Postal Services Act, 1998 (Act No. 124 of 1998)Schedules2. Unreserved Postal Services |
| 1) | Unreserved postal services include– |
| a) | all letters, postcards, printed matter, small parcels and other postal articles that fall outside the ambit of the reserved services set out in Schedule 1 up to and including thirty kilograms; |
| b) | courier services in respect of items mentioned in paragraph (a); and |
| c) | any other postal service that falls outside the ambit of the reserved services as set out in Schedule 1. |
| 2) | The following exemptions apply to unreserved postal services and are not subject to registration in terms of the Act– |
| a) | Delivery by an employee of the sender exclusively for the private affairs of the sender; |
| b) | unaddressed mail; |
| c) | the exchange or service of legal process, proceedings, pleadings, affidavits or depositions; |
| d) | occasional letters delivered by an individual not in the business of delivering letters; |
| e) | trade announcements, circulars, printed extracts from newspapers, or advertisements which are not addressed to any person; |
| f) | newspapers and periodicals. |