65. Provision of postage stamps
Feedback & supportA public postal licensee may, subject to such directions as the Minister may give, cause postage stamps to be provided of such kinds and denoting such values as the licensee may determine for the purposes of this Act.
public postal licensee
“public postal licensee” means a person designated by the Authority under section 43;
Any postage stamp provided under this section shall be used for the prepayment of any postage or other sum chargeable under this Act in respect of any postal article, except where the public postal licensee determines that prepayment may be made in some other manner.
postage stamp
“postage stamp” means any label or stamp for denoting any postage or other sum payable in respect of a postal article, and includes any adhesive postage stamp or stamp printed, impressed or otherwise indicated on a postal article, whether the postage stamp is issued under this Act or by the government of any other country;
All philatelic archival materials produced by a public postal licensee shall belong to the Government and shall be kept in such custody as the Minister directs.
For the purpose of subsection (3), “philatelic archival materials” include —
philatelic stamps;
artworks, proofs, progressive sheets, printed sheets and printing plates of philatelic stamps; and
date-stamps, slogan dies and other artifacts used in connection with the production of philatelic stamps.