Singapore legislation

Regulation 4

of Postal Services Regulations 2008

Regulation 4

Restricted postal articles

Subregulation 1

Notwithstanding regulation 3 —

(a)

a person may send by post, tender for posting or deliver for posting any prohibited article to any holder of a class licence; and

(b)

any holder of a class licence may convey, despatch or deliver by post, any prohibited article that is packed in accordance with such terms and conditions as are determined by the holder of that class licence.

Subregulation 2

Notwithstanding regulation 3 but without prejudice to paragraph (1), a postal article consisting of or containing any thing or substance specified in paragraph (3) may be —

(a)

sent by post, tendered for posting or delivered to a postal licensee for posting; or

(b)

conveyed, despatched or delivered by post,if, and only if the postal article is packed in accordance with such terms and conditions as are —

(i)

determined by the postal licensee conveying, despatching or delivering the postal article; and

(ii)

approved by the Postal Authority.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (2) shall only apply to —

(a)

celluloid and cinematograph films;

(b)

radioactive substances; and

(c)

perishable biological substances exchanged between officially recognised or qualified laboratories.

Subregulation 4

For the purpose of paragraph (3)(c), whether a laboratory is officially recognised or qualified shall be determined by the Postal Authority.

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