Malaysia legislation

Section 100

of *POSTAL SERVICES ACT 2012

Section 100

The Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

(a)

to prescribe all matters relating to the issuance of universal service licences and non-universal service licences under this Act;

(b)

to prescribe the procedures for the Commission to exercise its powers and functions under this Act;

(c)

to prescribe the form of notifications, notices and orders to be made under this Act;

(d)

to define the scope and exceptions of the universal service;

(e)

to designate a universal service licensee as a Designated

Postal Operator;

(f)

to prescribe the funding of the universal service;

(g)

to prescribe the rates to be charged with respect to products and services that are within the universal service;

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(h)

to prescribe fees and charges under this Act, which includes to exempt payment of any fees and charges on such terms and conditions as the Minister deems fit;

(i)

to prescribe on philatelic matters and the issuance of postage stamps;

(j)

to prescribe all matters on postal financial services;

(k)

to prescribe all matters relating to consumer protection;

(l)

to provide the offences which may be compounded and the forms to be used;

(m)

to prescribe the implementation of and other matters relating to the postcode and addressing system;

(n)

to prescribe any other matter for which this Act makes express provision to be prescribed; and

(o)

to prescribe all other matters as are necessary or expedient to be prescribed for giving effect to this Act.

Power of the Commission to make rules