No. 3
Electronic and Postal Communications
2010
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(3) A payment required by sub-section (2) to be rendered to
the Authority may be recovered by it in any court of competent
jurisdiction as if it were a simple contract debt.
Designation
of public
postal
licensee
35.-(1) The Authority shall have the power to designate a
public postal licensee to perform all or any of the functions relating
to the operation and provision of universal postal services in the
United Republic.
(2) The Public postal licensee shall have postal exclusivity
rights to issue stamps, installing private and installing posting letter
boxes and use of the word “post office” “letter box” and “postage
stamps” for a period to be determined by the Authority.
Application
of postal
licence
36. No person shall operate postal services in the United
Republic unless that person is licensed as a postal licensee under
this Act.
Application
for postal
licence to be
in writing
37.(1) Any application for a postal licence under this Act
shall be addressed in writing to the Authority.
Grant of
postal
licence
(2) The Authority may, in consideration of any application
under this Act, require the applicant to produce evidence or
information to show the capacity to operate postal systems and
services as the Authority may deem necessary to enable it make a
decision.
(3) The Authority may require an application for a postal
licence to be accompanied by such a fee as the Authority may from
time to time describe.
38.-(1) The Authority may, subject to sub-section (2) of this
section grant a postal licence to an applicant under this Act if it is
satisfied that the information supplied to the Authority by the
applicant it suitable to operate the postal system and services.
(2) The Authority shall upon receipt of application, consider it
and within sixty days may in its absolute discretion either, grant a
postal licence or refuse the application.