Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)Chapter IV : Postal Company and Postal Services46. Jurisdiction |
| 1) | South African law applies in the case of outgoing postal articles– |
| a) | conveyed by air, until the aircraft conveying the postal articles touches down on the runway at the first airport in the country of destination or of transit of the postal articles; |
| b) | conveyed by ship, until the ship conveying the postal articles enters the territorial waters of the country of destination or of transit of the postal articles; |
| c) | conveyed by road, until the vehicle conveying the postal articles passes through the first border post along the route to the country of destination of the postal articles. |
| 2) | South African law applies to incoming postal articles– |
| a) | conveyed by air, from the moment the aircraft conveying the postal articles touches down on the runway of the first airport of arrival in South Africa; |
| b) | conveyed by ship, from the moment the ship conveying the postal articles enters South African territorial waters; |
| c) | conveyed by road, from the moment the vehicle conveying the postal articles enters South Africa through a border post. |