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No letter posting box or mail delivery box shall be so placed as to interfere with ordinary traffic. A postal article shall be deemed to have been posted when it is put into a Public Postal Operator’s letter posting box. Hybrid mail shall be deemed to have been posted when an electronic version has been transmitted to the licensee’s network. Article 33: Postal or courier addressee’s dead Where a postal or a courier operator is satisfied that the addressee of a postal or courier article is dead, he may in his discretion: a) Deliver or redirect the postal or courier article on the written application of any one of the executors named in the will of the addressee or any person appearing to the postal or courier operator to be entitled to take out letters of administration to the addressee; or b) Deliver or direct the postal or courier article on the written application of any such person appearing to the postal or courier operator to be conducting the affairs of the deceased; c) Retain the postal or courier article for such period as he may think fit and on production of probate of the will or letter of administration to the estate of the addressee together with the written application of one or more of the executors or administers, deliver or redirect the article in accordance with such request; d) Treat the postal or courier articles in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations as undelivered postal or courier article. The appropriate charges payable for redirection shall be paid as specified by the postal or courier operator. Without prejudice to above paragraph, if the addressee of a postal or courier article is dead, the delivery of postal or courier article shall comply with the law and regulations into force with regard to the succession in Rwanda. Article 34: Undeliverable posta l or courier articles The postal or courier articles shall be classified as undeliverable postal or courier articles and disposed of as appropriate if: a) Articles which have been incorrectly or insufficiently addressed; b) Articles which have been tendered for delivery and returned to the postal or courier operator endorsed in a manner indicating that they cannot be delivered to, or have been refused by the addressee; 18 | 2 6

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