National Communication Act No. 24
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Opening of Postal Articles.
(1)
Subject to this Act, where any Postal Article is in the course of transmission by post, no
employee of the Licensee shall open it or deliver it to any person other than the addressee
nor permit it to be opened or delivered by any person other than the addressee unless such
employee is duly authorized in writing by the Licensee.
(2)
Nothing in this section shall preclude the examination or disposal of any Postal Article
pursuant to provisions of any law providing for such examination or disposal, in particular
laws relating to:
(3)
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(a)
customs and duty; or
(b)
laws regulating import or export of goods.
The Licensee may, on a case by case basis, authorize the opening or returning of any
specified Postal Article.
Interception of Postal Article.
(1)
Upon declaration of a state of public emergency or in the interest of public safety and
tranquility, the National Government officer responsible for internal security may order any
class or description of Postal Articles that are in transit through post within South Sudan to
be intercepted or detained or to be delivered to any officer in service of the Government
mentioned in the order, or may direct that such articles be disposed of in such manner as the
officer may direct.
(2)
A certificate signed by the National Government officer responsible for internal security
shall be sufficient evidence of the existence of a state of public emergency and of the fact
that any actions directed to be done in accordance with sub-section (1) of this section is done
in the interest of public security and tranquility.
Article or Material Injurious to Persons.
(1)
No person shall send by post any material or Postal Article which may in the course of
transmission by post be likely to injure or cause harm to any person.
(2)
Except as otherwise provided by regulations made under this Act and subject to such
conditions as may be prescribed, no person shall send by post explosives, inflammable,
dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance or sharp instruments or objects that are
not properly protected which may cause injury to any person in the course of its transit by
post.
Prohibited Materials.
(1)
No person shall send by post:
(a)
any indecent or obscene printing, photograph or lithograph;
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