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Singapore legislation

Regulation 2

of Postal Services (Class Licence) Regulations 2005

Regulation 2

Definitions

In these Regulations —“class licence” means a licence granted under regulation 3;“delivered”, in relation to correspondence, means delivered to the addressee or the addressee’s employee or agent, or to any other person authorised by law to receive it;“express letter” means a local express letter or an international express letter, or both;“express letter service” means a local express letter service, an international express letter service or both;“international express letter” means a letter —

(a)

originating from a sender in Singapore and intended for delivery to a destination outside Singapore at a rate faster than the published delivery standard for air mail letters despatched by the public postal licensee; or

(b)

originating from a sender outside Singapore and intended for delivery within the same working day in Singapore;“international express letter service” means a service for the conveyance of international express letters;“licensee” means an operator who is deemed to have been granted a class licence under these Regulations;“local express letter” means a letter originating from a sender in Singapore and intended for delivery within Singapore within the same working day;“local express letter service” means a service for the conveyance of local express letters;“operator” means a person who provides an express letter service.

Definition

“class licence” means a licence granted under regulation 3;

Definition

“delivered”, in relation to correspondence, means delivered to the addressee or the addressee’s employee or agent, or to any other person authorised by law to receive it;

Definition

“express letter” means a local express letter or an international express letter, or both;

Definition

“express letter service” means a local express letter service, an international express letter service or both;

Definition

“international express letter” means a letter —

(a)

originating from a sender in Singapore and intended for delivery to a destination outside Singapore at a rate faster than the published delivery standard for air mail letters despatched by the public postal licensee; or

(b)

originating from a sender outside Singapore and intended for delivery within the same working day in Singapore;

Definition

“international express letter service” means a service for the conveyance of international express letters;

Definition

“licensee” means an operator who is deemed to have been granted a class licence under these Regulations;

Definition

“local express letter” means a letter originating from a sender in Singapore and intended for delivery within Singapore within the same working day;

Definition

“local express letter service” means a service for the conveyance of local express letters;

Definition

“operator” means a person who provides an express letter service.