| a) |
all letters, postcards, printed matter, small parcels and other postal articles subject to the mass or size limitations set out in item 3; |
| c) |
the provision of roadside collection and address boxes. |
| 2) |
For purposes of this Schedule, a letter means any form of written communication or other document, article or object that is directed to a specific person or persons or specific address and is to be conveyed other than by electronic means and includes a parcel, package or wrapper containing any such communication or article conforming to the mass or size limitations set out in item 3. |
| 3) |
The reserved postal services include all items described in items 1(a) and 2 of a mass up to and including one kilogram or size which enables it to fit into a rectangular box with the following dimensions: |
length 458 mm
width 324 mm
thickness 100 mm
Cylinders having a maximum length of 458 mm and 100 mm thickness or a mass of up to one kilogram are regarded as letters.
| 4) |
The following exemptions from letter mail apply and are not subject to licensing in terms of this Act: |
| a) |
Delivery by an employee of the sender exclusively for the private affairs of the sender; |
| c) |
the exchange or service of legal process, proceedings, pleadings, affidavits or depositions; |
| d) |
[deleted by the Postal Services Amendment Act, 2001]; |
| e) |
occasional letters delivered by an individual not in the business of delivering letters; |
| f) |
trade announcements, circulars, printed extracts from newspapers, or advertisements which are not addressed to any person; |
| g) |
newspapers and periodicals. |
Statistics Act, 1999
