PERATURAN-PERATURAN PERKHIDMATAN POS (PELESENAN) 2015

Nama dan permulaan kuat kuasa

Dalam Peraturan-Peraturan ini, “perkhidmatan kurier” ertinya perkhidmatan pos yang disediakan dengan cara yang cepat dengan perkhidmatan jejak dan kesan.

Permohonan bagi lesen

Permohonan bagi lesen di bawah subperaturan 3(1) hendaklah disertakan dengan maklumat dan dokumen yang berikut:

Tempoh lesen

Fi

Jadual Ketiga.

(2)

Fi yang disebut dalam subperaturan (1) hendaklah dibayar kepada

Suruhanjaya mengikut apa-apa cara yang ditentukan oleh Suruhanjaya.

Rebat 11.

(1)

Suruhanjaya boleh memberikan rebat maksimum lima puluh peratus daripada amaun fi tahunan kepada pemegang lesen sebagai insentif bagi maksud yang berikut:

(a)

untuk menggalakkan pencapaian prestasi tinggi dalam pemberian perkhidmatan;

(b)

untuk menggalakkan pelaburan modal untuk memodenkan rangkaian pos;

(c)

untuk menggalakkan pelaburan di kawasan luar bandar; atau

(d)

apa-apa maksud lain sebagaimana yang difikirkan patut oleh

Suruhanjaya.

(2)

Permohonan rebat boleh dibuat kepada Suruhanjaya dalam apa-apa cara sebagaimana yang dikehendaki oleh Suruhanjaya.

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BAHAGIAN V

PENGGANTUNGAN OPERASI

Penggantungan operasi oleh pemegang lesen 12.

(1)

Jika pemegang lesen ingin menggantung operasinya, pemegang lesen hendaklah memaklumkan Suruhanjaya tentang niatnya tidak kurang daripada tiga puluh hari dari tarikh penggantungan.

(2)

Pemegang lesen hendaklah menyatakan dalam notis penggantungan maklumat seperti yang berikut:

(a)

alasan bagi penggantungan operasinya;

(b)

tempoh penggantungan; dan

(c)

langkah-langkah yang diambil untuk memaklumkan pengguna mengenai penggantungan itu.

JADUAL PERTAMA

[Perenggan 4(b), 5(2)(b), 7(2)(c), 9(1)(e) dan 9(2)(d)]

KELAYAKAN LEMBAGA PENGARAH DAN KETUA PEGAWAI EKSEKUTIF

Lembaga pengarah dan ketua pegawai eksekutif pemegang lesen hendaklah pada setiap masa memenuhi kelayakan yang berikut:

(a)

kompeten untuk menjalankan tugasnya;

(b)

bukan seorang bankrap yang belum dilepaskan;

(c)

tidak pernah—

(i)

dikeluarkan perintah tahanan, pengawasan, kediaman terhad, buang negeri atau pengusiran; atau

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(ii)

dikenakan mana-mana bentuk sekatan atau pengawasan dengan bon atau selainnya, di bawah mana-mana undang-undang bertulis yang berhubungan dengan pencegahan jenayah; dan

(d)

tidak memegang jawatan pengarah atau terlibat secara langsung dalam pengurusan mana-mana syarikat yang telah disabitkan atas suatu kesalahan berhubung dengan kecurangan, ketidakcekapan atau amalan salah semasa tempoh jawatannya melainkan dia boleh membuktikan kepada Suruhanjaya bahawa kesalahan itu telah dilakukan tanpa pengetahuan atau keizinannya dan dia tidak berada dalam kedudukan untuk mencegah kesalahan itu.

