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65 tal-1989
Table of Provisions (98)
Statutory Text (98 Articles)
I'OST OFF ICE ACT. 1'175
tACT SO. XX X" Of 1'175 )
n :t:.s OW.I)ISANCE. CAP. 35
OVERS EAS POST REG ULAT IONS. 19R9
Arr.angl'flM.'nt or Regulations
Cita tion and cornmenlrment
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Morocco , Syria and Tunisia
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Alban ia. Algeria. Andorra, Austria. Balea ric
Isla nds, Belgium. Bulgaria. Conica. Cyprus.
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Macias Ngue ma Biyogo). Ethiopia. French South·
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Chad (Rep. of). Chagos Islands. Comon Fed. Is-
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Antigua
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0.36
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Bangladah
0. 74
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5. 10
3.20
0.50
BelJiLlm
4.50
0.13
Belize
3.05
0.65
Benin
0.14
BcrmLlda
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0,14
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1.12
0.63
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Carman Isla nds
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China
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0.66
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0 .57
4. 10
Costa Rica
0 .76
4.25
0.88
Cuba
3.50
0.68
CnJnIS
3.85
Czechoslovakia
0 .52
3.20
0.54
Denmark
0.63
Djibouti
3. 15
4.75
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Domin ica
0.50
Dominican Repu blic
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0.53
3.20
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4.35
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0.76
4.40
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0.84
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4.55
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0 .79
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Paraguay
0.58
3.85
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3.25
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3.35
0 .56
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0.59
Portugal
3.40
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4.90
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0.51
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0.79
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0.12
4.45
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Saudi Arabia
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4 .65
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4 .30
0 .70
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4.90
0.13
Sie rra Leone
3.40
0.57
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1.08
Solomon Islands
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1.131
4.35
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1.28
4.55
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0.47
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3.65
0.58
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0.89
4.75
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5. \0
1.32
Swazitand
Sweden
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3.00
0.38
0.82
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0.81
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1.10
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3.40
0.59
Thailand
0.67
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3.90
0.73
2.95
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4.20
0 .65
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4.10
0 .54
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3.85
0 .66
Turkey
3.95
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0.91
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0.55
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3.95
3.20
0.56
Uruguay
1.20
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0.70
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1.18
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3.15
Yugoslavia
0.39
1.02
Zaire
5.55
1. 24
Zambia
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Zimbabwe
4.10
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FOU RT H SCHEDULE
( Regulat ion 58)
Kates cl Postage on pl~ls sent by Air Mails
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Lm
0.94
Abu Dha bi(U .A.E.)
5.75
0.37
4.30
Alba nia
0.46
4.39
Alge ria
1.23
An gola
6.'"
1.29
Antigua
5.15
1.98
8.07
Argc llI ina
2.59
Australia
3.21
0.30
Austria
1.40
Bahamas
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5.41
1.60
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6.64
1.36
5.81
Barbados
0.43
4.64
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1.56
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0.99
Bc nin
4.67
1.24
Be rmu da
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1.72
Bo livia
6.60
1.70
Botswana
6.28
1.63
Brazil
8.32
0.43
4 .52
Bul ga ria
1.7 .
1.93
Bunna
Bu rund;
6.00
1.28
1.07
4 .75
Carneroon
Canada
4 .97
1.59
4 . 11
Canary Islands
0.45
1.49
5.45
Cayman IslandS
Ch,d
1.07
6.30
2.09
7.75
Chi le
1.30
8.08
China
1.72
6.55
Colombia
1.20
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CorsIca
0.41
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1.80
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6.56
1.56
0.47
Cyprus
3.83
4.31
0.43
Czechoslova kia
Denmark
3.58
0 .4l
Djibouti
5.B9
1.22
Dominica
5.45
1.35
Dominican Republic
1.37
5.45
Dllba i (U.A .E .)
5.75
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Ecuador
6.90
1.79
Egypt
0.57
6.33
Ethiopia
5.08
0.98
Fiji
8.62
3.00
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Fi nla nd
0 .53
0.41
France/Monaco
5.60
1.(0
5.95
Gambia
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4.32
0. 44
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3.25
0.37
Ghan~
5.51
1.18
Gibralt ar
3.87
0.63
Greece
4.30
0.43
Greenland
6.00
1.53
Grenada
5.19
1.36
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Gualcmala
7.25
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5.10
Guinea ( Republic of)
1.(0
5.59
Guinea Bissau ( Republico!)
Gu yana
5.97
1.48
H alli
1.45
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Holl and
3.35
0.37
Honduras
7.42
1.91
Hong Kong*
6.21
1.72
Hungary
3.86
0.35
4.45
Iceland
0 .71
India
5.73
1.22
I ndonesia
8.17
2.23
Iran
4.42
0.70
Iraq
5.5 1
0.76
Irish Republic (Eire)
3.80
0 .48
4.02
Israel
0.53
Italy
5.72
0.20
IvoryCoasl ( Repu blico!)
1.05
5.15
1.48
Jamaica
5."
Japan
7.59
1.83
Jord an
3.95
0.53
1.41
K en~a
5.7 1
1.52
Korea (Nortll)
6.B9
6.45
1.78
Korea (Solltll)
Kuwai t
1.B6
5.00
Lebanon
4.98
0.5\
LcSOl llo
6.86
1.72
4.92
1.13
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0.31
Lib~a
4.10
0.47
3.84
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Malawi
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6.15
Malaya
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0.96
Mali
0.95
5.16
Ma uritania
1.11
Mauritius
6.41
1.86
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Mexico
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MOfOOXO
1.55
MoumbiqllC'
' .64
1.56
N~pal
' .39
Netherlands AnTilles
5.93
1.59
8.%
NewZcaland
3."
1.96
7.75
Nicaragua
<.5,
1.17
Nigeria
0.5 1
'.S9
Norway
1.20
Oman
' .89
Pakistan
1.11
'.SO
6.3 1
1.63
Pa nama
3.45
8.70
PapuaN cwGLlinea
1.00
1.75
Paraguay
7.92
2.28
P'ru
Philippines"
2.00
6.68
3.67
0.39
Poland
3.86
Portugal
0.'"
5. 11
1.\3
Qalar
0.%
Romania
'.82
1.15
Rwanda
5.35
1.39
Santa Lucia
'.34
2.",
8.05
Santa Hdena
1.36
S, Vincent
5.15
Saudi Arabia
1.27
' .98
0.89
' .11
Se negal
I.SO
Seychelles
' .30
Sierra Leone
1.10
'.038
1.88
Singapore
6. 10
8.60
2.91
Solomon Island!;
Somali
1.12
'.70
1.91
South and South West Africa.
5.72
Spa in (ind uding Andorra , Balearico, Canary
....
0. 45
Islands)
4. 11
1.64
Sri Lanka
'''''',
1.02
' .03
' .70
1.68
Swuiland
Sweden
4.24
0.50
0.31)
3. 32
SwilZenand (including Uechtenstein)
0.53
Syria
3."
•• "' ........ "oIPI,...
3<,
B
s.._Coi_
~""Ca4t'""
~~
t.
C" ... "r~
F .... k.
EacII AdIIirional .....
Lm
Lm
T aiwan
7.26
1.91
Tanzania
6.32
1.54
'.86
Thailand
1.47
T ogo
1.00
5.55
Tonga
8.SO
3.'"
Trinidadffobago
4.95
US
Tu nisia
4.38
0.33
Tu rkey
4 . 12
0.47
'.n
Uganda
1.3<
United Arab Emil'1lu:s
5.75
0 ....
United Kin gdom'
4.37
0.45
Uruguay
US
6."
United States of Ame rica
'.46
1.84
U.S.S.R .
6 .....
0.94
Vatican City
3.24
0.24
Venezuela
6.70
1.49
Victnam (SocialiSI Rep. of)
7.45
1.73
Yemen (Arab Republic)
5.26
1.19
Yemen (People's Dem. Rep.)
6.61
1.14
Yugoslavia
3.61
0.36
Zaire
7.48
1.41
Zambia
1.68
7.47
Zimbab ... ·c
' .46
1.84
·M .............. kl
Interpretat ion
( Regulation 58)
Rt.,,,, of
~ 00 parttIs ~nl by Surf~ Air Llf'led
Lm
Lm
4.46,0
L55,0
Aust ralia
3.06,0
Canada
1.42.0
4.00,0
1,1.65,0
United Kingdom'
3.25,0
United Stalcsof America
1.62,0
SIXTH SC HEDULE
( Regu lalion 38. 70)
P~ orr~ Charges. FtoIS. Co mm issions and Conl pt'usaliolls
Phi lalelic Ch:lr~
RCl,!ulation 5
(a) For ~ny order for Ihe uffixinl,!
uf siamI>' un any en'·elope. card.
aemgr;omme ur uth~r ilCm of posta l
,tatiol1<"' l)'
(i l Where the numhcr is less
x per en"elope,etc
than :'iU ) ....... .. _ .............
(ii J
W hcr~ Ihe numl>cr is S/klor
more
.J.c per l·nvclope. CIC
(h ) For any ordc r for the supply of
min i and/or can...,lIcd ,lamps and
pustal stalio.mcry. hUI e~duding poslal
'1 ~ l iollCl)'
", ilh sW m", :,ffi~ed
Ihereon
lil Where the "alue "fthe order
dot.'s nOI e~ceed Lm5 . ...... .
25c fur each order
( ii) Where the ""Iue of the
.. rder e~cecds Lm5 hul does not
e~cced Lm2U .... ...............
J5cfor each order
(iii) Where the va lul' of The
order c.\t.-.:eds Lm2U hut does not
exceed Lm 101 ..........
50e fur each order
( i, ) Wh".e the "al ue of the
" rder "x!;\...:d~ Lm IIXI hut dQc, n')1
exce ... d Lm;iHJ .... .. ,........ . ..
Lm I for each order
(,.) Where t he ":.lue of The
onkr ext.-.:eds Lm5(K) ... , ... ,
Lm5 for each o rder
I.m2
Expr...,;sde1i'er~ fee
Regu lation 40. 7.'1
L" tt en;
.'He
Parcds
Cen ifical'" l)f posting o f unregistered
1"",,,,1 "rlicics ...........
Ir
Search fcc prior I" ..-irhdra..-al ........
X
R"gul"Ti"n -11
".
Enquiry fee ...... " ... , ...... .
Regulatiun .(\
Fee in ~~mneel inn wit h cerl illeale of 1(),s
Regu lat iun .1-.1
.lr dUll1.tge
, -
Regislr.ttiun fe.· .............. . .... .
R ... gulatiun .. ~
.X
' ' '
Ad" ice o f del;""'I)" of a re~.islen:d lell er
Rcgulm i.,n ·N
•
M a~i mum
RegulaTion 50
compensa Tion for loss.
damage or destruction o f a registered
posTal an ide .....................
Lm9
Re-di reetio n ~
Regula Tion 53
fim4 months
free
ne~' 4 months
50<
thereafter (every 4 months)
Lm '
Regulation 7-1
Casn-on-dclivery fee
Incomi ng ..
Regula tion N
Cash.on·delivel)' charges
Outgoing ......... , ...... .
2c for
Lml
C\ 'CI)'
declared
M a~im um
Regula tion 76
compensation for loss Or
damagcof aparccl ....
Lm lS
Regu l;uio n 1:141
Commission on Ove rseas Money
O rders
10e
For sums notexl'CedingLmJ ....... .
20<
For sum, c~ceeding LmJ hUI not Lm 10
For sum s e xceeding Lm to hill not
LmlO ................. ,
)Oc
Fo r _urns exceeding Lm20 hul not
Lm3U .............
40c
For sum s exceeding Lm30 hul not
50c
Lm40 ...........................
For sums exceeding Lm40 bUI nol
Lm50 ................. .......... 6lk
For sum s e xceedi ng LmSO bu t not
Lm IOU •..••..••...••..••..••..•• 80c
Fo r sums exceedi ng Lm 10) hUI IlOt
100c
Lml50 ..........................
Fo r sums e xceedi ng LmlSO hUI not
150c
Lm20.1 ..........................
For sums c~eecding Lm200 bUI nOI
20CIc
Lm2511 ................. .......
Advice of Payme nt of a ~ I oney Order
Re,gulation SJ
"
Reva lidation fee of a Money Orde r
Regu!at ion XO
"
"
StOp paymenl of a Money Order .
R<',gul"tion !\X
"
Issue of a Du plicate Money Order .. ,
Regulation X'J
Poundage on British Pos tal Orders
R~~ul;nio n '1J
For the face value from 25p to (I
For the face value from (210 £10
For the face val ue of GO .. ........... 6Oc()
R <'j,~u !at i lln \O,~
Selling price of Internation al Rep ly
Coupon' ................. , ...... J.k
Appl ica tion
( Regu lations 18, 26. 27, 34. 61)
Provision! as 10 Siu and Weight of PClilIII Articles
M_WriP'
",,",01 A rtid.
~
M_ ..
!>t.o-m
Le tters
Length. wid th " d deptl)
.h,
m
.,
combined 900 ~ b"
grea ltllt dimension
00'
exceed 600 mm
l40 x90 mm
'"
Pri nted papers
- do -
- do -
'" lk,
- do -
- do -
Small packc ts
Litera ture for th
- do -
- do -
'"
-
- do -
148 x : 05 mm
Postca rds
Parcels
1.05 m in le ngth and 2 m in
- do -
IOkg ·
length and ginh combined
Notes
1. 11>0 "" ' oriol of """,card< _ . . , . be lcoa _
O.l.'l ... 1hidI.
roI _
11>0 limi, of .,.i"" of. poc:k<! of ........ or pounphlet> iI ~ ' "
2. l . n.. Iiai .. of .... of pooIaI onida"lI>o _of 0
bo . 101_:-
(0) Mu;"'"", -le"l'll """ _
""' - . . , 1000 .... boo1 ............ 1im ' · ··Cm _ _ .-900_
(b) Mini" um _ len,th pi ....... .,. tbo <liomoto, 110 mm but tbo VU .... di",o ...... may..,. be te. ,Un
100_.
