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(a) be a body corporate by that name with perpetual succession and a common seal;
(b) be capable of suing and being sued in its corporate name;
(c) be capable of acquiring and disposing of any moveable or immoveable property; and
(d) subject to this Act, have power to do or perform all such acts or things as a bodies
corporate may by law do or perform.
Duties of
Malawi
Posts
75. —(1) It shall be the general duty of Malawi Posts to provide all reasonable facilities for
the transmission of postal articles throughout the Republic of Malawi and between the
Republic of Malawi and other countries.
(2) It shall be the duty of Malawi Posts to conduct its affairs according to commercial
principles and in such a manner as to secure that, taking one year with another, its gross
revenue from all sources is sufficient to meet outgoings properly chargeable to revenue
account, including reasonable allocation to the general reserve and provision for the
depreciation of capital assets and the repayment of loans; and, further, to ensure that its net
operating income in any year is sufficient to secure an annual return on the value of the net
fixed assets employed of such percentage as the Minister may from time to time direct.
76. —(1) Malawi Posts shall have power—
(a) to provide postal services and to perform other services incidental to transmission of
postal articles;
Powers and
functions of
Malawi Posts
(b) to establish and operate post offices; and
(c) to provide financial services.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, powers conferred by subsection (1) shall include
power—
(a) to enter into such contracts as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of
Malawi Posts;
(b) to construct, acquire, maintain and repair buildings and premises and to carry out
works required for the purposes of Malawi Posts;
(c) to acquire, manufacture, maintain and repair equipment and facilities required for the
purposes of Malawi Posts;
(d) to levy rates and charges for any service performed by Malawi Posts or for the use by
any person of the premises, equipment or facilities provided by Malawi Posts; and
(e) to represent the Republic of Malawi in matters relating to the Universal Postal Union,
the Pan African Postal Union and such other international organizations as the Authority or
the Minister may designate.
77. —(1) There shall be a Board of Directors of Malawi Posts which shall direct the
operations of Malawi Posts.
(2) The Board of Malawi Posts shall consists of—
(a) a Chairman appointed by the Minister;
Board of
Directors of
Malawi Posts