Singapore legislation

Regulation 12

of Postal Services Regulations 2008

Regulation 12

Undelivered incoming postal article sent by foreign postal administration

Subregulation 1

This regulation shall apply to any postal article (other than a parcel) that —

(a)

is posted outside Singapore and addressed to an addressee at an address in Singapore; and

(b)

for any reason cannot be delivered by the postal administration for Singapore.

Subregulation 2

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4) and regulation 14, every postal article to which this regulation applies shall be returned free of charge to the foreign postal administration for the place at which the postal article was posted.

Subregulation 3

A postal article to which this regulation applies may be destroyed by the postal administration for Singapore where —

(a)

the postal article is an unregistered printed packet (not being a printed packet containing books) and no request for its return to the sender appears thereon; or

(b)

the postal article consists of a postcard without the sender’s address.

Subregulation 4

An undelivered postal article to which this regulation applies shall —

(a)

in the case of an air mail letter or air mail postcard, be returned to its origin by the postal administration for Singapore by the quickest route (air or surface); and

(b)

in any other case where return by air mail is desired, be returned to its origin by the postal administration for Singapore by air, subject to payment by the sender of the surcharges appropriate to the air conveyance.

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