E IG HTH SCH ED ULE
( Regulations 78, 7"), 84)
Intermllionlll and Telegnph lc J\l ollty Order ~n-itt
--
A_,
Mu;"'.",
Volidi'~ I'niod
Co... ''l'
Lm2S0
y"
West Ge rmany
Two months besides month of issue
Lm250
Two mo nths besides mont h o f issue
y"
No
Lm40
Egypt
One yea r fro m date of issue
No
Lm40
Bangladesh
One yea r from date of issue
No
Pakistan
One yea r from dale of issue
Lm"
No
Lm40
One yea r from dute of issue
No
Lm40
Australia
O ne year from date ofissue
Rai l' per word for Telegraphic Money Orders -
As specifIe d by Telemal ta Corporation.
B
NINTH SCHED ULE
(Regu lation Hl8,IIO)
Rates of Po:stll~. MllXimum S i~u Ilnd Weights on Ex pedited Mail Str vlC\'
--
...-
EadlAIId.
'nI', .......
T_,",
F~
"~
~"
w."",
",
_
.. rvcd
',; ~.
"
n,
_111 _
Lm LOO,O
G ... , lIri!aln
Lm9.00.o
Lm!'60.0
n,
W..,O<,m, ny
Lm9.00,O
LmI.60,O
Lm1.00,O
-
all _
n,
_011 _
l,..n9.00,O
u,LOO.o
1 ... 1100
Lm1.60,O
lt0l1
... """"" - from601oo 1060129
AlUIO-S2100oo.ly
IIari - _10100 ID 10199
~- _""'OOIO-IOI\lII
IIr<O<U. - lSlOOoo.ly
C .. '..,.; - lrootlOQIIXHo09lJ.4
CMpi - 41012""ly
Co •• "", - from 95100.,,95199
Corm - 22 1000nly
r"" ... -
fromXlIOO IOXlI99
f",ij _ 47100.,..y
~-_16HlO"'16199
Le.,...., - 2OOZl0fl/)'
u......o - from51IOOI05712:8
Milano - _21110010211199
Mod< ... - .1I00Olltr
M""", - :.!l.l.lS2on'y
N.poli - frOlll80100to80IW
Poo.Io •• 35 100 ""I ~
PI I<""" - OO!lO IOOI090I$1
Po ...... - Oloo<Hlly
I'a<ano - 56100",,1)'
"'-"'" _ 29100""",,
I'ioa - S6LOOoaly
l'h1o _ ~1""'"
R<Wo Emilio - moo".,.,
110lIl1 - fromooloo",OOI99
lIowono - 20089011ly
Sauori - 07100 <Nll y
ToriDo - from 10100«> 1019'0
...
V., ... - lHOOonly
Vm<ria - fronoJOlOOlOlOl99
~_OO.o
V ..... -fromJlIOOI017tW
, .. 1.00.0
LnoUiO.o
MuimwaSiot: 1 Joft .......... ,1OIj "" ill .... '" ouo.I .,m. wo . ..... ' .
MilOimvm SUe: 1.00 . 9Omm .
B
,.,.
TE t-rrH SCHEDULE
(Rcgualtion 74)
Cash on ~Iivery !;er-"Ice
Lm lOO
Great Britain
Hours o f busilJe$S
(Regulation 1(6)
MllIimum Amount
Great Britain
Lm70
Holland
Lm"
LUJlu mbc rg
Lm70
Bdgium
Lm70
Lm",
Swiuenand
France
Lm70
Lm70
D enmark
Lm70
Norway
B
TWELFTH SC HEDU LE
( Regulations 43 a nd 76)
Enqu ir y on a POlItal Article or Pa r« 1 Reported Missing, Da maged , Delayed
or in any way Irregula rly Treated
This (QflTl should be oompl<'ed in block "tters .. accu,.,ely .. poo>ibl<. and ci,be, ",,, .... <1 baek '" ,be iso~in8 Ofl\ce,
",semunde,cov<rl0 "TI-IE POSTMASTER-(]I'.NERAL. GENERAL POST OffICE , MALTA"
HAM!'
Date of this Appl ication
See Nole (a)
I.
Th e name and address written
on the Postal Article.
2. Whether it was sen l as a Parcel,
Letter, Letter Packet . Printed
Matter. etc.
Posted by
3. By whom, a nd at what Office.
or Letter Box it was posted.
At ........ .
4. The dat e and time of posting.
Date ................... .
Time ..
5. Whe ther it was insured and for
what amoun!.
6. Whether it was regis tered.
7. The number and dateofreo:ipt
given by the Post Office
No ................. Date ......................... .. .
8. Whether it was sent by Air or
Surface Mail.
9. What it oomained.
10. If Postal Orders were enclosed
please state: -
( i) Se rial Number.
(ii ) Va lue (in d uding stamps.
if any).
(iii) Name of Payee.
(iv) Office of Payment.
(v) Whether crossed.
(vi) Date and place of issue.
Date ... ... ... ...
Post Office "
11. The nature of the oomplaim.
12. The name and address of the
sender.
13. Amount o f cla im, if any . Sce
Note (b).
14. Signature of sender or his
authorised agent .
~'O~=:O--
."""Id bea, a 5< IUImp if item ..-r enquiry is add", ... d '0 • Io<.al <Ie" ;n"ion and We if
(a)
Enquine.
_ d 10 an <>'I . . . . . . de.tin .. .,n. ID ca>< of postal aniclcs with . n AR <.a,d. no "amps are r ... ";~.
(b) No",,",pe"""ion is p.oY' ble in ""pe<:! of . ny 1"",. I,"i<1< loot '" .umaged \Oh"", is sen, b)' ""rtlistertd pool
"'her ,h.., ,be Pareel Pool . "The m .. ;",um ""'"I'<n'",'" p.o)'at>le (01 ,be"", OIdam-.. of r<P«e",d "", .. I Anid<. and
.,.«<1, ;, !O"em«l b)' Inlem .. ion.1 P"" .. I RelJlll .. ion. and amoon" to appro. imately Lm9lor a Iocall, add ...... d
rop"<red I<ne" Lm7 (0< • r<g>ot<.....t ",ner add ...... ~ 0 .. "" ... nd up '" ."",""im.,ely LmlS 10< • ""reel .
T HIRTEENTH SCHEDULE
( Regulation 53)
Req Ue5t ror Me-dirKtion or Mai l
Important
Please see co ndit ions cont ained herein ,
Post master General
I req uest that postal articles addressed to me/us lIt
he re·d irec ted !O
........ with effect
from .... ...... ... ... ......... .. .... ... ... .
Temporary 0
Nature of change of address
Permanen t 0
Signature .. ...... . .. .
Signa tu re ...... , ................................ .
Identit y Ca rd No.
Ide ntit y Card No ... ......................... .
Signature
Signature ...... , .................. .
Identity Card No.
Id entity Card No .............. .
Signature .......... .
Signature ....................................... .
Identity Card No. . .......................... .
Ident it y Card N o ..
________________________________ Fold Here _______________________________ _
FOR O FF ICE USE
-
Temporary OR
Permanent
Dare ofComml!nU m l!1II
Expiry Dolt
. ... , ...... ................ ..... .. , ............ .
I.
I.
,.
2. . ..................................... , ........ .
. ........................................ , .. .
J.
J .
Re-dinerion Address
Notcd in Re-direction Book.
Da te
Mail lnspeclor
oddreJoe.d '0 _ ... _
A .......,.. fo< ~.w'" .;)1 _ be compIi«I wilh '" 01 ...... 0/ p<IOIoI _
.
.... ,,~,_ ... < •• • "" ""","",,",/Iou ..... .. " .. ~ ha . . . """"""' .... W bo"o ,.;,11"' ....... dIc ...... lluiklinl.
2. A .. -<Ii_ ~ .. " io valid for 1 period 0/ 4 """",!Io. An Ippli .. ,,,,,, fO!" ,\>0: ,. ...... 1 0/. ,e-dim:1"'"
'«tu, .. mus, be mod< ., 1< .. , IS daY' prior 10 11, ••• piry 0/ ,1>0 da,< 0/ ,1>0 ";""', re-di.w"'" onkr I nd ;. 1" n'«I
"""nce.
ht" ,,..
ro.,m.,'<r·O .... rlll i, .. rl.tlc:~ '''''' ''''' ";, ..
j .. "ify I n ."<n,"'" 0/ ''''' mi.ial period .
only ..
l. e".mioom 0/ ",-d;r~'" ' ......... Ire "'''c«I t"" «>"';"1 ' -.
• """,tIr •• " , ...... _ SO",""
~.
-
LnoI<>'Cf)'''-_.
......... "' ... be """"" bJ the ,..,.... Of p<"""" '0 whom the pootroI ......... I .. _......t.
A ..... _
0.. the •• pntiooo 0/ I .omponry ~-<Ii_ onkr all _a1 ........ t«<i.-..:t .. ill ... <1<1 ... ",<1 • ohp.atly
S
~-.
,«,_,
""",.rn'"I' perm ... n, d.lnF 0/ _ ..... "pi= . 1I p"'tal Irtic:Io . .. ilI b<
6. .....hen ' ",-direction
"ht,
" .. ,.d .. u1ldeh .. ,.b/< fo>< • , ..
poriod of t..., ....",'hs. dU".1 ... ho<h .t.: .0.1<1"' .... "; 11 b< OOIii'ocd .h ••
.".m«!
'0 I<n<l<r oM ,h ••• ft .. the 2·month porio<! """"'1"'"<1<""" .... 11 b< <I<~..,r"" ..
"""rilf>O!>dtn<e i. beinl
oripn.IlY od~""""
FOU RTEENTH SCHEDUL E
( Regulation 5)
SflUng "ricH of Post Ol"fl« Stationery
RegiSlration Envelope
Sile G
Ii
7,
K
I,
Ae rogramm es
.Oc + value of Slam ps
Prese ntal ion Pack
"
Firs! Day Cover (blank)
Souvenir Folder (blan k)
M a~ imum Card (Mini )
FIJ.TEEI'nt-I SCHEDULE
( Regulation 4)
1101,1 1'5 and 8usilK'SS ot Post OfIiees
(a)
Gene ral POSt Officc CoulI1e n - Valleua
Duri ng the period runn ing fTOm tile li rst day of October 10 the 15th day of
J une
Mondays 10 Satu rdays: 8.00 a.m. 106.30 p .m.
During the! pe riod running from the 16th day o f Ju ne 10 the JOtIl day of Sep-
tember
Mo ndays to Sa tu rdays : 7.30 H.m . 106.00 p .m.
(b)
Branch POSt Offices in Malla and Gozo (exceplthat at Luqa Airpon )
Allthc year round
Mondays to SalUrda ys: 7.30 a.m . 10 12.45 p .m.
(c)
Luqa Airport Branch POSt Officc
All th e year round
Mondays 10 Sa turdays: 7.30 a.m . 10 7. 00 p.m .
(d)
Parcel POSt Office. Va lleu a
During the pe riod running from the \sI day of (Xtober 10 th e 15111 day of
June
Mondays 10 Fridays
8.00a. m. to 1.00 p.m.
1.45 p.m . 10 5.00 p.m.
During the period ru nning from th e 16th day of Ju ne to the 30th day of Sep-
tember
Mondays to Fridays: 7.30 a. m. to I . IS p.m.
Centra l Mai l Room , Valletta
AH the year round
Mondays 10 Fridays: 7. 00 a .m. 10 8.00 p .m.
Salu rdays
7.00 a .m. 10 7.00 p .m.
(f)
P.O. Boxes and Poste ReSlanle Seclion. Vallella
AUtheyearround
Mondays 10 Fridays: 7.30 a.m . 10 7.30 p.m.
Satu rdays
7.30 a .m. to 6.30 p .m.
2. Where a public holida y (ails on a ..... eekday. the Gc neral Post Omce , the Pa rcel Post
Office , Branch Post Offices , the Cen tral Mail Room and the P.O . Boxes I Poste
Restan te Sections. Vallell a sha ll be ke pt closed un less o therwise notified .
B
Where other Government Departments close earlier than the usua l closing hour,
3. the General POSt Office. the Parce! Post Office, Bra nch I'ost Offices. the Cen tral
Mai l Room and the 1'.0 . Boxes f Poste Restanl c Sections. Vall ella shall close at
such hour as may be specified by not ice issued .
4. The General Post OffICe. the Parce l POSI Office. Branch Post Offices,the CentT1l1
Mail Room an d the 1'.0 . Boxes l Poste ReStanle Sections. Vallett3 o r anyofthe m.
may be kept dosed on any particular day owi ng to some panicularoccasion and the
hours of business on any such day in respect of any or ~II of th e sai d offices m~y be
differe nt from those se t out in the precedi ng pn r~graphs.
5. TlM: Cash Office at the Parcel Post Office shall close fifteen minutes before th e
closing time of the said office.
(I) Th e postal business to be transacted 3tthe General POSt Office and at Branch
Post Offices shall be the fo llowing
(a) Sale of stamps and postal station e ry
( b) Registra tion o f lellers;
(,) Issue and Encashme nl o f poslal and mo ney orders;
(d) Encashment o f Pre mium and Dividend Warrants issued by the Director of
Savings in Ih e United Kingdom (up to.£50 i lcrHng);
(e) Encashmcn! of " ostchcques
(f) Any other post al busi ness
Provided thal
(i) at Branch Post Offices there shall also be transacted the busi ness o f
posting and delivery of parcels and the payment of telephooc bills;
no del ive ry of pa rcels shall be undertake n a t Branch Post Offices at
(ii)
Lu qa Airport and at Old Ba kery Street. Vall etla ;
no pa ymen t of telephone bills shall be accepted atlhe following Branch
(iii)
Post Offices: LU(j 3 AirpoT1, Msida. S'icma, Old Bakery SlTte t.
Vallell3 and VielOria. Gozo .
(2) The business to be tran sacted at the P~rcel Post Office shall be the posting
and del"'e r), of ()lIrce ls.
SIXT EENTH SCHEDU LE
( Reg ulations 94 and 95)
Countrk:s where British l'O!ital Orders a~ encashable
Cayman Is.
Anguilla
Omtham Is.
Amigua
• Ascension
Cook Is.
Cyprus
Baham as
Dominica
Bangladesh
Fal kl and Is.
Barbados
Belize
Fiji
Botswana
G ambia
Ghana
Brunei
Pitcairn Is.
