Singapore legislation

Clause 61

of Postal Services Bill

Clause 61

Regulations

(1)

The Postal Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for any purpose for which regulations are required to be made under this Act and generally for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the Postal Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for or with respect to all or any of the following matters:

(a)

the classes and the conditions for the grant of licences by the Postal Authority;

(b)

the acceptance, transmission by post, detention and disposal of postal articles;

(c)

the supply, sale and use of postage stamps;

(d)

the manufacture, sale or supply of franking machines;

(e)

the limit of amount of money that may be remitted through a public postal licensee and the manner and conditions under which such money may be remitted;

(f)

the articles or things which may not be transmitted by post;

(g)

the types of articles not to be treated as letters;

(h)

the manner of receiving, delivering, collecting and distributing mail bags and postal articles;

(i)

the conditions and restrictions for the payment of indemnity for the loss of or damage to postal articles where indemnity is payable under this Act;

(j)

the registration of postal articles and the cases where insurance of postal articles may be required.