Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)Chapter IV : Postal Company and Postal Services32A. Order of transmission of telegrams |
| (1) | Telegrams must be sent for all persons alike, without favour or preference, and must as far as practicable be transmitted in the order in which they are received, but telegrams relating to the preservation of the peace of the Republic or of the adjacent territories or the arrest of criminals or the discovery or prevention of crime or any other matter connected with the administration of justice shall have precedence over all other telegrams. |
| (2) | Any person who contravenes this section is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both a fine and such imprisonment. |
[Section 32A inserted by section 31 of Act No. 22 of 2011]