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Formal Consolidation | 2000 RevEd
Exceptions to section 4
5. The privilege conferred by section 4 shall not be infringed by —
(a)
letters or postcards or both not exceeding 3 in number sent by a person for delivery by the person to another without hire, reward or other profit for receiving, carrying or delivering the lettersor postcards;
(b)
any letter or postcard solely concerning the affairs of the sender or receiver thereof, sent by a messenger employed for that purpose; and
(c)
any letter or postcard solely concerning any goods or other property which is to be delivered with the letteror postcard, without hire, reward or other profit for receiving, carrying or delivering the letteror postcard, if the letteror postcard is open to inspection and has thereon the words “Consignee’s letter” or other words to the same effect.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 15 of 2010
Exceptions to section 4
5.—(1) The privilege conferred by section 4 shall not be infringed by —
(a)
letters not exceeding 3 in number sent by a person for delivery by the person to another without hire, reward or other profit for receiving, carrying or delivering the letters;
[34/2007 wef 24/08/2007]
(b)
any letter solely concerning the affairs of either correspondent by an employee of either correspondent;
[34/2007 wef 24/08/2007]
(c)
the conveyance of any letter solely concerning any goods or other property which is to be delivered with the letter, without hire, reward or other profit for receiving, carrying or delivering the letter, if the letter is open to inspection and has thereon the words “Consignee’s letter” or other words to the same effect; and
(d)
the conveyance from one place to another of —
(i)
any letter which weighs more than 500 grams;
(ii)
any letter by direct mail;
(iii)
any letter by the sender personally; or
(iv)
any document in respect of which a method of service other than post is required or authorised by written law.
[34/2007 wef 24/08/2007]
(2) The Minister may, after consulting the Postal Authority, by order published in the Gazette, delete, vary or add to the exceptions in subsection (1).