Postal Services Act 2012 · Updated to 1 May 2020 · Part XV · General
100. Power of Minister to make regulations
Feedback & supportThe Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the postal services industry;
to prescribe all matters relating to the issuance of universal service licences and non-universal service licences under this Act;
universal service
“universal service” means postal services, which include basic postal services determined by the Commission to be provided to consumers throughout Malaysia, at the prescribed rates;
to prescribe the procedures for the Commission to exercise its powers and functions under this Act;
Commission
“Commission” means the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission established under the Malaysia Communications Multimedia Commission Act 1998;
to prescribe the form of notifications, notices and orders to be made under this Act;
to define the scope and exceptions of the universal service;
to designate a universal service licensee as a Designated
licensee
“licensee” means a company incorporated under the *Companies act 1965 that has been granted a licence under this Act to provide postal services;
Postal Operator;
to prescribe the funding of the universal service;
to prescribe the rates to be charged with respect to products and services that are within the universal service;
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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;
to prescribe on philatelic matters and the issuance of postage stamps;
postage
“postage” means the charge or fee, including additional charge or fee, payable for the collection, transmission and delivery of a postal article by a licensee;
to prescribe all matters on postal financial services;
postal financial services
“postal financial services” means the postal financial services as specified in section 34;
to prescribe all matters relating to consumer protection;
consumer
“consumer” means a person who uses the postal network of a licensee either as a sender or recipient of postal articles or who uses the postal financial services or electronic postal services;
to provide the offences which may be compounded and the forms to be used;
to prescribe the implementation of and other matters relating to the postcode and addressing system;
to prescribe any other matter for which this Act makes express provision to be prescribed; and
to prescribe all other matters as are necessary or expedient to be prescribed for giving effect to this Act.