Postal Services Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · Exclusive Privilege and Licensing Etc. of Postal Services
6. Exclusive privilege with respect to conveyance etc. of postal articles
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Authority shall have the exclusive privilege of conveying from one place to another postal articles and performing all incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting, sending, despatching and delivering postal articles.
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;
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Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall convey within Brunei Darussalam any postal article from one place to another
postal article
“postal article” means any article or thing transmissible by post, but does not include such article or thing as the Authority may prescribe to be not transmissible by post;
(whether the place is within or outside Brunei Darussalam), or perform such incidental services of receiving, collecting, sorting, sending, despatching and delivering postal articles, unless the person —
is the Authority;
holds a postal licence authorising him to do so; or
is acting as an employee or agent of the Authority, or of a person who is authorised under a postal licence to do so.
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;
postal article
Defined · s 2“postal article” means any article or thing transmissible by post, but does not include such article or thing as the Authority may prescribe to be not transmissible by post;
postal licence
Defined · s 2“postal licence” means a postal licence granted under section 8(1);
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