Gibraltar
Grenada
Sabah
'St Helena
Guern se y
SI Kitts Nevis
Guyana
St Luci a
Hong Kong
St Vince nt
India
I rish Republic
Sa moa. Western
Isle o f Man
SAnta Cruz
Jamaica
Sarawak
Jersey
Seychelles
Kiribati
Sierra Leone
Leeward Is.
Si nga pore
So[omon Is.
Lesotho
Malawi
Soulh Africa (South West Africa Namibia )
Ma[aya
Sri Lanka
Malaysia
Swazi[and
Malta
Tobago
Mauritius
Tonga
Monserrat
Torto[a (Br. Virgi n Is.)
Nevis
Trinidad and Tobago
New Zealand
Trislan da Cun ha
New Zealand Island Te, ritories
Turks and Caims Is.
*Nigeria
United Kingdom
"Nicue Is. (Savage 15.)
West Indies
Pakistan
Yemen (Peoplc·s Dc mocratic Republic)
Penrhyn Is.
The maximum value of postage stamps which ca n be affixed to Posta l Orders is 14
ce nts.
* No postage stamps can be: used for ex tending the value of P05lal Orde rs encashable
in these cou nt ries .
SEVE NTEEl\'TH SCHEDULE
( Regulation 118)
Re"oca tions
GN 22211924
Revoked
LN 119/1978
Revoked
LN 117/ 1979
Revoked
LN
431 1982
Revoked
7511987
Revoked
LN
LN 7611987
Revoked
LN nl19tf1
Revoked
LN
4211988
Revoked
LN 721 1988
Revoked
LN 9111988
Revok ed
LN 1I 311988
Revok ed
Revoked.
LN 4611989
t......-Iuo'..,;.s.Oif>on_ .. la· .... "'"..,....;00; - K.tiIjo
~ bydw ~ <I{ I .. ~ - K .. riJ~
,,,-Go<,,, _ f'ri>olt</_ dw
Ml,,,,,,," fl.1......".riio
1'>itui"1 /'nu
~n_
Ra tesof postage
LElTE R POST
lette r post
Me thod o f address
Affixing of post age stamps
Used envelopes not acceptable for transmission by post
Ce na in cards to be enclosed
Pa nel (wind" " I c n" ck,Pl"
Transparent envelopes
Pro hibitions
Postal anicles ford ifferen t persons
Postal an iclescont ain ing diffe rent items
Closed correspondence
Packing and posting
Size and we ight
Pre -payment of postage and fen
Met hod of pre-payme nt
Unpaid or underpaid postage
22 . Irregular postal an k les
Oggelll postal; irre golari
Ownersh ip of postal anides
Undel ivered postal anides
Disposal of un del iverable postal ankles
POSTCARDS
Postcards
PRINTED MA lTER
Printed papers
28. Ne wspapers
Definition of newspaper and periodical
Registration of newspaper with Post Offi~
Condi tions of posting of new-spaper
Kon-di zzjonijicl dwar impllsla r la' gauwi
32, Supplimc nl la' gazzelta
PAKK I ZG HAR
Pak ki ighar
OOOEITI GHALL-UZ U TA' L-GlIOMJA
Supplemen t of newspaper
SMALL PACKETS
Small packets
ARTICLES FOR m E USE OF 'n 1E BLIND
Anicicsforthcu,eofthehlind
Dellnition <If "rlicle' for Ihe use of the hli11d
A IRMA IL LA BELS AN D AEROGRA MM ES
OUe ll i ghal1-utu la ' I_ghomja
35, Ti fsi r la' 0Uelli ghall-utu ta' I·ghomja
TIKKETT I AIR MA IL U AJR UG RAMMI
Airmail labels
Aerogrammes
POSTA L FACILITIES
38.
Express delivery service
Express delivery fee
Certificate of posting
Withdrawal from the post by sender
Enquiries and compensation
Oamagelloss certificate
REGISTRATION
Registra tion
Met hod of address
R~c~irl "f r,,~i~tered I" "Ial arl id",
48.
Ritcvulo gI'Ial oggell i poslali re~istra ti
18. Ippakkja r
Advice of delivery
50. Compensation
Compulsory registration
52.
Re-dirCCIion of incoming postal articles
Re-direction of registered postal articles
Posting out of course
Poste Restante
PARCELS
57. Imerprctation
Tifsir
Rati ta' puSlagg
Rates of postage
59. ProhibitiollS
60.
Projbi:ajonLJfel
60. Ip pa kkjar
Limitsof sizcDndweighl
Post ingofparcels
Pre-payment of postage and fees
Treatment of irregular parcels
Charges on incoming parcels
Retu rn of outgoing parcell;
WithhulU,"~ of parccl~ from d~I" ~r:
n7 .
h.".
UnJdi,~rahk Ixm .. :I ..
Delivery 0 1 parcets
Pakki li ma jislghux jigu kunsin nali
Kunsi nna la ' pakk i
FACILlTAllET Gtl ALl.- POSTA TAl.-PA KKI
PARCEL POST FAC ILITI ES
Ge ne ral
Air parcels
71.
Kunsin na mghaggla
Drill ghal kunsinna mghaUla
Ill as- mal-kun si nna
74.
Express Deliv('ry
Express del iv('ry fee
73. Cm;h-on-delil'('ry
74.
Delivery free of cha rges
Compensa tion for parcels
n.
Re-di rc<:tion of pa rcels
INTERNAT IONA L AND TELEGRAPHIC MONEY ORDE RS
Money Orders
Maximum Amoum
SO.
Rates of commission
81. Encashmen t
Mod kirjissorra r
82. Tibdil
Alle rations
Advice of payment
Period of val id ity
85. Repayment
Revalidation
ff7.
Void Money O rders
Stop paym(' nt
Dupli<:ate Mom:y Orders
Responsibil ity of the Postmaster Gene ral
BRITISH POSTA L ORDE RS
British P()!:;tal Orders
92 . Maximum amoun t
93. Pou ndage
I1 IDs lil-lira
Pajjiti rejn jislghu jisSamu Pos/ot Ordus Inglib
2.ieda lil,valu r
Countries ..... he re British Postal Orders are encashable
Increase in value
Pe riod of va lidity
Conditions of payment
98. liabililY
Payme nt to purchase r
Erasures and ah cralions
101. Refund
LimilUtions
INTE RN TIONAL REPLY CO UPONS
Inte rn ational rep ly coupon.
I~.
Pe riod of expiry
POSTCHEQUES
EXP ED ITED MAIL SERVICE
Expedi ted Mail Service
Receipt for Expedited Mail
Declarat ion of contents
112.
114. PENALTIES
Re$pon~bbilt!lla' I-Uffittju lal- Posta
Hlas Iu ra la' pUSlagg
Zmien sa mc ta jsiru H al oicl
MCla ma jkun hcmm cbda rcsponsabbih~
116. PI EN I
REVOCATI ON AND SA VINGS
Revocation and savings
SCH EDULES
f~ ~ t es o f P()"ta~c o n Sur face Mail,
Rml'S of p<""t3j!C o n Ai r M ail~
Ratesof postagc on parcels by Su rface Mails
Rates o f postage on parce ls senl by Air Mails
Rates n f postage o n parcc ls se ll! by Surface Air Li ft ed
Post Office charges, fees, commissions and compen-
sati ons
Provisions as 10 size and we ight of postal ankles
I nternational and Te legraphic Mo ney Order Ser .. ice
RaK"S of Post3),te , M a.~ imu m 5,7."" l.nd Wc,~ht~ nn
E xped l l ~d M ",I Scr,ice
Cash on deli very service
Postcheques servicc
Enquiry on a postal article or parcel re poned missi ng,
damaged , delayed or in any way irregularly treated
ReQuest fo r Re~irccti on of Mail
Selling prices of Post Office stationery
H ours and Businessof Post Offices
Countries whe re British Postal Orders are e ncashable
Rev0C3tions
L.1Io'. 65 or I'IIN
POST OFn CE ACT. 1975
(ACT NO. XXXV OF 1'175)
FE~::S O IWI NAJ"CE. CAI' . 35
o.-er-MU POoSt Regula tions t989
IN EX ERC ISE of Ille powers conferred by SC(:lions 3. 11, 17. 23.
36 and 38 of Ihe POSI Office Ael , 1975. and by seClion 2 of Ihe Fees
Ordinance, Ihe Minisler for De"elopme nl of Infraslruet ure , with Ihe
~'o n cu rrence of the Minister of finan ce. has made Ih e following
regolations:-
P OSI C~ .. ion,
I. T1lese regulations lTlay be ciled as the Ove rseas
Regulations. 1989.
In these regl1lations unless the COnle)!t Olheno.'ise requires -
2. ~ Aet" means the POSI Office Act , 1975
"aerogramme" means:m air mail po:>t ul arlicle consisting of a
letter written on a Sp<!cial ai r le11er forlll prov ided or approved by
the Postmaster-Ge neral
"air mail poslal article" means a postal article intended by
Ihe sender 10 be transmilled 10 deslinat;on by an air mail service;
"air mail service" means a service e5tabli5hed by o r under Ihe
direction of the Postmaster-General for transmission of mails by
aIr
"articles for Ihe use of the blind" has the same meaning as is
ass igned to it by regulation 35 of these regulations
"coin" mean s coin (whet her or no t current), exce pt such as
is used or designed for purposes of orname nt
"iDOOming" applied toa JX>s!al article of any description means
a poslal article received through the posl from a place outside
Malta al a Post Office in Malta
"insured le ll er" and "insu red bo~ " mean respcclively any
insured le tter and insured bo)( whi ch is transmissible unde r the
provisions of the Unive rsal Postal Union Convention, and of Ihe
De tailed Regu latio ns made thereunde r. for the exchange of
insu red lellel'$ and boxes
"outgoing" applied to a postal article of any description means
a postal article posted in Malta for onward transmission through
the post 10 a place oUlSide Malta
"parcel" means a postal article which is posted in Malla as a
pa rcel in lerms of the Act or !lnder these or any regulalions made
under the ACI, or whieh ;s received in Malta from abroad by parcel
post
"postal form" means a form issued by or under Ihe authorily
of the Postmaste r-General
"paper money~ includes
(a) bank notesorcufrency nOles, bei ng current in Malta
or elsewh ere;
(b) money orders and postal orders
(c) unobliter3!ed postage slamps ilv;til"hle for curre nt
use in Mall!. or elsewhere
(d) treasury bill~. bills of e ~chan ge. promissory notes.
cheques. credit notes which entitle the holder 10 money or
goods. and all orders and auth orities for the payment of
money. whether negotiable or not;
(e) bonds and coupons re lating thereto, and other
securities for money, whether negotiable or not; and
(f) coupons. vouchers. to kens, cards, stamps or similar
documents, exchangeable (singly or with other such
documents) for money, goods or !iCT'Yice;
"prescribed" means presc ri bed by these regulations;
"printed papers" hi'S Ihe same meaning as is assigned 10 il by
regulation 27 of Ihese regulations;
"sl11all packet" has the same meani ng as is assigned to it by
regulation 33 of these regulations.
3 . These regulat ions, except as otherwise provided, apply only
to postal articles and parcels posted in Malta for delivery to any place
outside Malta or posted in any place outside Malta for deli~ery to any
place in Mal ta.
4. The hours of busi ness at the Ge neral POSt Office, the Parcel
Post Office . Branch Post Offices and th e Cent ral Mait Room shall be
specified in the Fifteen th Schedule to these regulations.
5. There sllall be charged and paid tile following rates of postage,
charges and fees on the articles spedfied hereunde r
(I) Upon outgoing postal articles specified in the First and
Second Sched ul es to these regulations. the rates of postage as indicated
therein
(2) Upon the supply of postage stamps and postalstationery.
the fees and charges indicated in th e Sixth and Fourteenth Schedules
to these regulations.
LElTER POST
6. For the purpose of regulations 7 to 56, both incl usive. a postal
article shall, unless otherwise specified . me~n :lIld inchule any poslnl
article other Ihan a parcel.
7. (I) Every o utgoing postal article: shall be legibly addressed .
and Ihe add ress. ""helhe r handwriu('n or printed . sh31l TUn p,1ralielto
the length of the envelope or card. leaving enough spaC(' above lhe
address for the postage stamps and poslmarks.
(2) Te legraphic addresses are nO( BCCCplable.
(3) Nothing shall be ",ritlen. printed or pl:lccdon the addr~s
side of an ou tgoing postal article which is li~ely to impede its processing
by orfice rs of thc Post Oflkc.
8. PO!;t age stamps o r fran~ing machine impressions denoti ng pre-
payment of postage rates and postal fees shall be affIxed. or printed.
as the case may be. on the uppe r right hand corner of the address sid e
of the postal article.
9. An outgoing postal article shall not be accepted for u ................
transmission by post if it is e nclosed in an envelope. wrapper or cover ..,.
bearing cancelled poslage stamps, or postmarks or o ther evidence of
previous transm ission through the POSt. except whe re such postal article ~-.
has been redire<:ted as provided under the Act or regula tions made
thereunde r (including these regUlations) or under the appropriate
reg ulations of any foreign Postal Admini stration.
10. Cards of the varieties known as "tinselled" and "beaded'· Cc".in .. ,do
and eards with "pearling" decorations, sha ll not be accepted for 10 be ... " ..... d .
transmission by post unless enclosed in envelopes.
Env('lopcs with a transparent pa ne l may be used provided
11 .
that ;
(a) the panel extends parallel to Ihe I('ngth of Ih(' enve lope
( b) the panel IS locah:d not less than 40mm from the top
edge o f the e nvelope and not less than ISmm from the left and
right -hand and bonom edges of the envelope ;
(c) the panel is not bordered by a coloured band or frame;
(d) no writing or print ing othe r than the address may be
displayed through the panel, and the add ress must appear through
the pane l in such man ne r as 10 be easily read; and
(c) the enclosures urc so fo lded thHl Ihey cannot move about
in the envelope thereby causing the uddress 10 be hiddcn.
12. Outgoing postal articles (except printed papers) in envelopes T' ...... nl
which are wholly transparen t (even if an add rC5S label is affixed the reon) ..... " -,
and envelopes which have an open panel or more than one panel are
oot acceptable for transmission by post.
