Protection of Businesses Act, 1978
R 385
Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)Chapter VIII : Offences71. Wilful opening or delay of postal article or telegram |
| 1) | Any person who wilfully opens any postal article or telegram which he or she knows ought to have been delivered to another person or does any act or thing whereby the due delivery of that article or telegram to such other person is prevented, obstructed or delayed, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
| 2) | This section does not apply to any person who is the parent or in the position of parent or guardian of the addressee if the addressee is a person under sixteen years of age. |