JADUAL KEDUA

[Perenggan (4)(e)]

MODAL BERBAYAR MINIMUM

Jenis lesen

Modal berbayar

Perkhidmatan sejagat

100, 000, 000

Perkhidmatan bukan sejagat

Lesen A

1, 000, 000

Lesen B

500,000

Lesen C

100, 000

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JADUAL KETIGA

[Subperaturan 3(1), perenggan 5(2)(a), subperaturan 6(2), perenggan 7(2)(b), perenggan 9(1)(g), perenggan 9(2)(g) dan subperaturan 10(1)]

FI

Butiran

Perihalan

Fi

Masa pembayaran

1

Permohonan lesen perkhidmatan sejagat

500

Apabila mengemukakan suatu permohonan

2

Pembaharuan lesen perkhidmatan sejagat

500

Apabila mengemukakan suatu permohonan

3

Yuran tahunan bagi lesen perkhidmatan sejagat

0.5% daripada perolehan tahunan yang telah diaudit atau

RM1.5

juta, yang mana lebih tinggi

90 hari dari berakhirnya tahun kewangan pemegang lesen

4

Permohonan lesen perkhidmatan bukan sejagat

100

Apabila mengemukakan suatu permohonan

5

Pembaharuan lesen perkhidmatan bukan sejagat

100

Apabila mengemukakan suatu permohonan 6

Yuran tahunan bagi lesen perkhidmatan bukan sejagat

Lesen A

30,000

Apabila lesen diluluskan atau dalam tempoh tiga puluh hari dari tarikh kuat kuasa lesen.

Kemudiannya pada tarikh ulang tahun lesen setiap tahun

Lesen B

10,000

Lesen C

500

7

Permohonan untuk serah hak atau pindah milik lesen

100

Apabila mengemukakan suatu permohonan

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8

Penggantian lesen

50 setiap muka surat

Apabila mengemukakan suatu permohonan

Dibuat 9 April 2015

[KKMM/PUU 800-1/4; PN(PU2)501/III]

DATO’ SRI AHMAD SHABERY CHEEK

Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia

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POSTAL SERVICES ACT 2012

IN exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 100(a) and (h) of the Postal Services

Act 2012 [Act 741], the Minister, on the recommendation of the Commission, makes the following regulations:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Citation and commencement 1.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Postal Services (Licensing)

Regulations 2015.

(2)

These Regulations come into operation on 15 April 2015.

Interpretation 2.

In these Regulations, “courier service” means postal services provided in an expedited manner with track and trace service.

PART II

LICENCE

Application for licence 3.

(1)

An application for—

(a)

a universal service licence; or

(b)

a non-universal service licence for—

(i)

licence A to provide for international inbound and outbound courier service and domestic courier service in

Malaysia;

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(ii)

licence B to provide for international inbound courier service and domestic courier service in Malaysia; or

(iii)

licence C to provide for intra-state domestic courier service in Malaysia, shall be made to the Commission in written form as the Commission may require and accompanied by the application fee specified in the Third Schedule.

(2)

The Commission shall submit the application for a licence under subregulation (1) to the Minister for his approval.

(3)

For the purpose of determining the intra-state service in subparagraph (1)(b)(iii), the following States and the Federal Territories are to be considered as a single state:

(a)

Selangor, the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and the Federal

Territory of Putrajaya;

(b)

Sabah and the Federal Territory of Labuan.

Information required for application of licence 4.

The application for licence under subregulation 3(1) shall be accompanied by the following information and documents:

(a)

the particulars of the applicant;

(b)

a statutory declaration by the board of director and chief executive officer of the applicant stating that the qualifications specified in the First Schedule have been fulfilled;

(c)

the proposed business plan;

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(d)

the financial report of the applicant;

(e)

the proof that the minimum paid up capital requirement as specified in the Second Schedule is fulfilled unless the requirement is waived by the Commission; and

(f)

any other information or documents as the Commission may require.

Renewal of licence 5.

(1)

An application for renewal of a licence shall be made to the Commission in written form as the Commission may require.

(2)

An application for renewal of licence under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by—

(a)

the renewal fee as specified in the Third Schedule;

(b)

a statutory declaration by the board of director and chief executive officer of the applicant stating that the qualifications specified in the First Schedule have been fulfilled; and

(c)

such other information or documents as the Commission may require.

(3)

The Commission shall submit the application for renewal of a licence under subregulation (1) to the Minister for his approval.

Replacement of licence 6.

(1)

A licensee shall immediately report to the Commission if his licence is lost or damage.

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(2)

An application for replacement of a licence shall be made in writing to the

Commission and shall be accompanied by any information as may be required by the

Commission and the replacement fee as specified in the Third Schedule.