13. (I) There shall not be posted or tendered o r made ove r in "'. I 't · .....
order to be lransmi lted by post. or delivered by post
(a) any postal an icle con taining any explosive, inflammable.
dangerous, diny, noxious or deleterious substance; or
(b) any postal article contai ning any sharp instrument or
any such other article or thing wh ich might expose. 10 injury any
person or which might soil or damage any other postal article in
the course: of tra nsmi ssion by post; o r
(cl any postal article which is seditious within the mean in g
of any enactment relating to sedi tion; or
(d) any postal article of any kind or form whatsoever which
is in any way threatening. o ffensive o r libellous; or
(cl any postal article o f any kind o r form whatsoever which
is pornographic or obscene in accordance wi th regul31 iol1§ made
under section 208 o f the Crim inal Code; o r
(I) any postal anicle containing any livi ng creature ol her
Ihan
a creatu re accepted by the Postmaster-General as
tmn~missi ble by post: or
(8) any postal article containing .my proposal, circula r o r
ticke t relati ng IQ lotteries olher than loueries SCI up or pcrmillcd
by tile Government of Malta; or
(h) any postal ankle containing any im itat ion of a cll rrcncy
note or of a bank nOl e or any of the forged instruments referred
to in sections 166 and 167 of the Criminal Code: or
(i) any postal a nicle containing o r beuri ng any fictitious
stamp (not bei ng a ficti lio llS stamp which is aut horised 10 be mHde
by o r under POSI Office regulations o r by or unde r the 'lppropriate
regula tions of any foreign PO!Ital Adm inistration ) or any
coun terfei t im pression of a stamping or franking machine used
unde r the dire<;;tion or with the permission o f the POStmaster·
Genera l or an y coume rfci t of any other impression au thorised by
these reg u lalions for us(: to denote payme nt of postage or fees; or
(j) any pO!Ilal article hllV ing thereo n. or on I he cover Ih ereof.
any words , leners or mar ks wlr.ielr. arc used wil lr.o ut due au tlr.ority
but whiclr. signify or impl y, or may reasonabl y lead the recipient
10 believe Ihal the postal art icle is se nt on Government Se rvice; o r
(k ) any postal article of such sile, fo rm or colour or so made
up for transm ission by posl as 10 be likely. in lhe opinion of the
Postmaste r·General. to embn rrass the officers of the Pos t Office
in dcalillg wi th Ihe pGStul 1l n iele; or
(I) any postal artkle ha ving an yth ing written. pri nted or
impressed upon or attached thereto which. e ithe r by tcnding 10
prevent the easy and quick readi ng of the address on the postal
article or by inconvenie nt proximity 10 the stam p o r sta mps used
in1he payment of poslage, or in any olher way. is in ilse lf. or in
the manner in which it is written. printed. impressed o r attached.
likely, in the opin ion of Ihe I'ost maste r-Gencra l. to em barrass the
o fficers of the Post Office in deal ing wilh the posta l article ; or
(m) any post al article whe reon Ihe payme nl of postage o r
fees purports to be denoted by any stamp o r impression wh ich
has bee n previously used 10 denote payme nt of tlr.c postage or
fees on ,lil Y other postal urticle; o r
(n) an y postal art icle bearing more tha n one address on Ihe
add ress side of the an icle; o r
(0) any postal art icle contai ning any narcotic or psychotropic
substance or any other drug o r medicine un less its u-amimission
by post is aut Ir.orised by or under any enactment or regulation ; or
(p) any postal article contain ing any item the importaT ion
ur clTtuJa tion uf wh ic h is pruh ibited in the country o r place of
destination or in any country or pl ace through which the sa id
postal article will be transmitted.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub·pa ragr~ph (g) of
paragraph (1) of this regulation relating to lou eries se t up or permitted
by the Government. the Postmaster-Ge ne ra l ma y refuse to transmit
any postal article relating to any such lonery as aforesaid if such article
does DOt confoon with inst ructions relating thereto issued by a
competent authority and com municated to the POStmaSte r-General;
and in any such case he ma ~ return it to the se nder or o therwise de al
with it as hc m a~ deem fit.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation . " Iollery" includes any
sehe me fo r distribut ing prizes under which the recipie nts or the numbe r
or the val ue of the prizes depe nd on a future uncc:rtuin eve nt or a
combina tion o f such evenl$.
14. (I) The re shall not be posted. o r tendered or made over in "'*01 orti<l<.
order to be transmit ted by POSt. or delive red by post a ny o utgoi ng posta l ford,
pt....,. • .
article consistin g of. or containing. two o r more posUl I articles di rected
10 differem pe rsons with differe m addresses except upon pay ment as
provided in this regul ation.
(2) Whe n any such postal article is posted . or tendered. or
made over in orde r 10 be tnlDSmilled by post . all poslal articles
co nta ined therein shall be tra nsmissible b~ post upon pre_payment of
the re lative poslIlge in respect o f each se parate postal article and if Ihe
postage is not so prc-pa id the postal artic le shall be dealt with as unpaid
or insufficiently pre -pa id.
IS. Where an ou tgoing postal article consists of. or contai ns. two ~~
or more articles which " 'o uld separa tcly be trAnsm itted at differe nt rates
o f post age . the postal article is transmissible at the highes t o f such rates. rIiff ...... ~< ....
and if the post age is not pre·pai d a t that highest rate Ih e postal article
shall be dealt with as lID insufficient ly pre-paid postal article.
16. An o utgoing postal articl e havi ng the ch aracter 01 aclual or
perso nal correspondence o r bearing or contain ing anythi ng of such
character. or wh ich is closed again st inspection. shall nol be
trAnsmissible otherwiSle tha n as a lette r; and any such postal article
beari ng postage less than that Il:quired for a lette r shall be treated as an
insu fficientl y pre-paid postal ankle.
17. ( I) Eve r~ ou tgoing postal Article shall be mAdc up and
Slecured in such a manne r as in the opin ion of th e Postmaster-Genera l is
calcu lated to preve nt damage to any other postal anicle or parcel in th e
course o f trAnsmission o r to any rece ptacle in wh ich th e sa me is
conveyed . or injury to an o ffICer of the POSt o rflOC or to any ot her
person who may deal wi th such postal article. In the e ve nt 0( weh
damage or injury the sender shall be liable to pa y the Postmaste r-
Ge neral such reasonable co mpensation as the latter shall detennine.
(2) When an o ut goi ng postal article is posted or tend ere d or
made ove r in order to be transmitt ed by post, Ihe se ndersha ll fill up such
ce rtificates and docume nt s and affix such labels rela ting to the contents
o f t he postal article as may be requi red by th e Law of the coun try o r place
to ..... hich it is addressed, o r otherwise as the Post master-General ma y
dircet .
18. Sa"e as the Postmas.cer-Gencral may either genera lly or in
any pa rticula r case allow, no outgoing postal anicle sha ll be posted or
tra nsmilled by post unless it conforms in all respects to the li mits of size
and ..... eight specified in the Sevent h Schedule to these regulations
Provided tha t any inooming postal an icle whic h does not
conform 10 lhe Iimics of sile and weigh l specified in the Seventh
Sched ule 10 Ihese regulations may also be: deli,'ered,
19. ( I) Sove as otherwise provided in these regula tions, or as
the Poslmaster-General may di recl. the postage and fCClj payable on
every outgoi ng poslal a n icle and the fees payable in respecl of paslal
facilities sha ll be prc-pa id.
(2) The provisions of paragraph (I ) o f this regulation sha ll
not apply, or shall apply ..... ith such necessary modifications, to postage
and fees payable on outgoing post:11 an ic\ es in respect of whkh the
Postmaster-Gene ral has e ntered in to any arrangement with a foreign
Postal Administr.lt ion regardi ng sueh pre-payment of poslage and fees.
20. The pre· pa yment of postage or fees due under th ese
reglllations on Olltgoing postal an k les shall be denoted
by adhesive postage stamps: or
(a)
( b) by im pressions of franking machines ope raled unde r the
control and di rection, o r with the permi,»ion, of the Postmllsle r-
Gene ral; or
(e) by the use of a stamped envelope , cove r, ca rd or ot her
paslal form, iSSlled by the Postmoster-General; o r
(d) by the use of pri nted postage stamps ell t out o f or
ot herwise de tached from an envelope. postcard , wrapper, lette r o r
ot her postal form, issued by the Postmaster-Gene ral; or
(e) in such other man ner as the Postmaster-Gene ral may
from time to time permi t,
21. (I) All ou lgoi ng postal a rticles, other than registe red paslal
an k les, upon which no pari. Or a pari only. o f the postage payable
thereon has been pre-p~id, shall be dealt with as follows
(a) ",'here the address of the !;ender i~ shown on the outer
cu\'er, the postal anicle sha ll be retu rned 10 se nder appropri31ely
endorsed for the p ayme nt of the deficien , postage;
(i) where an outgoing airmail postal ankle cannot be
(b)
Te lumed to the sende r fOT ' he full payme nt of postage, it shall be
charged with do uble the amollnt of the defieie n' postage a nd
forwarded to destination if the anlOum of prc-paid postage is equal
'0, or is more than, 75% o f the postage requ ired for j,s transmission
by air
(ii ) ,,"he re the pre-paid postage o r a n outgoing airmai l
pos tal article which cannot be returned to sende r is less than
75% of the post age requ ired for its tran smission by ai r. it sh alt
be ro,....·arded by surfa~ ma il; provided that if such postal
artkle is pre-pa id at less than the postage req uired for its
transmission by surface mail . it shall be charged double the
derlC;ent postage required for its transmiS5ion by surface mail ;
,,"
(c ) an insufrlciently pre-paid outgoing postal article intended
for tra ns mission by surface mail and which ca nnot be returned to
se nde r shal l be charged with double the delicie nt postage.
(2) An incoming posta l article. including a registered postal
article. upo n which no parI. or 'I part o nl y. of the poslage payab le
thereon has been paid . shall be delive red to the addressee a nd charged
with such amount as the foreign I'05t31 Administration co ncerned shall
have requested to be collected _
Any amount charged under sub-paragrap h (a) of
(3 )
paragraph (I) and under p;lragraph (2) of thi s regul at ion shall be paid by
the sende r or the Hddresset:. as the case may be . and the Postmaster·
Ge neral may withhold transmission or dcli"ery until such amount is
pa id.
ll. Save as otherwise provided in these regulat ions. an y postal ''''1.1:0, "",,_I
art icle in the post which is found no t to comply wi th the provisio ns of the ." Od<.
law of the country or pllK"C in which the postal anicle was posted or 10
which it is add ressed or of any country through which it may pass. or
wh ich is not accompanied by a ny docu me nt requ ired b>' such provisions.
as aforesaid. may be disposed of in sueh manner as the Postmaster-
Ge ne r~1 m ~ly deem ~ppfOpri3te.
2.3. Sa\'e as ot herwise pro"idcd in the Act or in these regu lat ions,
a poswl ,lfl icle st. •• 1l rem ai n the property of the sender un til ;t is
delivered to the righ tful owner. except when th e said article hit s bee n
SC"i~ed in pursuan~ of the legisla tion of the C<)untry of destination.
24, An inooming po.sta l article which. in the opin ion of the
Postmaster-General. cannot for a valid reason be dcli" crl"d to the
addressee Or which has bee n refused by the add ressee or which has been
duly de li vered but is ret urned unopened 10 the Post Office with an
indica tio n that the addressee has re fused de livery or which cannot be
delive red by reason of a ny provision of the Act or of these re gul ations.
shall be treated as an undel iverab le postal articie and shall be: dealt wi th
as provided in these regulations.
25. ( I) An incoming iX'Sta l art icle . which is undclivcrablc shall
be re turned by su rface ma il to the oou nt ryof o rigi n. with the reason for
non·delive ry clearly indicated on snch iX'Stnl arti cle
Provided that unregi stered postcards without the particula rs
o f the se nder shall be: disposed of in such manner as the Post master-
GClleml ma y deem nppropd :.te;
Provided furt her that all unregisu:red postal anicle conta ining
printed papers sliall be disposed of as the Post mast er-Genera l may
deem appropriate. unless Ihe sende r has requested, by means of a nOle
wril1en on the oUtliide of such. article the re turn thereof in case of non·
delivery.
(2) A postal artide posted in Malta for delivery at a place
oUlsidc Mal1a which. is returned to Mah a as undeliverable . shall bedcah
willl as follows
(3 ) an unde liverable postal article .... hich bears a legible
return address on the outside shall be ret urned unopened and
appropriately endorsed 10 that address
(b) an undelive rable postal articl e wh.ich does not bea r a
legible ret urn address 011 the outside shall be opened hy the
Postmaster-General and if the address o f the se nde r can be
ascertained, it shall then be relum«! to him under offICial cover
Provided lh:u if such poslal article is found 10 com ain paper
money. coins or any other valuables , it shall be compu lsori ly
registered at the expense o f the se nder before bei ng so returned ,
and if the se mkr refuses to pay the postal charges due on Iha t poslal
articl e the Postmaster-General shall dispose of it as he m ay think li t
without prejudice to hi s right to claim from the sender those postal
charges;
(c) an undelivcrable postal article. Which has no
indianion ofthe se nder and which in the opi nion o fthe Po~tmastc r
General contains ilemsofvalue or importance. shall be recorded in
the appropriate register and shall. unless clai med. be ke pi at the
POSI Office for a pe riod not exceedi ng o ne year from the <.lay on
which the poslal article is $0 recorded. and thereafte r be disposed
of in such ma nner as t he Postmaste r-General may deem lil .
POSTCAR DS
26. (I) Postcards shall comply with the limi ts of size and weight
as specified in the Seventh Schedule 10 these regula tions.
(2) No wriling or printing, except lhe address and ony postal
directions recognised by IM Convcnlion of Ihe UniveT$ll I PO$ta l Union.
shall appear on the right-hand half of the address side o f a postcard.
(3) O n the left-ha nd half of the address sid e of a postcard
o nly messages and conventional formulas of courlesy expressed in nol
more Ihan five wonls or five initials are all owed.
( 4) Outgoing poslCards which do nol com pl y wi th a ny or all
of the conditions specified in the foregoing paragraphs of this regulation
shall be transmitted at letter rates, and if posted a nd pre-paid at
postcard ral es, shall be deemed to be insufftcie ntly pre-paid .
(5)
POSlcards sha ll not be eligible for registra tion.
