or part thereof for such period as it thinks fit;
(iii)
reduce the period for which the licence is to be in force.”;
(e)
by deleting the word “Authority” in subsection (4)(c) and substituting the words “Postal Authority”; and
(f)
by inserting, immediately after the words “an offence” in subsection (5), the words “and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both”.