Postal Services (General) Regulations (S.L. 254.1)

Inhalt

1. Art. 1 Title.
2. Art. 2 Interpretation.
3. Art. 3 Application.
4. Art. 4 Ownership of postal articles.
5. Art. 5 Prohibitions.
6. Art. 6 Packing and posting.
7. Art. 7 Irregular outgoing or incoming postal articles.
8. Art. 7A Fictitious or used postage stamps.
9. Art. 7B Premises to be provided with letter boxes.
10. Art. 7C Postal articles delivered to a post office not subject to attachment except in certain cases.
11. Art. 7D Delivery of postal articles in cases of bankruptcy.
12. Art. 7E Delivery of letters to take precedence over delivery of other postal article.
13. Art. 7F Declaration to be made by postal officers.
14. Art. 7G Secrecy.
15. Art. 7H Complaints and dispute resolution.
16. Art. 8 Universal services.
17. Art. 9 Facilities to buy postage stamps.
18. Art. 10 Basic counter services.
19. Art. 11 Stock quantities.
20. Art. 12 Establishment of post offices.
21. Art. 13 Management of post offices.
22. Art. 14 Delivery.
23. Art. 15 Postcodes.
24. Art. 16 Express delivery.
25. Art. 17 Postal articles addressed to a deceased person.
26. Art. 18 Post articles in dispute.
27. Art. 19 Undelivered postal articles.
28. Art. 20 Delivery of parcels.
29. Art. 21 Disposal of undeliverable postal articles for delivery in Malta.
30. Art. 22 Disposal of undeliverable incoming or outgoing postal articles.
31. Art. 23 Postal services to be provided by the universal service provider.
32. Art. 24 Power of the Authority to regulate postal services.
33. Art. 24A Quality of service standards in relation to the universal service.
34. Art. 24B Information on universal service.
35. Art. 25 Withdrawal from the post by sender.
36. Art. 26 Withdrawal from incoming and outgoing post.
37. Art. 27 Poste Restante.
38. Art. 28 Re-direction.
39. Art. 29 Certificate of posting.
40. Art. 30 Certification of damage, etc.
41. Art. 31 Business reply service.
42. Art. 32 Registration.
43. Art. 33 Receipt for registered postal articles.
44. Art. 34 Advice of delivery.
45. Art. 35 Re-direction of registered postal articles.
46. Art. 36 Posting out of course.
47. Art. 37 Compulsory registration.
48. Art. 38 Surcharge.
49. Art. 39 Application for private delivery box.
50. Art. 40 Keys to private delivery boxes.
51. Art. 41 Delivery of postal article.
52. Art. 42 Information to be provided.
53. Art. 43 Schemes as to terms and conditions.
54. Art. 43A Burden sharing in relation to the provision of universal services.
55. Art. 43B Universal service provider failing to provide service.
56. Art. 44 Authorisation for postal services and exemptions.
57. Art. 45 Licensing of universal service provider.
58. Art. 46 Licensing of services within the scope of universal services.
59. Art. 47 Authorisation to provide services outside the scope of the universal service.
60. Art. 47A Conditions applicable on the granting of individual licences.
61. Art. 47B Processing and determinationofan individual licence.
62. Art. 47C Grounds for refusal of an application for an individual licence.
63. Art. 48 Notification.
64. Art. 49 Declaration upon receipt of application or notification.
65. Art. 49A Requirements and controls.
66. Art. 50 Register of postal operators.
67. Art. 50A Transferability of authorisation.
68. Art. 51 Non-valid postage stamps.
69. Art. 51A Official mark to be evidence of postage paid.
70. Art. 52 Stamps to be sold at face value.
71. Art. 53 Unpaid or underpaid postage for inland post.
72. Art. 54 Unpaid or underpaid postage for incoming and outgoing postal articles
73. Art. 55 Exemption from postage payment.
74. Art. 56 Articles for the blind.
75. Art. 57 Money orders.
76. Art. 57A Power of remitter to recall money order or alter name of payee.
77. Art. 58 Maximum and minimum amounts.
78. Art. 59 Payment.
79. Art. 60 Period of validity.
80. Art. 61 Repayment.
81. Art. 61A Money paid in excess or to wrong person.
82. Art. 62 Void money order.
83. Art. 62A Obligation to affix, etc., on a postal article the postal identifier.
84. Art. 63 Compliance.
85. Art. 64 Sanctions.
86. Art. 64A Defining a postal services market.
87. Art. 64B Postal operators with significant market power.
88. Art. 64C Market analysis procedure.
89. Art. 64D Imposition, amendment or withdrawal of obligations on postal operators with significant market power.
90. Art. 64E Obligation to provide services at cost-oriented prices.
91. Art. 64F Obligation of non- discrimination.
92. Art. 64G Obligation of provision of services on an unbundled basis.
93. Art. 64H Approval of tariffs and publication.
94. Art. 64I Accounting separation.
95. Art. 64J General access for the provision of postal services.
96. Art. 64K Access to the postal infrastructure.
97. Art. 64L Access to the postal network of a universal service provider.
98. Art. 64M Transitory provisions.
99. Art. 65 Exceptions to clearance and delivery obligations.
100. Art. 66 Mail integrity.
101. Art. 67 Access.
102. Art. 68 No exemption from the need to obtain any other permit, etc.