PR INTED M ATTE R
27. ( I) Printed papers mell.n impressions OTcopies produced on """'od p .......
paper. parchme lu . card Or similar material. by means of Icnerprcss
printing. engraving. li thography, photograp hy, or any other readily
recognisable mech anical procc$S o rdinarily used 10 produce a number of
idenlieal copies, and includes printed circulars. notices produced in
imitation of typewritten o riginal by a ny of the said mechanical processes
but nOl copies produced by typewriter (101' o r carbon copies), traci ngs
or hand -stamps.
(2) Any outgoing primed paper whose text has been
modified afte r printing ur which bears any marks capable of constituting
a correspondence shall be dee med to be a leuer and shall be
transm issible al letter rales
Provided Ihal manuscripts or typescripts. wi th o r without
oorreClions, int~nded for publkation shall be deemed 10 be printed
pl.pers
Pro~idcd fun he r that cards including grceting cards and
invitation cards, but ncludi ng postcards, shall be deemcd to be printed
paper.; c\'c n if they contain any marks capable of constitu ting a
correspondenc~ .
(3) Save as the Postmaste r·General may ei ther gene rally or
in any particular case allow. no ou tgoing postal article consist ing of
printed paper shall be posted, transmi tted or delivered by post unless it
conforms in all respectS to the limi ts o f size and .... eight specified in tile
Scvc nt ll Sclledule to tllese regulations.
(4) Every o utgoin g posta l article consisting of pri nted paper
shall be prominently marked ~Prin led M al1er~ and shall be subject to
examination in the post, and if posted withou t a cover shall not be
fastened or otllerwise treated so as to prevent easy exami nation. A
covered printed paper sllall be unfastcncd o r, save as the Postmaster·
General may e itller generally o r in any pan ic ula r case all ow, so packed
Ihat the con te ntS can be easily e~ami n cd without brea king any se,,1 or
tea ri ng any pape r or cutting any string or separating any adheri ng
surfaces.
(5) Outgoing printed papers may be posted, transmitted or
de live red by post undcr sealed, transparent o r o paq ue cove r subject to
tile foll owing co nditions
(a) the Postmaster-General may request the sender o r the
addrcsscc to open the items o r some of tile items so packed for
ve rification o f contents;
(b) the address of the addressee. of tile sende r, and the
postage-paid im print. if placed under the transpare nt o r opaque
cover. Shall be so placed as to be easi ly legible through the said
cover; the wrapping shall indude, o n the address side, a sufficiently
wide part on whieh service instructions. any reasons for non·
delivery u r. "'he n applicable. the addressce"s ne w address. ean be
writle n bv Iland . or shown bv means of a labet or by any olhe r
process a; on paper and a sufficiently wide pa rt o f the wrapping on
the address side mu st have the properties of paper.
(6) Outgoing prin ted papers wrapped in plastic may also be
pre-paid by means of franking machine impressions made on a se lf-
adhesive label. o r in some indelible wa y, o n the actual wrapping.
(7) No outgoing printed pape r shall con tain or bear any
commu nica tion in the na ture of a lettc r eve n though such
comm unica tion does nIX fall .... ithin the definition of a leuer or is
otherwise allowed by these regulatiolls.
(8) No paper money shall be posted, transmitted or
delivered by post as printed paper or in a postal an icle consisting of
printed paper.
(9) The l'OSlmastcr-Gen",ral may delay the despat ch or
delivery of printed papers whenever he deem s it ncces<;.ary 10 do so in
order to ~' u re Ihe due despatch or delivc ry of leuer mails.
( 10) Primed papers .... hich do not con fo rm to anyor all ofl he
conditions and limitations specified in tile foregoing paragraplls o f IlIis
regulation sllall be transmilled al lelle r ra tCS, and if p:lSted and pre- pa id
31111e printed pape r rat cs. shall be dee med 10 be insufficiently pre-paid.
28. Subject to the provisio ns ofth csc regulations. newspapers are
transm issible 'lithe specially reduced rat e of posta ge when they consist
of publicat iOll s rnlli ng with in tllc dcfi nition o f newspaper. are regi~ te red
.... ith the Press Registrar a nd with the I'os t Offi ce. and are promin ent ly
marked ~ N e"''Spa per Post" .
29. Fo r the purpose o f these regulations. a ne .... spaper means a
publication lha t is printed and published in Malta and consisti ng wholl y
or in pan of polit ical or ot ller IleWS or of ankles relating the re to Of to
other curre nl lopi(;$. witll o r .... itllout advertisements and .... he tller
print ed for sale or for gratuitous di stribu tion ; and includes a pe riodical
that is printed and published in Malt a fo r the d issemina tion o f
information of public interest or tllat is de\'Qted 10 literat ure. Ihe
scie nces. arls . religion. and to techn ica l or practical subjects.
30. (I ) Subject to the provisions of this reg ulation . a newspaper
shall. upon pa yme nt of the regist ration fee specified in the Sixth
Schedule to 11Icsc: regul ations, be registe red wit h the POOl Office.
(2) To qualify for registration wilh the Poot Offiee , a
newspaper shall -
(a) be published in pans o r numbers a t regular intervals of
not more than three mo nths. every pan or number being deemed to
be a !tCparate newspa pe r;
(b) have the full title and date of publ ica tion printed 81 the
lOp of the fi rst page. have each page oon!tCcu tively !lumbered, a rid
the whole or par! or lhe ti tle.nd the date of publication all he IOpuf
every subsequent page;
consist of printed paper sheeL~ without board. cloth.
(c)
leathe r or otber substantial bindi ng: and
be of Maltcsc origin .
(d)
(3) The
Postmaster-Ge neral
shall
deci de
whethe r a
publica tion i5 eligible for registrat ion with the Post omu in acoordance
v.ilh the provisions o f this regulation a nd his decision shall be fina l.
(4) A newspape r which after registration wi th the Post
Office, shall cease Iu be registered with the PrI'SS Registrar or shall cease
to be a newspaper wit hin the mea ning of regulat ion 27 of these
regula tions. o r shall fail or ccue 10 comply wi lh o r satisfy Ihe provisions
of paragraphs (\) and (2) of Ihis regulation, shall cease IQ be so
registered wit h the POSt Office.
31. ( I)
Every registered newspaper shall be subject 10
e~ amina.tion
in the posl: and if posled without a cover sha ll not be
faslened or o therwise trea ted !iO as to prevem easy ellllminalion. The
cove r or env~lope of a cove red registered newspaper shall be
unfaSlened or (save liS th e Postmaster-General may either gene rally or
in any particul ar case allow)!iO ada pled th at the conlems can be easily
e~amined wi thout brea king any seal or teari ng any paper or cUlling any
string or separating nny surfaces.
(2) Save as the Postmaster-General may either generally or
in any particula r case allow, eve ry registe red newspaper posted in an
envelope o r cover shall be so folded and cove red as to pemi t the li tle
and date of issue 10 be easily inspected.
(3) No article which is not part of the newspaper shall be
posted in. or in t he cove r o r envelope Wit h. the newspaper.
31. ( I) A publicat ion shall be deemed to be a suppleme nt to a Sol'!'i<mcn,
newspaper and 10 be part t hereof and transmissible by post at the "'''"''"'f'I'prr.
newspaper rate of postage if
(a) it is printed on paper and consists wholly or mainly of
reading maller li ke thD! of the newspaper or wholly o r panly of
pictorial mattcr ill ustrative of anicles in the newspaper or partly of
ad vertisemen ts
(b) it is cnclosed with the newspaper to which it is a
suppleme nt : and
(c) the head ing "Supplemem·· and t he da te and title of the
newspaper to which it is a supp leme nt are printed at the lOp of
every page.
(2) A supplement to a newspaper shall not exceed in site or
weight the newspaper to which it is a supplement.
(3) A publ ication designed primarily for ad vertising
purpo$Cs shall not be deemed 10 be a supplemenllO a newspapcrwilhin
the meaning of this regulation and if posted with the newspaper shall nOI
be transmitted at newspaper rale.
SMA LL PACKETS
33. (1) The expression Msmall packet in these regulations
M
means a postal article which consists of or con tains goods o r articles.
including trade sa mples. and which cOnlains and bea rs I1mhing e lse
except a n open invoice reduced lu its essent ial e lements, any customs
dec1aralion which m~y be required . and Ihe nam e and add ress of the
sender and of the addressee.
(2) Small packets shall bear on the add ress side in Ihe top
left-hand co rner the words "Small Packet"' or its equivalent in a
language known in Ihe country of destination.
(3) The provisions o f paragraph (4) of regulatioo 27 of these
regulations in so far as they refer to the packing o f outgoing printed
paper.; shall apply mwatis muumdiJ 10 small packets.
(4) Outgoing small packe ts which do oot conform to any or
all of the cooditioos aod limitatioosspecified in the foregoin g paragraph
of this regulation shall be transmitted at letter rates and. if posted and
pre-paid Ot small packet rates. shall b<: deemed 10 be insufficiently pre-
paid.
ARTICLES FOR THE USE 0 1- Tt-lE BLIND
34. (I ) No postage shall be payable on outgoing postal articles
coosisting o f articles for the use of the blind provtdcd that -
(a) the postal articles are se ot hy o r addressed to a blind
person or an inst itutioo or organisation that is recognized by the
Pos tmaster-Geoeral as an institution or organisat ion which !lCrvcs
the blind;
(b) every postal article is marked 00 its outside MArticles for
the B ljnd~ and bears the name and address o f the sende r;
(c) every postal article is posted either without a coverorin a
cover which can be easily removed for the purpose of examination;
(d) no postal article CQotaios any article not bei ng an article
for the use of the blind; and
(e) no postal anicle contains any communica tion or
ioscription either io writing or printing other than instructioru; fo r
the use of any enclosed anicle; and
(f) the postal article complies with the limits of size and
weight as specified in the Seveolh Schedule 10 these regu latioru;.
(2) For the purpose of this regulation a postal articLe shall
include a parcel containing solely articles for the use o f the blind.
35. In these regu lations. IheClfpression ~articles for the use ofl he
blind " means -
(a) books and pa pers (including letters to and from blind
persons) impressed or othe rwi se prepared for the use o f tile blind;
(b) papers posted to any person for the purpose of being so
impressed or pre pared ;
(c)
aids for the teae lling of Braille to the blind ;
(d)
plates for embossing litera tu re for the blind ;
(e)
any fonn of special rccordi llg for the U$C:oflhe b lind; and
(I) Braill e instructional devices, includ ing tools, precision
iruilrumcnts and games (includ ing card ga mes). IInd includes any
othe r a rt icle wh ich the POSlmaStCr·G(' nc rai considers to be an
article for the use of tne blind.
AI R MAIL LAB ELS AND AE ROG RAM MES
36. Ou tgo ing airmail postal articles shall bear an Air Mail labe l o r Ait Mailla .....
be conspicuo usly mark ed with the words RA ir Mail R o r wi th such othe r
words as may indicate the intention o f the sender that the postal articles
be tra nsmitted by an air mail se rvice.
37. Ae rogrammes are nOl acceptab le for registratio n and shalt 1\cwp1I""""".
not contain any enclosure; and any o utgo ing postal article resembling a n
aerogramme found in the post which does not comply with the
definitio n of an aerogram me or which is fo und to contain a ny enclos ure
shalt be treated as an insufficiently pre -paid postal article.
POST AL FAC ILITIES
38. (1) There shal l be charged a nd paid fo r the postal facili ties Gc"" ....
the charges specified in Ihe Sixlh Schedule 10 these regulallons and the
said facilities sha ll besubject 10 the condil;ons and provisions oontained
in Ihese regulations.
(2) The postal facililies referred 10 in the Sixth Sched ule to
these regulations shall be provided by the Postmaster-General at such
tim es. during such periods and at such posl offices, in such
circumsta nces, o r on such cond itions (not being inconsistent wi th the
provisions o f these regulations) as the Postmaster·General may from
tim e 10 tim e consider expedie nt .
39. ( 1) Outgoing postal a rticl es intended for delivery in a
country whose PO$laJ Administration operates an express delivery
service may bear a n Express De live ry label o r be co nspicuously marked
witll the words "Express Delivery~ or with such othe r words indicating
the intention of me sender tllal tbe postal anicles be delivered by CXprCS5
delivery after their arrival at the appropriate delivery o ffice.
(2) Inooming postal ar1icles bearing an E~ press Del ive ry
label or conspicuously marked wi th the words ~ Expre$S Del ive ry ~ o r
wilh sueh OIlier words indicating the intention o f the se nder that the
postal ar1icles be delivered by express delivery. shall be delivered by
special messenge r lIS soon as possible after their arrival in Mal ta.
40. Upon every out going posta l art icle marked ~ Express" there
shall becharged and pre-paid in addi tio n to the postage tile feespecificd
in the Si ~th Sclledule to tllese regula tions.
41 . Any person woo wishes to ha ve a record that an unregistered
postal ar1iele has been posted to a par1icular add ress shall hand in the
postal article at a Post OffiCl! and a certificat e of postin g shall be issued .
The charge for th i$ certificate, as speci fied in the Sixth Schedule to these
regula tions, shall be payable by means of postage stamps affi~ed on the
certificate.
42. (I ) The sender of an o ut going postal article may have it
withdrawn from the post. or have its address alte red so long as the postal
article lIas not been delivered \() tile addressee , or has not been
confiscated or destroyed by th e competent au tOOrities of the countries
through wh ich it has been transmitted or of the country of destination,
and provided that tile Postmaster-General considers that the reasons for
withdrawal o r alteration of uddress arc ~tisfactory.
(2) Whe n an outgoing postal article in respect o f wllich a
request for withdrawal or alteration o f address has been made b}' th e
se nder i55ti1l in the possession o f the Malta Post Office, thesender shall ,
at the time of mak ing the request, pay the search fee as speci fied in the
Si~th Schedule to these regu lations.
(3) A request fo r withdrawal or alteration of address on an
ou tgoing postal a rticle wh ich has Idt the Malta Post Office sh all be
fo rwarded by post , or , if the sender so requests, it shall be fONlarded by
any other expedit iOU!i mea ns at the expense of the sender; the e~pense
of forwarding the req uest othe r than by post shall be paid by the sende r
together wit h the search fee specified in th e preceding paragraph .
(4) Fees and e~pcn SC!i paid in aero rdance with the preceding
pa ragraph of thi s regulation shall nOt be refunded to the sender if the
posta l art icle is OOt found or if it is subsequen tly not withdrawn .
