Section 7
Exceptions to section 6
(1)
The privilege conferred by section 6 shall not be infringed by —
(a)
postal articles not exceeding three in number sent by a person for delivery by the person to another without hire, reward or other profit for receiving, carrying or delivering the postal articles;
(b)
any postal article solely concerning the affairs of either correspondent by an employee of either correspondent;
(c)
the conveyance of any letter solely concerning any goods or other property which is to be delivered with the letter, without hire, reward or other profit for receiving, carrying or delivering the postal article, if the letter is open to inspection and has thereon the words
“Consignee’s letter” or other words to the same effect; and
(d)
the conveyance from one place to another of —
(i)
any postal article which weighs more than 20 kilograms;
(ii)
any postal article by direct mail;
(iii)
any postal article by the sender personally; or
(iv)
any document in respect of which a method of service other than post is required or authorised by written law.
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(2)
The Minister may, after consulting the Authority, by order published in the Gazette, delete, vary or add to the exceptions in subsection (1).