Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)Chapter IV : Postal Company and Postal Services45. Compensation |
| 1) | The postal company may-- |
| a) | if any unauthorised person obtains payment of any deposit by fraudulent means, make good the loss or any portion thereof; |
| b) | subject to any prescribed requirements and limitations, pay compensation for the loss of or damage to any postal article or the contents thereof whether conveyed by the postal company or by any mail carrier. |
| 2) | Where the postal company has by virtue of subsection (1) paid any amount in respect of loss caused by the commission of an offence, it must, for purposes of section 300 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), be regarded as having suffered, as the result of the commission of such offence, loss of property belonging to it to the extent of the amount so paid. |
| 3) |
| a) | Any mail carrier must on demand pay to the postal company an amount equal to any amount paid by the postal company by virtue of subsection (1)(b) in respect of any postal article or of the contents thereof lost while in the possession of such carrier or such lesser amount as the postal company may determine. |
| b) | Any amount paid in terms of paragraph (a) is recoverable by action in any competent court. |