Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)Accounting Separation Regulations for Reserved Postal Services15. Operator’s Procedure Manual |
| 1) | The Licensed Operator must document the methodologies and processes it has implemented to comply with the Accounting Manual in an Operator's Procedure Manual, which must be approved by the Authority. |
| 2) | The draft Procedure Manual must be submitted to the Authority at least six months prior to the deadline for the submission of the RFS. |
| 3) | The draft Procedure Manual must be submitted each year where there has been any change to the Procedure Manual and must be highlighted. |
| 4) | The Authority shall review the operator's draft Procedure Manual and may request that the Licensed Operator make presentations pertaining to the Operator's Procedure Manual. |
| 5) | The Authority shall provide written notification to the Licensed Operator of its approval or non-approval, reasons for non-approval and requests for modification within two (2) months of submission of the Procedure Manual. |
| 6) | The Licensed Operator must take all reasonable steps to implement the changes requested by the Authority for inclusion in the submission of the RFS. |
| 7) | The final Operator's Procedure Manual must be submitted to the Authority together with the audited RFS. |
| 8) | Material changes between the draft Procedure Manual and the final Operator's Procedure Manual must be prominently highlighted. |