(5) The postage and any regist ration fee paid o n an outgoi ng
postal article wh ich is withdrawn shal l not be refunded; but if the stam ps
affixed to any such posta l article ha ve not bee n cance lled by an omdal
post-mark 3tlhe lime it is found. the postal article ~h all be returned to
the se nder wi th th e sta mps unca ncelled.
43. Enquiries concerning an alleged non-delivery , damage orloss
of a postal article , whethe r registered or not , shall be made on the form
preSCtihed in the Twelfth Sched ule to these regul ations subject to the
following conditions
(a) the enq uiry must be made before the lapse of twelve
months from the dale of posting, IUId must be accompan ied by a fee
as specified in the Sixth Sc hedule to these regulatiom, which fee
shall be payable in postage stamps affixed to the said prescribed
fonn;
(b) no compensation is payable on unregiste red potital
articles other than para:ls;
(c) in th e case o f registe red postal articles, the enquiry must
be accompanied by the official registrntion receipt issued at the
time of postin g.
44, The addre!lSee of a postal article may request the issue of a
ce rtificate when it is established that the postal article h3li been """,_ •.
damaged , lost or dest royed while in course of transm ission through the
post; 5Uch cenificate is issued on paymen t of a fee as prescribed in the
Sixth Schedule to these regulations.
REGISTRATION
45. (1) Subjtct to the provisio ns of these regulations every
outgoing postal article, except a parcel, may be registered.
(2) An outgoi ng postal article inte nded for transmission by
registered post shall be handed for registration to an officer at a Post
Office and an official receipt obtained therdor.
(3) The fee, as specified in the Sixth Sched ule to these
regulations, chargeabl e for the registration of an outgoing postal an icle
shall be pre-paid in postage stamp!i affix ed to the postal art icle Of by
means of franking machi ne impressions.
46. Th e name and address of the person to whom a registe red
outgoing postal article is directed shall be printed or writte n fully and
cofTcctiy on the cove r and shall not be written in pencil other than a
copying-i nk pencil.
41. On th e delivery of an incomi ng registered posta l art icle the
addressee. his representative, or a member of the household shall_
unless instructions to the contrary are given to the Postm3liter-General
by the add ressee, give a written receipt therefor on the appropriate
form ; an d when such a reeeipl is not obtained the postal article shall be
considered as und eliverable.
(I) An outgoing postal article intended for transmission by
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registered post shall be made up in a reasonably strong cove r
appropriate to its contents and the contents shall be adequately packed
10 prevenl damage in the course of u ansmission.
(2) Adhesive tape bearing in print the name of the sender
may be u5ed for sealing iterm submilled for registration, and if
trllnsparent adhesive tape is uscd 10 seal such items. at least two
signalures of the sender shall be applied unde r the tape o r tapes.
(3) Outgoing postal articles sealed wi th co loured adhesive
tape shall not be eligible for registration.
(4) Except as tIN: Postmaster-General may ei the r generally
o r in any panicular case allow , outgoing postal articles having affIXed
thereon address labels shall not be eligible for registration.
49. lbe sender of a regiStered outgoing postal art icle may at the
time of posting arrange for the advice of its delivery to be sent to him
upon payment of the fee specified in the Sixt h Schedule 10 these
regulations. which fee shall be pre-paid in postage SUlm ps affixed to the
Advice of Delive ry Ca rd
Provided that Hny enq uiry. made within twelve mon ths from
the da te o f posting. regarding the disposal of such an item shall be
exempted from the enquiry fee as specified in the Sixth Schedule to
these regulations.
SO.
Subject to the provisions o f these regulations
(a) if any art icle of value enclosed in o r forming part of th e
contents of a registered outgoing postal an icle is. while in the
course of transmission through the post, lost o r damaged so as to
partl y or entirely destroy its valu e. the Postmaste r-General may
pay 10 the se nder o r to any Postal Administration such sum. not
exceeding the sum specified in the Sixth Schedule to these
regulations , as he may thin k 3I'Propriate if a reasonable claim to
such compensation is, in the opinion of the Postmaster-Gene ral.
established;
(b) if any outgoing registered postal anicle is lost while in the
coun;e of transmission through the post, the Postmaster-General
may pay 10 the sender o r to any Postal Admini stration such sum.
nOt exceeding the sum specified in the Sixth Schedule to these
regul ations as he may think appropri ate , if a reaSOflable claim to
such compensation is, in the opinion of the Postmaster-General.
established
Provided that no compensation shall be paid whe n -
(a) the loss has occu rred through fo rce mojeure, or
th rough the fault of the sender; or
(b) the postal article has been confiscated or dcslroyed
by a compelem au thori ty under any law or regulation of a ny
coun try or place through which it has been transmined: or
(c) no claim for com pensation has been made withi n a
period of twelve months from the day on which the postal
article was posted or;
(d)
no satisfactory proof of posting i5 produced.
5 1. (I) If any unregi stered posta l article having wri nen or ~.....,.
impressed on it or on its envelope o r cove r the word " Registered", or ,.puatiooo-
any other word, phrase or mark conveyi ng the impression that th e
posta l article is regi ste red or is intended to be registered . is found in the
post or left at a post o ffice, it shall be regis te red, whether or not it is
eligible for regi str~tion under any other provision of these: regulatio ns.
(2)
Where an unregistered postal art icle is found in the post
10 contain
(a) a ny uncrossc:d money order or postal o rde r in which the
name of the payee has not bee n inserted; or
(b) a ny cheq ue or dividend warrant which i5 IlIIcrossed and
payable to bearer; or
(c) any bearer JeCUrity; o r
(d) any bank note, currency note or coin being current in
Malta or e lsewhere; o r
(e) any unobhte r8tcd postage slampsof a lotal value of Lm J
or over: or
(f) any pape r mo ney as is mentioned in paragraphs (d) . (e )
and (f) of the definition the reof;n regulation 20fthese regulations;
M
(g) platinum, gold or silve r, manufactu red or nOI, precio us
stones and ot her valuable arti cles;
it shall be registe red, whether or not it is eligible for registration under
any other provision of these regulation,
52, (I) Any postal article which is subject to compulsory
registration shall be charged the registration fee and double the
deficient post age. if any, and shall be forwarded to the addresse e or
re tumed to the sender. a5 the case may be; and any amount of postage
which mayhaye been pre-paid in re!ipc:ct of anyposlal article in excess of
the ordinary postage shall be reckoned 'as payment or part-paymen t of
the regist ra tion fee.
(2) Whe n a postal article so surcharged is te ndcrcd 10 Ihe
add ressec o r sender and he refU~5 or fails 10 pay the charges 10 which
the postal anicle has become liable, the postal anicle may be dealt with
or di spose d of in such a manne r as the PO!itmaste r-General may thin k fi t
withou t prej ud ice 10 the PO!it maste r-Ge nerars right to collccl such
cha rges from th e se nde r,
53. (1) Any incoming postal article. ot he r than a busmcss reply
article, may be re-directed fro m its original address to the same
addressee at any other address eit her by an offICer o f the POS t Officc
or after delivery at the origi nal address.
(2) An appl ication to the Postmaster-General for re-
direct ion of incoming postal artielet shall be made on the prescribed
fonn as shown in the Thirteenth Sl:hedule to these regulat ions.
(3) An application to the Postmaster-General for re-
direction of incoming postal articles shall be signed by the person or
persons to whom the incoming postal articles are addretsed, or by the
person having the lega l representation of a company , finn or bod y
corporate or uninco1llOrate in respect of incQming postal articles
addressed 10 such company, firm or body ; or by the person having
paternal aUlhorit y m·er. or legal cuslody of. minor child ren in respeet
of incom ing postal articles addressed to such minor children; or by a
person duly authorised by anothe r person in respect of incoming postal
articles addressed to such othe r person.
(4) Save as the Postmaster-General may ei ther generally,
or in any particular cast. allow. no application for the re-dircction of
a postal art icle shall be made unleSll the addressee has actua ll y changed
his address peooanently or temporarily.
(S) No applicatioo shall be made for the re-di rcctioo of
incoming postal articles addressed to a guest o r a reside nt or an
employee at a hotel . lodgi ng house , club. hospit al. institutio n or place
ot work. and if such appl ication is made the Postmaster-G eneral shall
not comply with it .
(6) An incoming postal article whi ch is re-directed o n the
day of its delivery to its origi nal add ress or o n the day nelt following
(Suoday and public holidays being disregardcd for the purpose) shall
b~ traosmitted by post free of any charge or postage io respect of such
transmission if it is eithe r handed to an offICer of the Post Office o r
d ropped in a post office lettc r OOl with an indicat ion of the new add ress
Provided thut the provisions of this paragraph shall not appl y
if before re-direct ion the incoming postal article has been opened or
tampered with (other than by the substi tution of a new address) or if
the name or address o f the o riginal add ressee has been rende red
illegible
Provided further that if the incoming postal article is re-
directed to a place outside Malta and the amount of postage paid is
insufficient to cove r transmission by Surface Mail to the new
destination. it shall be tax('d an d trea ted ~s l'n insufficiently pre-paid
postal aniclc
Provided furthe r that if the original addressee requests that
re·di rection be effected by Air Mail, the incoming postal article shall
be forwarded by air to the new address afte r being taxed and treated
as an insufficie ntly pre-paid postal article.
(7) Re-d irection shall not be effected in the case 01 an
incomin g postal article which bears on the address side the instructions
of the sender that the postal article is not to be re-direded, in which
case th e postal article shall be treated as undeliverable.
(8) An application for re-direct ion shall be complied with
frtt of charge for a period not exceeding four months unless the
Postmaster-General is satisfied that the circumstances justify either an
extension of the period or a new application for re-direction to the
same address, in which case he may make such arrangements lIS will
meet the requirements of the case upon payment of the fees laid down
in the Sixth Schedule to these regulations.
(9) A ll applications to extend a period of re-direction must
be made at le ast fifteen days prior to the ex piry date of the existing
re-direction order.
(10) In the case of requests for a temporary rc-directio n, if
no applicatio n for extension has been made, or if an application for
extension or a new application for re-directio n to the same address
has been refused by the Postmaste r-General. the incoming postal article
shall be delivered as originally addressed on the expiration of four
months from th e date of commencement of the original re-direetion.
(11) In the case of re-direction requests concerning a
permanent change of add ress, if no application for extension has bee n
made , or if an application for extension or a new application for re-
direction to the same address has been refused by the Postmaste r-
Gene ral , the incoming postal article shall be treated as undeliverable
for a period of two months to run from the expiration of four months
from the date of commencement of the original re-directio n.
(12) Upon the commencement of the period of two months
mention ed in the foregoing paragraph of this regulation , the
Postmaste r-Gene ral shall noti fy in wri ting the applicant, informing him
that ma il addressed to the original address is being treated as
undeliverable and that on e~piration of the said two months the said
mail shall be delivered as originally addressed.
(13) After the expi ration of the two months mentioned in
paragraph (11) of this regulation, the incoming postal article shall be
delivered as origina ll y addressed.
54. When a registered incoming postal art icle has been delive red Re-di_ 01
and a receipt obtained in accordance with the provisions of regulation "'ci· .. Md pool"
47, it shall not be re-directed as provided for in paragnlph (6) of ."ideo
regulation 53 of these regulations
Provided that the Postmaster-General may, in exceptional
circumstances, re-direct the said registered postal article if it is handed
to any officer of the Post Office not later th an the day next following
delivery (Sunday and other public holidays being disregarded for this
purpose).
SS. If any registered incoming postal article is, after del ivery,
dropped into a letter box for re-direction, it shall become liable to a
surcharge of a single rate of postage and to a fresh registration fee .
56. (I ) An incoming poosml anicle may be addressed to the
POSt Officc 10 be called fo r, provided it is clearly marked Poste Resl<mte
or "To be called for" .
(2) Any incoming poost al anicle marked Poste Re!;tante or
''To be called for" $hall bea r the full name of the add ressee. The use
of ini tial s, figures. fict iliou$ names, or co nventional marks of any kind
instead of the name of the addressee is not permissible , and any
incoming postal articl e so addressed shall be deemed to be insufficie ntly
add ressed and shall be forwa rded to the Dead Le n erOffice for disposal .
(3) Save as the Postmaste r-General may other .... ise di r~t.
the Poste Restante se rvice shall be available on ly to
travell ers, touristsand fo reigne rs o f no fixed abode; or
(a)
(b) persons who reside within an area which is not acccssible
fo r delivery by postman: o r
(c) perso ns who in the opin ion of th e I'ostmaste r-Genera l
ca nno t for a good and sufficie nt reason convenie ntly rece ive th eir
correspondence by postman o r through a privat e delive ry box .
(4) The persons refe rred to in Ihe preceding sub-paragraphs
of th is regulation . olhe r th an persons who reside in an area which is
oot accessible for deli very by postman , shall not be enlitlcd IQ hove
correspondence delive red al a posl office . or addressed In a post office .
to be called for , for a period longe r than three months.
(S) The Postm aster-G ene ral may re fuse to del iver any postal
article marked Poste Rcslant e or MTo be called for" unless the calle r
furnishes proof of hi s idenlity and any oth er particulars that may be
required to identify him as the rightful addressee of the postal art icle .
PARCE I..5
57, In these reg ulations , unl ess Ihe rolli ext othe rwise requires.
the fo ll owing e xpre5Sions have th e meanings lIe re by respect ive ly
assigned to Ihem
~poslal arr1mgeme nt ~ in relatio n 10 Ih ... l ra nsmi~ion by post
of p~ rccls betwee n Malta a nd an)' Other oou nlry. me ans any trea ty.
conventio n. agr ...... me nt or unde rtaking for Ih~t purpose be twee n
Malt a and such othe r country, or which applies to both such
cou nt ries, or 10 o ne o f them . or o f .... hi ch both such counl ries or
o nc o f tllcm are a pan y
"Cash-on-de livery parcel" means a p.1 rce l upon .... hich. in
accorda nce with a postal a rrange ment. the Pos tmaste r-Ge neml or
the Pos tal Admin istral ion o f a cou nt ry or pl ace outsid e M ~lta
unde rta kes II I the req uest of the se nde r 10 secure the collecti on
of a sum of money (i n lhese regula tio ns referred to as a ··trade
charge") on lIis be half from the addressee as a condi lion o f de li>'ery
and ~pon which the se nder has paid the fee for Ihe cash-on -de live ry
se rvice.
