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CAP. 411A
Kenya Information and Communications
[Rev. 2011
[Subsidiary]
letter or article delivered accordingly.
(2) Where a letter or postal article opened under paragraph (1), is
incapable of being delivered, but contains the address of a sender, it shall be
returned to the sender.
(3) Every undeliverable postal article that has been opened and remains
undeliverable may be kept for a minimum period of three months and may
thereafter be destroyed.
(4) Where the letter or postal article opened contains any thing of value
or a saleable article, it shall be kept safely and a record thereof opened and
maintained by a postal licensee for a period of six months and if not claimed,
the contents shall be disposed of in accordance with the Disposal of Uncollected
Goods Act. Cap. 38.
(5) Where a letter or postal article is opened as provided by this regulation,
the licensee shall affix a mark on the letter or postal article indicating the—
(a) date and time of opening;
(b) period it has remained undelivered;
(c) contents ; and
(d) manner the licensee decides to deal with the undelivered article.
(6) Where a letter or postal article is returned to the sender because of
being undeliverable as addressed and the sender refuses to take delivery, the
letter or postal article shall be dealt with as provided under paragraph (3).
Postal articles of
dead persons.
10. Where a postal licensee is satisfied that the addressee of a postal
article is dead, it may—
(a) retain the postal article and on production of the will or letters of
administration to the estate of the addressee together with the written
application of one or more of the executors or administrators, deliver
or release the article in accordance with such request; or
(b) treat the postal article in accordance with the provisions of these
regulations that relate to undeliverable postal articles.
Prohibited articles.
11. (1) All postal licensees shall, where applicable before accepting any
item for postage, require the sender to declare its contents.
(2) In accordance with section 58 of the Act, a person shall not send,
by post—
(a) any explosive, inflammable, dangerous, noxious or deleterious
substance, filthy, sharp instrument not properly protected or any
article or thing whatsoever which is likely to injure either other