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CAP. 411A
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
[Subsidiary]
L.N. 56/2010.
Citation.
Interpretation.
THE KENYA INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
(POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICES) REGULATIONS, 2010
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Kenya Information and
Communications (Postal and Courier Services) Regulations, 2010.
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—
“basic postal services” means a defined set of postal services that
are essential for public use including postage stamps, private letter boxes,
acceptance, conveyance and delivery of letters weighing up to three hundred
and fifty grams and postal financial services;
“commemorative stamps” means postage stamps used as a mark of
honour for events or matters of national or international significance and for
philatelic purposes with a validity period of five years from the date of issue;
“definitive stamp” means stamps depicting nature or natural heritage and
which are valid for a maximum of ten years from the date of issue;
“Extra-Territorial Office of Exchange (ETOE)” means an office of
exchange operated by or in connection with a postal licensee outside its national
territory;
“post code” means a numeric or other code that identifies postal zones
and individual post offices within the country for purposes of simplified mail
distribution;
“postal licensee” means the Postal Corporation of Kenya and any other
organisation licensed to provide unreserved postal services, including courier
companies, transporters, freight, forwarders, delivery companies and direct
marketing companies that handle postal articles;
“reserved postal services” means—
(a) the collection, transportation, sorting, and delivery, for hire or
reward of letters and postcards weighing up to three hundred and fifty
grams, but not including exempted letters sent by licensed courier,
letters accompanying goods at the time of delivery, newspapers,
magazines, books, non-addressed leaflets, catalogues, and trade
announcements letters delivered otherwise than for reward, letters
delivered by an employee of the sender, letters containing any writ
or proceeding from court or any legal instrument of any kind and,
letters carried to the premises of a provider of electronic mail service
for the purpose of transmission by electronic mail;
(b) the production and issuance of postage stamps, prestamped
envelopes, aerograms, and international reply coupons bearing the