SS. There shall b.! charged and paid on outgoing pa rcel s the rat es
of postage as specified in th e Third . Fourth and Fifth Schedules to
these regul~tio [ls.
59. There shall not be posted or tendered o r made over in order _ _ .
to be tra[lsmitled by post or delivered by post
(a) any parcel which contains :my item which is pro hibited
to be sent by telle r post in tcnns of regulat ion 13 of these
regulations: or
(b) any parce l Which conta ins any documentS (e xcept
invoices. despatch notes. or advice del ivery bills) ha vi ng the
character of cu rre nt and personal co rrespond e nce ~s we ll as
corresponden ce of any kin d excha nged between persons o ther
than the sender and the addressee or persons living with them ;or
(c) any parcel which consists o f or contains two or more
parcels or other postal llrl ides (of the same or differenl descripfion)
addressed to differen t pe rS()IlS at differe nt addresses ; o r
(d) any parcel con lain ing radioactive materi als except where
a postal arrange ment exists for the transmission o f such materi als.
60. Every outgoing parcel sha ll be made up and secured in Such
manner as in the opin ion of the Post master-Ge neral is calculated to
prevent damage to a ny othe r posta l article in the course of transmission
or to any receptacl e in wh ich the s.1me is co nveyed . o r injury to any
o fficer of th e Post Office o r 10 any person who may deal wit h such
parcel . In the e ve nt "of such dama ge o r injury the sende r sh311 be liuble
to pay to the Postmaste r-General Such reasonable compensation as the
laller shaU detennine.
61. Save as the Postmaste r-General may ei ther gene rall y o r in Unoiu of oire
any particular case allow. no parcel shall be posted , transmitted o r
delivered by post if its size and weigh t exceeds the maximum sizes and
weights speci fied in the Seve nth Schedule to these regulations.
62. ( I) Out goi ng parcels intended 10 be transmitted by post ...,.,;",011'",,,,,1>.
shall be posted by being handed o ver 10 the appropriale officer at the
cou nte r at the Purcel Post Office or any ot her Post Office or Sul>-Post
Office duly au tho ri sed 10 aceepl parcels.
(2) At the time of posting o f any such parcel, the se nder
shall complete any declaration. certificate or documen t as the
Post master·General may require. and slate on the appropriate form
how the parcel shall be disposed of in case of non-de live ry .
(3)
A receipt shall be issued for every parcel posted.
(4) Eve ry o ut goi ng parcel shall bear the name and full
address of the add rcuee. which address shull be writt en othe rwise thaD
in pencil. The se nd er's n~me and address shall not be wrilten on the
same side as that of the addressee.
63. (I) Save as otherwise provided in these regulalions. or as f'r&.po,... .. of
the Postmaster-General ma y d irect. the postage and fees payable on poooa.- ODd r.-.
every outgoing parcel and the fees payable in respect of postal facilities
shall be pre-paid.
(2) Postage stamps o r franking machine impressions
denoting pre-payme nl of postage rates and postal fees shall be affixed
or printed. as tile ease may be, on the same side as the address of the
addressee.
64. (I ) Any parcel which when in the post is found not to
comply with any provision of law of the coun try or place in which the
parcel was posted or to which it is addressed , or of any country or
place through which it may pass, or which is not accompanied by any
document required by any such provision, or wh ich is found to have
bee n posted otherwise Ihan in accordance with regulation 62, may
either be detained or returned 10 the sender, or dealt with or disposed
of in such manner as the Post master-General may think fit.
(2) Any incomi ng parcel which when in th e post is found
not to comply with the provisions of paragraph (e) o f regulatio n 59 of
these regulatiollll shall, if the Postmaste r-Ge nera l thinks fit , be
delivered to the addressee subject 10 such charge 8S the Postmaster-
Gene ral may detennine in the particu lar case, provided that the charge
shaD not exceed the total of the charges which would have been payable
in respect of each of the sepa rate parcels or other postaJ articles
contained therein if they had been pol>ted si ngly without pre-payment
of postage in Malta and addressed 10 the country or place of origin of
the parcel.
65. There shall be charged on every incoming parcel and paid
by the addressee on its delivery the amou nt o f any deficient postage
and any other fees and charges which are payable in respea o f the
parcel under any law or regulation in Malta Of in any country or place
from or through which the parcel has been transmitted.
66. Where an outgoing parcel is rece ived back from a country
o.np",,,,,""'Io. or place outside Malta for ret urn 10 sender, in accordance with the
relative postal arrangemen t, there shall be charged on tile parcel 50
received and paid by the sende r, whether or not the parcel is delivered
to the sender
(a) the amount of any deficient po!itagc: and any fees and
charges which are payable in respect of the relative transmission
of such parcel under any law Of regulations of Malta or a ny country
or place through which the parcel hal been transmitted ; and
(b) charges payable: in respect of the return transmi ssion at
such rates and such othe r charges as the Postmaster-General may
consider appropriate having regard to the tcrms of thc relative
postal arrangement.
67. The Postmaster-General may wi thhold any incoming parcel
from delivery to the addressee , or any outgoing parcel received back
in the manner described in regulation 66 for return to sender, unt il all
postage charges and fees have been paid.
68, (I) An incoming parcel wllicll cannot be de livered or wllicll U"ddi""",bIr
lIas been rdused by tile add ressee or lIis autllorised agent and an portdo..
oUlgoing parcel wllich is received back from a country or place outside
Malta for re tu rn to the sender in accordance with the relative postal
arrangement and "'hich cannot be re turned to the sender, or in respect
of which any sums due thc reon have not bee n paid within such period
as the Postmaster-Ge ne ral may consider reasonable, may be deal! with
or disposed of as the Postm aster-General may thi nk fit.
(2) Where an inooming insured parcel cannot be delivered,
or de livery of whicll is refused , the insured parcel shall be returned to
origin as an o rdinary pareel.
69, (I) lbe add ressee o f an incoming parcel shall be notified o.ij .. "of
in writing o f the receipt of the parcel and shall be requested to withdraw por«~.
the parce l during busin ess hours from the Post Office indicated.
(2) If the addressee fails to withdraw the parcel within 30
working days from the date of post ing of Ihe relative notice mentioned
in paragrapll ( I) of this regul ation, the addressee shall be notified again
by registered post of the receipt o f the parcel.
(3) If, notwithstanding the noti fication by registered post,
the addressee fails to wit hdraw tile said parcel within 60 working days
from the da te of posting of Ih e notification mentioned in paragraph
( I) of tllis regulation. the parcd shall be sent back to sender endorsed
~ unclaimed" or dealt with according to the sender's inst ructions at the
time of posting.
PARCEL POST FACILITIES
70. ( I) The postal faci lities relative to parcels referred 10 in Ocn<,oI.
these regulations shal l be provided by the Postm8.'ller-Ge ncral at such
limes, du ring such periods, and at such Post Offices, in such
ci rcumstances, or on such cond itions (not bei ng inconsistent with the
provisions of these regulations) as Ihe Postmaste r-Ge neral may from
time to time consider expedient.
(2) There shall be charged on all oulgoing parcels the fees
specified in the Sixth Schedule to these regulations.
(3) The provisions of rt"gulation 34 o f these regulations shall
apply mU/UlU mUlondis to parcels.
71. (I) An outgoing parcel intended fo r transmission by air AI, .. ,,,,, ...
shall bea r an "Air Mai l"'label or be marl;.ed conspicuously with the words
"Air Mail"' or with such Olher words as may indicate the desire of the
sender IhDI Ihe parcel be transmitted by an airmail service.
(2) An outgoing parcel shall be: transmissible as an airparccl
o nly ir it is add ressed loany counlTyor place to wh ich an air mail scnoice
exists.
72. ( I) Outgoing parcels intended ror delivery in a country E>;~
whose Postal Administ ration operates an Express Deli very Senoice may o.lNe".
bear an Express Iklivery label oc be ooru;picu0U5ly marked with the
words ~Express Dcljvt:ry~ or with such olher words as 10 indicate the
intention of the se nder that the parcels be delive red by express delivery
after thei r arrival at the appropriate delivcry office.
(2 ) Where inoomi ng parcels bear an Express Delivcry label
or are conspicuously marked with the words ~ Express Iklivery~ Ofwith
such othe r words so as \0 indicate the intc ntion of the sender that the
parcels be delivered by express delivery. a notice in writing of the
receipt of the parcelshalJ be delivered by special messenge r as soon as
possible afler the arriva l in Malta .
73. Upon every outgoing parcel mark ed "Express ~ the re shall be
charged and prepaid in addition 10 the postage the fee specified in the
Sixth Schedule 10 these regulations.
74. (I) The foll owing provisions shall apply to outgoing Mellsh _
on-delivery" parcels
(a) There shall be charged and paid at the time of posting. in
addition to the postage and IIny other charges pay~ble on t he
parcel. a fee asspecified in the Sixth Schedule 10 the se regu lations.
(b) The se nde r shall mark otherwise than in pcncil th e cove r
of the parcel with the word MReimbursement" followed by the
amount of the trade: charge.
(c ) Where the se nde r is requ ircd to com plete any
documents. he shall mark thereon. otherwise than in pencil. the
amou nt of the trade charge.
(d) The sender shall fill lip. otherwise than in pencil. any
other document as required.
(e) No erasure or correction ID the amount of the trade
charge shall be made.
(f) The Postmaster-Gene ral shall furniSh to the sender a
certifi cate of posting bearing an acknowledgement that the MCIIsh_
on·delivery" fee has been paid and showing the amo unt ortlle trade
cha rge .
(g) The Postmasler-Geneml shall , upon receiving advice
from the Postal Administration of the country or place of
destination that th e trade charge has been co ll ected . remit the
equivalent amount due in Maltese currency to th e sende r or a
person authorised by him.
l2) The following regulations shall ~pply \0 inco ming "cash·
on-delivcry" parcels
(a) "Ibe tradc charge on an incoming "cas h·o n·delivery"
parcel shall not exceed the amoun t specified in the Tent h Schedule
to these regulations, provided that prior pennission o f Exchange
Control is obI:ained.
(b) There shall be charged and paid on the delivery of the
parcel. in addition to any olhersumsdue thereon. a fee asspecified
in the Sixth Schedule to these regulations.
(c) The parcels shall not be de live red to the addressee or
opened at his request until Ihe trade charge. Ihe delivery fee. and
any other sums due Of! tIN: parcel have been paid.
(d) The Postmaster-General shall . upon receiving Ihe trade
charge from tht' addressee. remit the amount to the ~nde r or a
person authori~ed by him through the Poslal Admin islration ofl he
country or place of origin of the parcel.
75. (I) Where the relative postal arrangement with anothe r
counlry or Postal Administration exists. the ~ n der of an outgoi ng
pa rcel. othe r than a "cash-on-delivery" parcel. may request that tht'
parcel shall be delivered free of customs dut~ and all olhercha rges due
thereon at the time of delivery. In SIIch eases the following regulations
shall apply
(a) The se nder sha ll mark Ol her than in pc:ncil the cover of
the parce l with tht' words "To be delivered free of cha rge" or the
words" Pram: de droirs" o r shall affix thereto the ~ppropriate label
(b) The se nder shall pay 3t the time of post ing such sum as
the Post master·Ge neral may require us a deposit. which sum shall
amount TO not less than 50% of th e declared value. to cover
customs duty and Other charges which moy be due on the parcel aT
the time of delivery
(c) The sender shall sign an undenaking to pay to the
Postmaste r-General on demand tile amount of tht' customs dUly
and other charges. less the amount of lne deposi l
(d) The Postmaster·Gencral shall furniSh to the sender a
certificate of posting bearing an acknowledgement Ihal the said
deposit has been paid;
If th e deposit paid e~cccds the amount of the CUSToms
(e)
duty and ot her charges. the PosTmaster-Gene ral sha ll refund the
balance to the sende r.
(2) Where the relative postal arrangement !iO provides. the
sender of an outgoing Mcash-on_delivery ~ parcel may re<jucst Ihal the
parcel shall be delivered free of CUSloms duty and of all other charges
due thereon at the time of delivery except Ihe trade charge. In such a
case the provision of the foregoing paragraph of this regulatio n shall
apply
Provided thllt the words to be written on the covcrof the parcel
shall be "To be delive red free of all charges except The trade charge".
76. (I ) Subject to the provisions of these regulat ions
(a) if any anicle forming pa rt of The contents of a parcel is
lost or damaged so as 10 panly orentirely destroy its val ue whilst in
the custod y of the Postmaste r-General, the Postmaster-Gene ra.l
shall pay to any person who, o r Posta.l Administ ration which, in the
opinion of the Postmaster-Gene ral. establishes a rea50nable claim
for compe nsation such sum not elleuding the sum specified in the
Sixth Sched ule to these regula tions. having regard to the nature of
the article, the man ner in which it was pac ked, a nd other
circumstances;
(b) if any pa rcel is lost wh il51 in the post, the Post master_
General shal.11?3Y t~ the se ~ dc r or 10 any other person who, or any
Postal Adnll mstrat lon which eSIltblishes a reasonable claim for
compe nsati on a sum not exceeding the sum specified in Ihe Sixttl
Sc hedul e to th ese regulalions
Provided tha t compe nsution shall 001 be payable in respect of
the Ims of or damage to any pa rcel or any anicle fo rming part of any
parcel where
(i) a claim for compe nsu tion o n the prescribed form in
the TWelfth Schedule to t he~ regulations is OOt received
wi thin a pe riod of one year from the da te of pos ting of the
parcel. ei the r by tlM: Post maste r-Gene ral o r by the Postal
Admin istration of the country or place to or from which the
parcel was transmitted. from the person clai mi ng
compe nsation;
(ii) such loss o r da mage has occu rred d ue to fOFu
ftWjeure or the cause of sueh Ims or damage is beyond the
con trol of the Pos tm,lster·Ge neral o r of the Postal
Administrati on of any country or place unde r whose
administrat ion the parce l is att tle time ofsueh loss or damage;
(iii) the parcel can not be traced o r otherwise accou nt ed
for by reason of the destruction of off.cial docurrn: nts and the
cause of such destruction is beyond the control of the
Postmaste r-Gene ral o r of the Postal Ad ministra tion of any
country o r place.
