Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) THE POSTAL LAW (25 OF 1977)

Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Supplement No. 1 published with Gazette No. 12 of 13th June, l995. THE POSTAL LAW (25 OF 1977) THE POSTAL REGULATIONS (1995 Revision) Revised under the authority of the Law Revision Law (19 of 1975). The Postal Regulations made the 13th December, 1977. Consolidated with the- Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1982 made the 6th July, 1982 Interpretation (No.2) Order, 1982 made the 8th December, 1982 Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1983 made the 25th January, 1983 Postal (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 1983 made the 14th July, 1983 Postal (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations, 1983 made the 15th November, 1983 Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 made the 22nd October, 1985 Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1986 (sic) made the 10th December, 1985 Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1986 made the 14th January, 1986 Postal (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 1986 made the 29th July, 1986 Postal (Amendment) (No.3) Regulations, 1986 made the 14th October, 1986 Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1989 made the 14th December, 1989 Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1991 made the 1st May, 1991 Postal (Amendment) Regulations, 1994 made the 15th February, 1994 Postal (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations, 1994 made the 30th August, 1994 Consolidated and revised this 9th day of May , 1995. Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) 2 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) POSTAL REGULATIONS (1995 Revision) ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS 1. Citation 2. Definitions 3. Post Office sub-division 4. General Post Office 5. Branch and Sub-Post Offices 6. Branch Postmasters 7. Sub-Postmasters 8. Names of Post Offices 9. Money order offices 10. Hours of public business 11. Sundays and holidays 12. Method of posting postal packages 13. Rates of postage 14. Government letter packages 15. Inland mail 16. Cayman Brac and Little Cayman mail 17. Foreign mail 18. Reply Coupons 19. Postal packages intended for registration 20. Compulsory registration 21. Receipt for delivery of registered postal packages 22. Return of undelivered postal packages 23. Recall, detention or diversion of postal packages 24. Packing of postal packages 25. Make up and inspection of postal packages 26. Limits of weight and size 27. Prohibitions 28. Postcards 29. Conditions concerning printed packets 30. Despatch of printed packages 31. Conditions concerning small packets 32. Literature for the blind 33. Air mail packets and aerogrammes 34. Express delivery 35. Unaddressed mail 36. Compensation-letter packages 37. Compensation-registered packages 3 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) 38. Compensation-general 39. Redirection of postal packages 40. Disposal of undelivered postal packages 41. Rents 42. Application to rent 43. Method of address 44. Transfer prohibited 45. Termination 46. Damage 47 Loss of key 48. Notification 49. Boxes to be cleared regularly 50. Due receipt 51. Conveyance of private bag 52. Offences 53. Remission of postage and fees 54. Packing of parcels for the parcel service 55. Posting of parcels 56. Fees for customs clearance of incoming parcels and letter packages 57. Treatment of irregular parcels 58. Return of outgoing parcels 59. Delivery of notices 60. Cash on delivery of parcels 61. Compensation - parcels 62. Undelivered parcels 63. Sale of postage stamps to dealers and collectors 64. Money Orders 65. Postal Orders 66. Accounts 67. U.P.U. 68. Practice of the United Kingdom Post Office applied First Schedule: Branch and Sub-Post Offices and Postal agencies Second Schedule: Inland Post Third Schedule: International Post (surface mail) Fourth Schedule: International Post (air mail) Fifth Schedule: International parcel rates Sixth Schedule: Charges for miscellaneous services POSTAL REGULATIONS 4 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (1995 Revision) 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Postal Regulations (1995 Revision). Citation 2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires- Definitions “Law” means the Postal Law; Law 25 of 1977 “franked” means franked by a Post Office franking machine; “section” means a section of the Law; and “U.P.U.” means the Universal Postal Union. 3. Post Offices established in the Islands are hereby classified as the General Post Office sub-division Post Office, Branch Post Offices and Sub-Post Offices. 4. The General Post Office is the main Post Office in George Town, Grand General Post Office Cayman, and the office of exchange for mail despatched to and received from postal administrations, and all other Post Offices in the Islands are managed and controlled thereunder. 5. The remaining Post Offices in the Islands are Branch Post Offices or Sub- Branch and Sub-Post Offices Post Offices respectively as classified in the First Schedule. 