Post Office Act · s 47

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47.
Gratuities to masters or owners of vessels for conveyance of mail bags and postal articles generally
(1) The Postmaster General may determine the rates of gratuities to be paid to the masters, owners or agents of vessels, not being Government vessels or contract carriers, for the conveyance of mail bags and postal articles generally or in particular cases.
(2) Before payment is made, the Postmaster General may require the master of any vessel to produce a certificate from the post office of destination that such articles have been duly received from him.
(3) No gratuity shall be payable —

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(a) unless application is made for payment within 12 months of the date of despatch of such postal articles to the post office of destination;
(b) if there has been unreasonable delay on the part of the master in delivering his mail at the post office of destination; or
(c) if the mails have been damaged in transit, unless the master proves to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General that such damage is not due to any fault or lack of sufficient care on his part.
(4) If the master of any vessel satisfies the Postmaster General that he will not be returning to Brunei Darussalam within the 12 months prescribed by subsection (3)(a), the Postmaster General may pay the gratuities in advance.

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s 47Gratuities to masters or owners of vessels for conveyance of mail bags and postal articles generally

(1)

The Postmaster General may determine the rates of gratuities to be paid to the masters, owners or agents of vessels, not being Government vessels or contract carriers, for the conveyance of mail bags and postal articles generally or in particular cases.

(2)

Before payment is made, the Postmaster General may require the master of any vessel to produce a certificate from the post office of destination that such articles have been duly received from him.

(3)

No gratuity shall be payable —

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(a)

unless application is made for payment within 12 months of the date of despatch of such postal articles to the post office of destination;

(b)

if there has been unreasonable delay on the part of the master in delivering his mail at the post office of destination; or

(c)

if the mails have been damaged in transit, unless the master proves to the satisfaction of the Postmaster General that such damage is not due to any fault or lack of sufficient care on his part.

(4)

If the master of any vessel satisfies the Postmaster General that he will not be returning to Brunei Darussalam within the 12 months prescribed by subsection (3)(a), the Postmaster General may pay the gratuities in advance.