(2) Compe nsation shall not exceed the amount specifi ed in
the relative postal arrangeme nt in thecaseof an inooming insured pa ree l
whe re a postal a rrange ment exists with the co untry or Postal
Admi nistration of origin.
(3) The decisio n of th e Post master-Ge neral o n all questions
arising on claims for payme nt in respect of the loss of or damage to a
parcel. or to a ny arti cle formi ng pari thereof. shall be final.
77. (l) An incoming parcel may be re·di rected from its original
address . to the same a ddll:~ at any ot he r add ress outside Mal ta an<l
sha ll be taxed accordingly
Provided that
(a) the part'el is eligible for transmission to the place o r
country of the new address and com plies .... it h the conditi ons
appl ica ble to such transmission; and
( b) the se nder has not forbiddcn rc-direction by means of a
note to thilt effect on the add ress side of the p"rcel in a langulLgc
understood at the office of de live ry .
(2) An incoming parcel may be re-directed to 3ooth<: r
addre ss in Malt a wit hoU1t he prepayment o f add itional postage.
Provided that
(a ) the se nder has oot forbidden re·direction by means of a
note to that e ffect written o n the address side of the parce l in a
language unde rstood atth<: office o f delivery; and
(b) the provision s o f regul 3tio n 53 o f these regulat io ns a pply
for the re·d irectio n of parcels within Mal ta .
INTERNAT ION AL AND TELEGRM'H IC MO NE Y ORDERS
78. (I) Any amount of mo ney may be re mitted by means of an
Interna tional Money O rder or a Telegraphic Money Order 10 a person
in any country with which a Mo ney Order exchange arrangeme nt exists.
(2) Inte rnational Money Orders and Telegraphic Mone y
Orders shall be ~ued at a Post Office or Sub- Post Office upon
appl iClllion on the appropriate form .
(3) The amount of the rr.on ey o rde r to be remitted and the
commission chargeab le thereon shall be paid at the Post Office or Sub-
Post Office at the lime of issuing Ih e Mo ney Order.
(4) A Telegraphic Money Orde r allows the sender to
transmit together with the amount o f money to be re mitted 3 short
message on payment o f additional rates specified in the Eighth Schedule
to these regul ations.
(5) For the purpose of these regu lations a Money Order
exchange arra ngeme nt means any treaty. convention. agreement or
underta king between Malta and such OI lier country. or whi ch applies 10
botll such count ries or tooneofthem. or ofwh icll both sucll countries or
one of tllem are party tllereof. wh icll regula tes Ihe issue. tra nsmi ssion
and e ncashme nt o f money orders through Postal Admin istrations.
79. Th e maJ[imum amount for whicll a si ngle Inte rnational
Money Order or a Te legrapllic Money O rde r may be issued sllall not
exceed the amoun t specified in the Eighth Sch-edule to these regulations
but the remitter may apply for more than o ne Money Order at the same
time
Provided tllDt nothing contained in tllis p3ragr~ ph shall be
con~rued as affecting OT derogating from any limitatio n. restriction .
req ui reme nt o r perm ission requi red or imposed by any I~w in respect of
any pa yme nt s 10 IlIe credi t o f pe r!;(ons residi ng o utside Mal la.
SO. The rates of commission 8aya ble on int erna tional Money
Orders and on Te legraphi c Money rders shall be as specified in the
Sixth Schedule to th ese regulations.
8 1. Internatio nal Money Orders and TelegrAphic Money Orders
shall be encashed at a POSt Office or Sub-Post Ofrlce or through a bank .
In the case where no indication of the OffICe of payment appea rs on the
Money Order. payment may be effected at any Post Office or Sub- Post
Office. If presented for payment at a Pmt Office o r a Sub-POSt OffICe,
payment shall be made to the payee against his sig.naturc on proof of his
identi ty. Crossed Money Orders ate Of1ly pay able through a ba nk.
When Money Orders are prC$Cnted for payment by the ban k. the
formali ties refe tTed to in this regulat ion shall DOt be applicable.
82. No alteration may be made in the name of the payee oroft he
Office of payment as originally insened.
83. The remitte r of an International Money Order or of a
Telegraphie Money Orde r may at the time of purchase or subsequently
apply for an advice of paymen t for an addi tionnl fee as specified in the
Sixth Schedule to these regulations.
84. An International Money Order and a Te legraphic Money
Order shall be valid for the period specified in the Eighth Schedule to
these regulations.
85. The amou nt of an International Mo ney Order or a
Telegraphic Money Order may be refunded to the remitter al his
requeSI wiThin the period of its validity.
86. An internatio nal Mone), Order and a Telegraph ic Mo ney
Order whose validil), has lapsed may only be revalidated upon
application by the remitler in those cases applicable as specified in the
Eigh th Schedule to these regula tions and against payme nt of a charge
for revalidation as specified in the Sixth Schedule to these regulations.
87. An Inte rna tional Money Order and a Telegraph ic Money
Order whose validity has lapsed and wh iCh have not been revalidated
shall be refunded to the remitter.
88. Payment of International Money Orders and Tel egraphic
Money Orders ma y be stopped on appl ication being made by the
reminer to the Postmaste r-Genera] and subject to the payme nt o f the
fee specified in the Sixth Schedule to these regulations.
89. In the case of loss of an Inte rnational Mo ney Orde r or a
Telegraphic Money Order wi thin the period ofval idity, a dupl icate may
be issued to (he remitter o r payee upon a wrillen applica tion to the
Postmaster-General and agai nst payment o f a fee speci fied in the Sixth
Schedule to these regulat ions.
90. Upon paying an Intema tional Mon ey Order or a Telegraphic
Money Order _by whomsocve r prC$Cnled, the POStmaSter-General shall
nOI be liable to any further claim for payment or for compensat ion in
respect of loss o r inju!), arising out of the delaycd payme nt ofthc o rder
or for any o thc r cause whatsoever.
BRIT ISI-I POSTAL O RDER S
'H . (I) British Postal Orders issued in fixed denominations in
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Bri tish currency by the Bri tish Postal Administration sh311 be purchased
at all Post Offices and Sub-Post Offices. Such Postal Orders sha ll be
pu rchased again st payment in Maltese cu rrency of their f~cc value and
of the pounda ge as provi ded for in regulation 93.
British Postal O rders a re e ncashed in all POSt Offices and
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Sub- Post OffiCdi on presentation o f proof of identity. Payment shall be
made in Mal tese cum:ncy.
(3) British Postal Orders may also be encashed through a
bank. but Crossed British Poslal Orders ca n only be encashed through a
bank.
(4 ) British Postal O rders shall only be encashed if duly
stamped by the issui ng offlCC.
(5)
British Post al Orders sha ll not be negotiable.
'2. Any amoun t of money e xpressed in British currency may be
issued in British Postal Orders subject 10 Current E~change Control
Regulations.
'3. There shall be payable o n British Postal O rden at the time of """'od>&<.
issue the poundage as specified in the Sixth Schedule 10 these
regulations.
94. Bri tiSh Postal Orders are encashable in the countries s~i fied c'"'", ..... ~be~
in the Six teenth Schedule to these regul ations.
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95. The value of a Bri tish PO!Ital Order issued in Malta by a Post
that specified in the Sixteenth Schedule to these ~gulatiOfls by affixing
Malta PO!I tage Stamps. not exceeding two in numbe r on the space
provided o n the face of the order.
British Postal Orde rs sh all be valid for a period ending o n th e
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last day of the si xth calendar month fo llowing which it is issued. After
the lapse of such period. such o rder may be revalidated for a further
period of six calendar months
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'f7. A Bri tish Postal O rde r Shall not be encashed if the name of Coodi,iono 0(
the person to whom the amount is to be paid is not inse rted in the
appropriate space. The purchase r shall retain the counterfoil of lhe
Postal Order.
'18. (I) The Postmaster-Ge ne ral shall not acceptl jability for thc
loss or destructio n of a BritiSh Postal O rdcr whi ls t in the custody of the
POSt Office unless the coun terfoil is produced.
(2) Upon encashi ng a BritiSh Poslal O rde r by whomsoever
prese nt ed the Postmasler-Ge neral shall nol be liable to any further
cla im for payment or compensation in respeet o f lhat Postal Order.
99. A British Poslal Order made payable 10 II person may be
encashed wi lhin ils period of validity by any OIher person if presented
for payment together with its relative counte rfoil . The poundage paid at
the time of issue is nol refundable.
100. No e rasure or altera tion may be made to the name of the
payee of a British Pos131 Order. Payment ~ay also be refused if a B.ritish
Postal Order is presen ted for encashmcntlll a torn . defaced ormutllated
slale.
101 . An appl icalion for the rdund of a lost British Postal Order
shall be made 10 the Postmaster·Ge neral and must be accompanied by
the relative counterfoil. Such refund shall becffected afte r the period of
validilY of such Poslal Order has ex pired.
102. Nothing contained in regulations 91 to 101 of these
regulation s shall be construed 35 effecting o r derogating from any
limi tation. re~trielion. requirement or permission required or imposed
by any law in respect of payments to the cred it of persons residi ng
outside Malta.
INTERNATI ONAL REPLY CO UPONS
103. (1) In,,'rnational Reply Coupons arc e~changeable in all
counlries for stu mps equ ivale nt 10 Ihe mi nimum poswge cha rge for an
unregistered surface mai l iener. ·These coupons enable the addressee 10
reply without incurring any charges.
(2) Inlernalional Reply Coupons arc issued at all Post
Offices and Sub· POSt Offices against payment of the illllo unt specifietl in
the Si~th Schetlulc to th ese regulations.
tJ) International Rcply Coupons arc e ~ehangeable for
Malta postage stamps to the value of the current postage .ate for a
20 gram un registered surface rn aillel1e r destined for any country.
104. The re is no limi t 10 Ihe period of exchange of International
Reply Coupons.
I'OSTC HEQUES
10S. I'ostcheques are instruments whieh e nlitle holders 10
withdr.lw from a ll Post Offices and Sub-Post OffICes a maximum
amount in Malt ese currency on each Postcheque as agreed wi lh the
respective POSlal Admin istration wilh whom an agreement has been
entered.
106. The maximum amount of a single Postcheque and the
coun tries with which an agreeme nt exists are specified in the Elevenlh
Schedule 10 these regu lations.
EXPEDITED MA IL SERVICES
107. When a poslal anide is accepted for transmission by
Expedited Mail Service. Ihe Postm3~ler·General shall bind himself 10
deliver the arlicle !iO posted to th e add ressee th e reof within a time
declared in wri ting althe time of postin g.
1(18. There shall be cha rged and paid on postal art icles accepted
for transmission by Expedited Mail Service the rates of postage
specified in the Ninth Sched ule to these regulations.
109. A postal a rticle in te nded for transmission by Expedited Mail
must be handed to an official of the Post Office and must be
accompanied by a posting docket duly filled in by the sende r. An o fficial
receipt the reof will be issued.
11 0. The minimum and maximum siles and the maxim um wei ght b _
of postal articles intended for transmission by post as Expedited Mai l -'PI.
shall be those: indicated in the Ninth Schedule to these regul ations.
Il l . Posta l anicles presented for post in g by Expedited Mail must t:Icdano_
bear a declaration of the valu e of the contents and a descript ion thereof <Jf_tcn".
on a prescribed fonn. In no case shall the vaJuedeclared exceed the real
valu e of the conte nts of the postal artich:.
112. No poslal article inte nded for tra nsmi ss ion as Expedited ProIUN'"-
Mail sha ll contain any coi n, ba nk notes, currency notes or securities of
any kind payable 10 bea rer, tfaw llers' cheq ues, pl ati num , go ld o r silve r,
whether manu factured or not, precious sto nes, jewels, orot he r va luable
articles. a llY article wh ich under any law or regu lation is prohibited
tra nsm ission by post, or any articl e which the Postmaste r-Ge ne ral may
from time to time declare as un suitable for transmissio n by post as
Expedited Mail.
113. ( I) Except in cascs o f loss th rough force mQj~urr the """,Off"",
Postmaster-General shall pa y an indem llity 001 exceeding Lm lOOCll.i>bility.
whe n it is proved to hi s satisfaction th at a posta l article duly ad mitted as
Expedited Mail has bee n lost. dam aged o r destroyed whilst in the
cuwd y o f the Post Office.
(2) The decision o f the Post master-General on all questions
of compensationn payable in respect of postal an icles posted as
Exped ited Mail shall be fi na l.
11 4. 'fl1.c: P05tmaste r·Gener.a1 unde rtakes to refund the postage Rd.ndof
paid 011 a postal article posted as Expedi ted Mail ill Malla when il is - . ..
established that lhe de livery the reof has been delayed.
115. An y elaims for compensa tion for loss. damage. or li_1iInit
destruction and cla ims for refu nd of postage in case o f delay in delivery ""''''''' .....
o f a postal article posted as Expedited Mai l must be made withi ll a
period of 30 (thirt y) worki ng db~s from the date of posting.
11 6. The Post maste r-Genera l shall not be liable to any claim for Nod-tiobiU,y.
compc llsation ill respect of anyconSC'lue ntiallossarisi ngout of the loss,
damage or destru ctio n or de layed de livery of a postal article admitted as
Expedi ted Mail.
PENALT IES
11 7. (1) Any person who sends or tenders. or makes over in
order to be sent by post Or parce l pas!. any postal article. parcel orolher
thing in contravention o f su b-paragrophs (h) , (i), (j), (m) a nd (0) of
paragra ph <I) of regulation 13 of these regulat ions shall be gui lty of an
offence and shall. o n conviction. be liable to 8 fine (muftu) o f not les:;
than five Maltese: tin and not exceeding fifty Maltese liri .
(2) Nothing contained in Ihe foregoing pa ragraph of this
regulation shall be construed as affeding any provision of the Act: and
the foregoi ng paragraph. of this regulation shall nOI arfecllhe operation
of any oth er law in respect of an act or omission under such. law liable 10
a punishment h.igher Ihan Ihal laid down in this regulation or in resp«1
of any ofre nce not specifically provided for in this regulation.
REVOCATION AND SAVINGS
118. The rules and regulations specified in the First Colu mn or
the Seventee nth Schedule to these regulations shall be revo ked or
amCI:ded to the exte nt shown in the Second column of the said
Schedule .
SCUE DULES
( Regulation 5)