Section 19: Conveyance and delivery

19. Conveyance and delivery (1) For the purposes of this Act— (a) a postal packet shall be deemed to be in the course of conveyance by post from the time it is delivered to a licensee or dropped in a posting box or collected by special messenger to the time of its delivery to the addressee; (b) the delivery of any postal packet of any description to an employee of a licensee or other person authorised to receive postal packet of that description for the post shall be a delivery to the licensee; P16 – 9 [Issue 1] Postal Services Act (c) a postal packet other than an insured letter shall be deemed to have been properly delivered to the addressee, where the packet has been delivered to a person who may reasonably be considered as being entitled to receive such packet in the absence of the addressee, at the address so indicated on the postal packet. (2) The Authority shall publish the specifications relating to the number, place, dimensions and other characteristics of letter-boxes and may approve the installation and use of such other mail delivery systems or arrangements as it may consider fit. (3) A developer, owner, manager or syndic, as the case may be, of any residential, commercial, industrial building or any building comprising of more than one unit shall— (a) provide one letter-box per unit, tenant or owner; (b) ensure that the letter-boxes provided under paragraph (a) are appropriately and reliably numbered; and (c) comply with all other specifications laid down by the Authority in accordance with subsection (2). (4) Any developer, owner, manager or syndic, as the case may be, who contravenes or fails to comply with subsection (3) shall commit an offence. (5) A licensee may, with the approval of the Authority, erect, relocate and remove any posting box and postal vending machine in the public road, street or highway, or in any other public place.