(2) The Minister may, after consultation with the Authority, make regulations prescribing all matters which
by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in the opinion of the Minister, are necessary or
convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(3) Regulations made in terms of subsection (2) may provide for—
(a) all matters relating to the management of post offices and the provision or operation of postal and
telecommunication services or systems;
(b) the supply, sale and use of postage stamps, and in so doing provide for—
(i) the classes of postal articles in respect of which postage stamps shall be used for the payment of
postage or other sums payable under a postal tariff approved in terms of section one hundred;
(ii) the conditions subject to which postage stamps, including perforated or defaced postage stamps,
may be accepted or refused in payment of postage or any other sum;
(iii) the regulation of and the measures to be taken in connection with the supply, sale and custody of
postage stamps;
(iv) the persons by whom, and the conditions subject to which, postage stamps may be sold;
(v) the duties and remuneration of persons authorised to sell postage stamps;
(vi) the conditions of sale of international reply coupons;
(c) the installation of letter boxes or receptacles by members of the public for the purpose of the delivery to
them of postal articles and the disposal of postal articles addressed to members of the public who fail to
install in the prescribed manner letter boxes or receptacles of a type prescribed;
(d) the registration of postal articles, and in so doing provide for—
(i) the classes of postal articles that may be registered;
(ii) the maximum amount for which a postal article may be registered;
(iii) the amount payable as compensation for the loss of a registered postal article or its contents;
(e) the insurance of postal articles, and in so doing provide for—
(i) the classes of postal articles that may be insured;
(ii) the maximum amount for which a postal article may be insured;
(iii) the amount payable as compensation for the loss of an insured postal article or its contents;
(f) a money order service and in so doing provide for—
(i) the maximum amount for which money orders may be issued;
(ii) the period during which money orders shall remain current;
(g) a postal order service, and in so doing provide for the manner in which and the conditions subject to
which postal orders may be issued, paid and cancelled;
(h) the establishment, maintenance, working and conduct of telecommunication services or systems, and in
so doing—
(i) provide in connection with a telegraph service for—
A. the order of precedence of messages sent by telegraph service and the method of disposal
of unclaimed and undelivered telegrams;
B. the measures to be taken to prevent the improper interception or disclosure of messages
sent by telegraph service;
C. the period for which and the conditions subject to which telegrams and documents
relating to telegrams that are in the custody of telegraph offices shall be preserved;
(ii) provide in connection with telephone and telex services for—
A. the conditions subject to which persons may use or avail themselves of telephone and
telex services and facilities connected therewith;
B. the supply, installation, maintenance and repair of such apparatus and equipment as may
be necessary for the purposes of affording persons the use of telephone and telex services
and facilities connected therewith and, if the nature of the apparatus or equipment so
requires, for the working of the apparatus or equipment by a licensee;
C. the conditions subject to which apparatus and equipment referred to in subparagraph B
shall be supplied, installed, worked, whether by a licensee or otherwise, maintained and
repaired;
D. the deposits and charges to be paid in connection with the supply, installation, working by
a licensee, maintenance and repair of apparatus and equipment referred to in
subparagraph B and generally in connection with the use of telephone and telex services
and facilities connected therewith;
E. the forfeiture of deposits referred to in subparagraph D and the payment of sums to meet
losses in income occasioned by the default of a person to whom apparatus or equipment
referred to in subparagraph B is supplied or on whose behalf or request it is installed and
to meet the costs of work done for the purpose of installation and like costs when
apparatus or equipment supplied to or installed on behalf of or at the request of a person is
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