6. The officers in charge of Branch Post Offices are styled Branch Postmasters Branch Post Masters and are required to render such accounts and returns to the General Post Office as the Postmaster General may require. 7. The officers in charge of Sub-Post Offices are styled Sub-Postmasters and Sub-Postmaster are required to render such accounts and returns as their local Branch Postmasters may require. 8. The designations in the First Schedule are the official names of the several Names of Post Offices Branch and Sub-Post Offices and are to be used in all postmarks and for all purposes subject, as hereinafter provided, in respect of money order offices. 9. The General Post Office and the Branch Post Office at Cayman Brac are Money order offices money order offices. These offices shall be described in the headings of money order forms respectively as “Cayman Islands (General)” and “Cayman Islands (Brac)”. Hours of public business 5 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) 10. (1) The General Post Office and Sub-Post Offices at Bodden Town, Savannah, Seven Mile Beach and West Bay are open to the public (except on Public Holidays) for all classes of business- (a) on Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and (b) on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. (2) Branch Post Offices and other Sub-Post Offices are open to the public- (a) on Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and (b) on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. Sundays and holidays 11. Whenever the arrival or departure of any mail falls on a Sunday or Public Holiday or the exigencies of the postal service require that business be transacted on a Sunday or Public Holiday, the General Post Office and any Branch Post Office may be opened on that day for the receipt and delivery of mail, for the despatch of mail and for the transaction of such other business, for such time and during such hours, as the Postmaster General directs. Method of posting postal 12. (1) The Postmaster General shall announce, from time to time by notice packages outside the General Post Office, the latest times of postings to connect with despatch of mail from the Islands. (2) Ordinary letter post items, both surface and air mail, are to be posted in the letter-boxes provided, and items to be transmitted by air mail must have affixed on the top left-hand corner the blue Post Office Air Mail label, or have the words “By Air Mail” endorsed thereon. (3) Packages too large for the posting aperture, registered letters, parcels and franked packages must be handed to an officer at the Post Office counter. (4) Postage due must be prepaid with postage stamps or franked according to the rates in force from time to time, and such stamps must be affixed to the top right-hand portion of the postal package above the address. (5) Postal packages for the Inland Service, or for foreign surface mail, which are posted with insufficient postage will be charged with double the amount of the deficiency on delivery. (6) Air Mail postal packages will be transmitted by air if the postage stamps affixed represent three-quarters of the correct air mail postage, and will be charged with double the deficiency on delivery. If the stamps do not amount to three-quarters of the correct postage such packages will be withheld from the air 6 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) mail, and despatched by surface mail and the indication “Air Mail” deleted therefrom. (7) Registered postal packages must be handed to an officer at the Post Office counter and a receipt of posting obtained. (8) Parcels must be handed to an officer at a Post Office, and the correct customs declaration completed and affixed to such parcel before acceptance by the Post Office. (9) All franked postal packages must be in bundles and handed in at the Post Office counter. 13. (1) The rates of postage payable on postal packages and parcels intended Rates of postage for the Inland Postal Service are listed in the Second Schedule. (2) The rates of first-class surface mail postage on postal packages intended for foreign delivery are listed in the Third Schedule. (3) The rates of Air Mail postage for foreign countries are listed in the Fourth Schedule. (4) The rates of postage on Surface and Air Mail parcels to foreign countries are listed in the Fifth Schedule. (5) The charges for miscellaneous services are listed in the Sixth Schedule. 14. To comply with the requirements of the U.P.U., Government postal packages Government letter packages addressed to foreign countries, other than letters on postal business between postal administrations, must be prepaid by franking or affixing thereto the appropriate postage stamps or the impression of an official Post Office “Paid” datestamp. 15. (1) Inland mail must be accompanied by a letter bill bearing a serial Inland mail number commencing with the number 1 on the 1st January in each year. A separate series is required in each despatching office for each office of destination. (2) Letter Bills must be datestamped with the postmarks of the Post Office of origin and of the office of destination on receipt of the mail, and contain the date and hour of despatch, the mode of conveyance, a list of registered letters in the mail, totals due for “taxed” letters in the mail and signed by the despatching officer and the receiving officer. 