Section 5
Exclusive privilege of Postmaster General
(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, the Postmaster General, by himself or by the officers of the Department, shall within Brunei
Darussalam have the exclusive privilege of conveying from one place to another, and of performing all the incidental services of receiving, collecting, despatching and delivering, all letters except —
(a)
letters not exceeding three in number sent by a private friend on his way, journey or travel, for delivery by such friend to the person or persons to whom they are directed, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carrying or delivering them;
(b)
letters solely concerning the affairs of the sender or receiver thereof, sent by a messenger employed for that purpose;
(c)
letters solely concerning goods or other property, sent either by sea or by land or by air to be delivered with the goods or property which such letters concern, without hire, reward or other profit or advantage for receiving, carrying or delivering them, provided that such letters are open to inspection and have superscribed thereon the words “Consignee’s letters” or other words to the same effect.
(2)
Nothing contained in subsection (1) shall authorise any person to make a collection of letters except as mentioned in that subsection for the purpose of sending them otherwise than by post.
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(3)
Subject as mentioned in subsections (1) and (2), the following persons are expressly forbidden to collect, carry, tender or deliver letters or to receive letters for the purpose of carrying or delivering the letters, although they receive no hire, reward or other profit or advantage for doing so —
(a)
common carriers of passengers or goods and their drivers, servants or agents except as regards letters solely concerning goods in their carriages or conveyances;
(b)
owners, masters or chin-chews of contract carriers or vessels passing to or from any port or place within Brunei Darussalam from or to any port or place within or outside Brunei Darussalam, and their servants or agents, except as regards letters solely concerning goods on board, such letters being open to inspection and having the words
“Consignee’s letter” or other words to the same effect superscribed thereon, and except letters tendered to a master of a contract carrier or vessel by an officer of the Department for conveyance;
(c)
passengers or other persons on board such contract carriers or vessels.
(4)
For the purposes of this section and of sections 6 and 63, “letter”
includes a postcard.