Postal Services Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Codes of Practice and Directions
26. Directions affecting postal licensee
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Authority may give directions to be observed by postal licensees —
Authority
“Authority” means the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam established by section 3 of the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam Order, 2001;
to ensure the reliability of the provision of any postal service to the public;
to ensure fair and efficient market conduct by postal licensees;
to ensure the technical compatibility and safety of operation of any equipment or postal system;
to ensure the coordination and cooperation, on such terms as the Authority may specify, with any other person in the use or sharing of any installation, plant or system, or part thereof, owned or used by the postal licensee for the provision of any postal service; or
in the public interest.
A direction under subsection (1) —
shall require the postal licensee concerned (according to the circumstances of the case) to do, or not to do, such things as are specified in the direction or are of a description as specified therein;
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shall take effect at such time, being the earliest practicable time, as is determined by or under that direction; and
may be amended or revoked at any time by the Authority.
Before giving a direction to any postal licensee under subsection (1), the Authority shall, unless the Authority in respect of any particular direction considers that it is not practicable or desirable, give notice —
postal licensee
“postal licensee” means a person to whom a postal licence has been granted under section 8;
stating that the Authority proposes to make the direction and setting out its effect; and
specifying the time within which representations or objections to the proposed direction may be made, and shall consider any representation or objection which is duly made.
Every postal licensee shall comply with every direction of the
Authority given to the licensee under this section.
Terms defined in s 2
Authority
Defined · s 2“Authority” means the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam established by section 3 of the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam Order, 2001;
equipment
Defined · s 2“equipment” includes any appliance, apparatus or accessory used or intended to be used for postal purposes;
postal licensee
Defined · s 2“postal licensee” means a person to whom a postal licence has been granted under section 8;
postal service
Defined · s 2“postal service” means any service for the conveyance of postal articles from one place to another by post, and includes the incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting, sending, despatching and delivering such postal articles and any other services which relate to any of those services and is provided in conjunction with any of them;
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