7 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (3) Way Bills shall be delivered with the mail to the person conveying the mail, and on the conclusion of the journey, returned to the office of origin. (4) Receivers of mail bags shall give a receipt for them on the appropriate Way Bill. (5) Empty mail bags, when not used for returned mail, shall be returned promptly to the General Post Office. (6) Mail bags may not be lent or given to anyone not employed in the Post Office. Cayman Brac and Little 16. (1) Mail exchanged with the Islands of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman is Cayman mail Inland Mail. (2) Mail originating in the Islands must be forwarded to the General Post Office for onward transmission, save that mail posted in the Islands for local delivery may be retained for such delivery. Foreign mail 17. Mail intended for foreign destinations, and mail received from foreign countries, must be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the U.P.U. Acts and Conventions, as amended from time to time. Reply Coupons 18. Reply Coupons are not issued in the Islands. Reply Coupons issued in any other country of the U. P. U. are exchangeable at any money order office for postage stamps valued as follows- International Reply Coupon 15 cents, which rate represents the postage rate, by surface mail, of a letter at the first weight step to the country of origin of the Reply Coupon. Postal packages intended 19. (1) A fully prepaid postal package bearing the appropriate fee for for registration registration prescribed in the Sixth Schedule may be accepted for registration, but parcels may not be registered. (2) Articles may not be accepted for registration with covers in an unsound condition or appearing to have been opened and resealed. (3) The name and address of the addressee on postal packages intended for registration must be written in ink or indelible pencil in roman characters, leaving sufficient space at the top for postage stamps and registration particulars. Initials, figures, forenames, names without surnames, fictitious names or conventional marks may not be used for addressing registered postal packages. 8 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (4) The full postage and the prescribed registration fee must be prepaid and the stamps affixed to the package before it is handed into the Post Office. (5) Every postal package handed in for registration must be numbered with a consecutive number by the officer receiving it and a receipt bearing the number, the address and an impression of the date-stamp of the office of posting, is to be given by such officer to the person handing it in, and such receipt is prima facie evidence of registration. (6) The sender of a registered postal package may, upon application at the time of registration thereof, and upon payment of the appropriate fee prescribed in the Sixth Schedule, in addition to the fee for registration, require that he be furnished with an acknowledgement of its receipt by the addressee or the office of delivery. 20. (1) Postal packages which have been posted otherwise than as required by Compulsory registration subregulation 19 (3) and which bear an inscription or mark which may reasonably indicate that it was the intention of the sender that they should be registered, may be registered and the appropriate registration fee prescribed in the Sixth Schedule collected from the addressee on delivery. (2) Subregulation (1) applies to any unregistered postal package which appears to contain jewellery, money, a blank uncrossed postal order, an uncrossed bearer cheque or warrant, postage stamps, coupons having a marketable value or any other enclosure of an apparent value exceeding one dollar. 21. Receivers of registered postal packages must give to the delivering officer Receipt for delivery of registered postal receipts in the prescribed form. The Post Office will deliver such registered packages packages to the addressee only, unless the addressee gives authority in writing for the Postmaster General for delivery to his representative. 22. (1) Registered postal packages which may, from any cause, be undelivered Return of undelivered registered postal to the person to whom they are addressed, will be returned by registered post to packages the sender, if known, without further charge for postage or registration. (2) Unregistered postal packages which are of intrinsic value and which may, for any cause, be undelivered to the addressee may be returned by the Postmaster General to the sender, if known, by registered post, at the sender’s liability for the payment of the prescribed registration fees in that behalf. 