Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Power to license conveyance of letters, etc.
(1)
A licence may, with the consent of or in accordance with the terms of a general authority given by the Minister, be granted by the Postal Authority either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as the Postal Authority may impose and specify in the licence and either irrevocably or subject to revocation as therein specified for the conveyance from one place to another of such letters and postcards and the performance of such incidental services of receiving, collecting, sending, despatching and delivering letters and postcards as are specified in the licence.
(2)
A licence granted under subsection (1) may be granted either to any person, class of persons or a particular person and may include (without prejudice to the power to impose conditions conferred by that subsection) conditions requiring the licensee —
to enter into agreements or arrangements with any person, class of persons or another postal licensee for —
the interconnection of, and access to, postal systems;
the sharing of installation or plant used for posts belonging to any postal licensee; and
such other purpose as may be specified in the licence,on such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by the licensee and such other persons or licensees or, in default of agreement, as may be determined by the Postal Authority;
to pay to the Postal Authority a fee on the grant of the licence or to pay to the Postal Authority periodic fees during the currency of the licence or both, of such amount as may be determined by or under the licence;
to comply with any direction given by the Postal Authority as to such matters as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified;
to comply with codes of practice and standards of performance that are applicable to the licensee; and
to do or not to do such things as are specified in the licence or are of a description so specified.
(3)
Any payment required by subsection (2) to be rendered to the Postal Authority may be recovered by it in any court of competent jurisdiction as if it were a simple contract debt.
(4)
No person shall question whether the grant of a licence under subsection (1) was, or was not, effected with the consent of or in accordance with the terms of a general authority given by the Minister, and the validity of a licence granted under that subsection shall not be impugned on the ground that it was granted neither with the consent of nor in accordance with the terms of a general authority given by the Minister.
(5)
The grant of licences under this section shall be at the discretion of the Postal Authority.
(6)
Nothing in this section shall prevent the Minister from directing the Postal Authority to grant a licence in any specific case and any person aggrieved by a refusal of the Postal Authority to grant a licence may, within 14 days of the refusal, appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be final.
(7)
Anything done under and in accordance with a licence granted under subsection (1) shall not constitute an infringement of the privilege conferred by section 4.