Postal Services Act · s 24

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24.
Power to deal with postal articles sent in contravention of this Act
(1) Any postal article sent by post which is suspected to be sent in contravention of this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be detained and opened by a public postal licensee or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the directions of the Authority.
(2) The detention of a postal article under subsection (1) shall not exempt the sender from any proceedings which might have been taken if the postal article had been delivered in due course of post.
(3) Any postal article sent in contravention of this Act or any regulations made thereunder shall be destroyed, returned to the sender or dealt with in such other manner as the Authority may direct.
(4) The Authority may, by order in writing, direct a postal licensee to detain and open all or any postal article sent by any person or persons named

Postal Services in the order who are reasonably suspected of sending postal articles by post in contravention of this Act.
(5) On receipt of an order under subsection (4), a postal licensee shall detain and open the postal article or articles specified in the order, and any postal article found to have been sent in contravention of this Act shall be dealt with in accordance with subsection (3).

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s 24Power to deal with postal articles sent in contravention of this Act

(1)

Any postal article sent by post which is suspected to be sent in contravention of this Act or any regulations made thereunder may be detained and opened by a public postal licensee or otherwise dealt with in accordance with the directions of the Authority.

(2)

The detention of a postal article under subsection (1) shall not exempt the sender from any proceedings which might have been taken if the postal article had been delivered in due course of post.

(3)

Any postal article sent in contravention of this Act or any regulations made thereunder shall be destroyed, returned to the sender or dealt with in such other manner as the Authority may direct.

(4)

The Authority may, by order in writing, direct a postal licensee to detain and open all or any postal article sent by any person or persons named

Postal Services in the order who are reasonably suspected of sending postal articles by post in contravention of this Act.

(5)

On receipt of an order under subsection (4), a postal licensee shall detain and open the postal article or articles specified in the order, and any postal article found to have been sent in contravention of this Act shall be dealt with in accordance with subsection (3).