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Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)

Schedules

2. Unreserved Postal Services

 

1) Unreserved postal services include–
a) all letters, postcards, printed matter, small parcels and other postal articles that fall outside the ambit of the reserved services set out in Schedule 1 up to and including thirty kilograms;
b) courier services in respect of items mentioned in paragraph (a); and
c) any other postal service that falls outside the ambit of the reserved services as set out in Schedule 1.

 

2) The following exemptions apply to unreserved postal services and are not subject to registration in terms of the Act–
a) Delivery by an employee of the sender exclusively for the private affairs of the sender;
b) unaddressed mail;
c) the exchange or service of legal process, proceedings, pleadings, affidavits or depositions;
d) occasional letters delivered by an individual not in the business of delivering letters;
e) trade announcements, circulars, printed extracts from newspapers, or advertisements which are not addressed to any person;
f) newspapers and periodicals.