(3)

If the Commission is satisfied that the loss of a licence or damage to a licence is not a consequence of any fraud or negligence, the Commission may issue a replacement licence in the same form as the original but with the word

“REPLACEMENT” endorsed on the licence.

Assignment or transfer of licence 7.

(1)

A licensee may make an application to the Commission in written form as the Commission may require to assign or transfer of licence to any other person.

(2)

The application under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by—

(a)

the particulars related to the proposed assignment and transfer, including the particulars of proposed assignee or transferee;

(b)

the transfer or assignment fee as specified in the Third Schedule;

and

(c)

a statutory declaration by the board of director and chief executive officer of a proposed assignee or transferee stating that the qualifications specified in the First Schedule have been fulfilled.

(3)

The Commission shall submit the application for assignment or transfer of a licence under subregulation (1) to the Minister for his approval.

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PART III

DURATION AND CONDITIONS OF LICENCE

Duration of licence 8.

(1)

A universal service licence shall be valid for a duration of twenty years from the date of its issuance.

(2)

A non-universal service licence shall be valid for a duration of three years from the date of its issuance.

Standard conditions of licence 9.

(1)

A universal service licensee shall comply with the standard conditions of licence as follows:

(a)

the licensee shall be a company incorporated in Malaysia;

(b)

the licensee shall maintain at least fifty one percent local shareholding in the company;

(c)

the licensee shall maintain a registered office in Malaysia;

(d)

the licensee shall have sufficient working capital to enable it to carry out its services under the Act and the universal service licence;

(e)

the board of director and the chief executive officer of the licensee shall fulfilled the qualifications specified in the First Schedule;

(f)

the licensee shall inform the Commission of any change of the chairman of the board of directors, directors, chief executive officer or any substantial change in the shareholding of the licensee as soon as practicable;

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(g)

the licensee shall pay to the Commission the annual licence fee as specified in the Third Schedule;

(h)

the licensee shall provide universal service to all consumers within

Malaysia and may provide for the following services:

(i)

postal financial services;

(ii)

electronic postal services;

(iii)

courier service; or

(iv)

any other additional services relating to the universal service;

(i)

the licensee shall maintain at all time the integrity of it services;

(j)

the licensee shall publish the general terms and conditions of its postal services to consumers by any means;

(k)

the licensee shall publish information on its delivery standards and charges for courier services offered;

(l)

the licensee shall refund the consumer the delivery charges received at the rate as may be determined by the Commission if there is a delay in delivery of postal article through courier services;

(m)

the licensee shall perform its duties and obligations in a manner which is consistent with the Government's obligations under the convention, agreement, arrangement or treaty to which Malaysia is a party or will become a party;

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(n)

the licensee shall issue postage stamps with the word “Malaysia”

printed on it;

(o)

the licensee shall submit its annual performance report to the

Commission;

(p)

the licensee shall submit its disaster plan to the Commission;

(q)

the licensee shall comply with the minimum price for courier services as may be determined by the Commission.

(2)

A non-universal service licensee shall comply with the following standard conditions of licence as follows:

(a)

the licensee shall be a company incorporated in Malaysia;

(b)

the licensee shall maintain a registered office in Malaysia;

(c)

the licensee shall have sufficient working capital to enable it to carry out its services under the Act and the non-universal service licence;

(d)

the board of director and the chief executive officer of the licensee shall fulfilled the qualifications specified in the First Schedule;

(e)

the licensee shall inform the Commission of any change of the chairman of the board of directors, directors, chief executive officer or any substantial change in the shareholding of the licensee as soon as practicable;

(f)

the licensee shall provide courier service in accordance with the type of the non-universal service licence and may provide for any other additional services related to courier service;

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(g)

the licensee shall pay to the Commission an annual licence fee as specified in the Third Schedule;

(h)

the licensee shall maintain at all time the integrity of its services;

(i)

the licensee shall publish the general terms and conditions of its postal services to consumers;

(j)

the licensee shall publish information on its delivery standards and charges for courier services offered;

(k)

the licensee shall refund the consumer the delivery charges received at the rate as may be determined by the Commission if there is a delay in delivery of postal article;

(l)

the licensee shall not contravene the exclusive rights given by the

Minister to a universal service licensee to collect, transmit and deliver letter less than five hundred grams in weight and with a charge less than five ringgit per letter excluding tax by ordinary post within Malaysia;

