Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
Regulation 16
Postal articles to buildings not provided with prescribed letter boxes to be held by postal licensee for collection by addressees
Subregulation 1
Where letter boxes are not provided in any building in accordance with the specifications issued or approved by the Postal Authority under section 16 of the Act, all postal articles intended for delivery by a postal licensee to the occupants of the building but which cannot be so delivered shall be held by a postal licensee for a period of not less than 7 days at the serving delivery post office pending collection by the addressees.
Subregulation 2
If any of the postal articles referred to in paragraph (1) is not collected after the period of 7 days, the postal article may be returned by the postal licensee to its sender.
Subregulation 3
In this regulation, “building” includes a residential, commercial or an industrial building, any building of mixed residential, commercial or industrial use, and a shopping complex.