Postal Services Act 2012 · Updated to 1 May 2020 · Part VIII · Regulation of Rates
37. Rates may be regulated
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding section 36, the Minister may, on the recommendation of the Commission, prescribe—
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the postal services industry;
the postage rates to be charged by the licensees for services which are within the definition of universal service or non-universal service and may specify the minimum or maximum rates that may be charged or the actual rates that shall be charged; and
the publication or disclosure of rates and rate increases for postal services.
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The regulations made under subsection (1) on the rates which the universal service licensees may charge for postal services, may include—
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;
a defined area of the universal service, on the principle that the rates shall be uniform throughout Malaysia; and
the remainder of the universal service on which the rates may vary for different geographic zones, or for delivery between different geographic zones, to reflect the differences in costs incurred by a universal service licensee depending on the geographic zone or zones.
The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, exempt any person from the payment of any rates in relation to postal services on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.