(m)

the licensee shall not contravene the exclusive rights given by the

Minister to a universal service licensee to collect and transmit letter less than five hundred grams in weight and with a charge less than five ringgit per letter excluding tax to any places by ordinary post outside Malaysia;

(n)

the licensee shall submit its annual performance report to the

Commission;

(o)

the licensee shall submit the disaster plan to the Commission;

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(p)

if the licensee intends to surrender the licence, the licensee shall give a written notice to the Commission not later than thirty days from the date of the intended surrender of licence;

(q)

the licensee shall comply with the minimum price for courier services as may be determined by the Commission.

PART IV

FEES AND REBATES

Fees 10.

(1)

The application fee, renewal fee, replacement fee, transfer or assignment fee, and annual fee of a licence shall be as specified in the Third Schedule.

(2)

The fee referred to in subregulation (1) shall be paid to the Commission in any manner as may be determined by the Commission.

Rebates 11.

(1)

The Commission may grant a maximum of fifty percent rebate of the amount of the annual licence fee to a licensee as an incentive for any of the following purposes:

(a)

to promote high postal service performance achievement;

(b)

to promote capital investment to modernize the postal network;

(c)

to promote investment in rural areas; or

(d)

any other purposes as the Commission thinks fit.

(2)

An application for a rebate may be made to the Commission in any manner as the Commission may require.

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PART V

SUSPENSION OF OPERATION

Suspension of operation by licensee 12.

(1)

If a licensee intends to suspend its operations, the licensee shall notify the

Commission of its intention not less than thirty days from the date of the suspension.

(2)

The licensee shall state in the notice of suspension the following information:

(a)

the reason for the suspension of its operation;

(b)

the duration of the suspension; and

(c)

the measures taken to notify the consumer of the suspension.

FIRST SCHEDULE

[Paragraphs 4(b), 5(2)(b), 7(2)(c), 9(1)(e) and 9(2)(d)]

QUALIFICATIONS OF A BOARD OF DIRECTOR AND A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The board of director and chief executive officer of a licensee at all times shall have the following qualifications:

(a)

competent to carry out the role;

(b)

is not an undischarged bankrupt;

(c)

has never been—

(i)

issued an order of detention, supervision, restricted residence, banishment or deportation; or

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(ii)

imposed by any form of restriction or supervision by bond or otherwise, under any written law relating to prevention of crime;

and

(d)

has not held the position of a director or been directly concerned in the management of any company which has been convicted of an offence in relation to dishonesty, incompetence or malpractice during the tenure of his office unless he proves to the Commission that such offence was committed without his knowledge or consent and he was not in a position to prevent the offence.

SECOND SCHEDULE

[Paragraph (4)(e)]

MINIMUM PAID-UP CAPITAL

Type of licence

Paid-up capital

Universal service

100, 000, 000

Non-universal service

Licence A

1, 000, 000

Licence B

500,000

Licence C

100, 000

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THIRD SCHEDULE

[Subregulation 3(1), paragraph 5(2)(a), subregulation 6(2), paragraph 7(2)(b), paragraph 9(1)(g), paragraph 9(2)(g) and subregulation 10(1)]

FEES

Item

Description

Fee

Time of payment

1

Application for universal service licence

500

Upon submission of an application

2

Renewal of universal service licence

500

Upon submission of an application

3

Annual fee for universal service licence

0.5% of audited annual gross turnover or

RM1.5

million, whichever is higher

90 days from the financial year end of a licensee

4

Application for non-universal service licence

100

Upon submission of an application

5

Renewal of non-universal service licence

100

Upon submission of an application 6

Annual fee for non-universal service licence

Licence A

30,000

Upon approval of licence or within thirty days from the effective date of licence.

Subsequently on the anniversary of the licence every year

Licence B

10,000

Licence C

500

7

Application for transfer or assignment of licence

100

Upon submission of an application

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8

Replacement of licence

50 per page

Upon submission of an application

Made 9 April 2015

[KKMM/PUU 800-1/4; PN(PU2)501/III]

DATO’ SRI AHMAD SHABERY CHEEK

Minister of Communications and Multimedia