23. (1) No postal package, once posted in a Post Office receptacle or handed Recall, detention, or diversion of postal to an officer of the Post Office in the course of his duty, may be taken out of the packages post. 9 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (2) No postal package may be detained or delayed even though a request to that effect appears on its cover. (3) Postal packages must be forwarded to their addressee and not diverted to any other address whether at the request of the sender or otherwise. (4) No enclosure or other matter may be added to a postal package once posted. (5) No search may be made for a postal package on the ground that postage has not been fully prepaid. Packing of postal 24. (1) The contents of every postal package are to be packed and secured by packages the sender so as to afford adequate protection of the contents thereof, of other postal packages and the Post Office staff handling them. (2) Postal packages which, in the opinion of the Post Office, do not comply with subregulation (1) may be refused acceptance or may be interrupted and detained in the course of transmission. Makeup and inspection 25. (1) Postal packages for transmission at the rates of postage prescribed for of postal packages the Second Class postal service, that is printed papers, newspapers, literature for the blind and the small packet services shall be made up in such a manner as to enable the contents to be easily examined during their transmission through the post. (2) Postal packages which are posted for the Second Class service, and are sealed in any way against inspection are to be surcharged and forwarded in the First Class service. (3) Postal packages containing goods of any description addressed to addresses outside the Islands are liable to inspection by custom authorities of the country of destination and must have a declaration of the description and value of the contents shown on the form supplied by the Post Office. (4) Unless subregulation (3) is complied with at the time of posting, postal packages will not be accepted for transmission. Limits of weight and size 26. No postal package may be conveyed or delivered by post unless its weight and size are within the respective maximum limits as follows- Maximum Maximum Size 10 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Weight Letters 4 lbs Length, breadth and depth combined 3 ft Length 2 ft Breadth 2 ft Depth 2 ft Postcards Length 5 7/8 in Breadth 4 1/8 in Printed paper package 4 lbs As for letters Small packet service 2 lbs As for letters Literature for the blind 15 lbs As for letters Air letter form, when folded Length 8 1/4 in and sealed Breadth 4 in Parcels 22 lbs Length 3 ft 6 in Combined length and girth 6 ft 7 in: Provided that, in the case of a letter, printed paper packet, small packet or literature for the blind made up in the form of a roll, its length and twice its diameter taken together may not exceed 3 feet 5 inches and neither its length nor its diameter may exceed 2 feet 11 inches; or in the case of a package which contains only books the maximum weight is 11 pounds: Provided further, that no parcel may be accepted for postage unless its size is within the following limits- (a) where the parcel is made up in the form of a roll its length and twice its diameter taken together are not less than 6 3/4 inches and either its length or its diameter is not less than 4 inches; or (b) where the parcel is not so made up, it has at least one surface measuring not less than 5 1/2 inches in length and not less than 3 1/2 inches in breadth. The foregoing minimum limits of size do not apply to parcels having securely tied or affixed to them rectangular address labels of cardboard or strong paper of which the two adjacent sides together measure not less than 6 3/4 inches and of which the shorter side measures not less than 2 3/4 inches. 27. There shall not be accepted for postage any postal package- Prohibitions (a) containing- 1995 Revision (i) opium, morphine, cocaine or other drugs listed in the Schedule to the Misuse of Drugs Law (1995 Revision); (ii) any living creatures except bees, leeches, silk worms or parasites or destroyers of noxious insects used for the 11 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) purpose of controlling those insects and exchanged between official recognised institutions; (iii) anything which, by the law of the country or place in which the package is posted or through which it may pass, it is unlawful to send, import or convey by post; (iv) obscene or immoral articles; or (v) articles of which the importation or circulation is prohibited in the country of destination; (b) containing or bearing any fictitious stamp or any counterfeit impression of a Post Office franking machine, or any counterfeit of any other impression authorised by or under the Postal Law to be used to effect payment of postage or fees; (c) having thereon, or on the cover thereof, any works, letters or marks (used without due authority) which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the recipient thereof to believe, that it is sent on Her Majesty’s Service; (d) of such a form or colour or so made up for transmission by post as to be likely in the opinion of the Post Office to embarrass its officers in dealing therewith; (e) having on the outer cover a fastening device such as might injure a person dealing with the packet or obstruct or impede the performance of any postal operation; (f) having anything written, printed or otherwise impressed upon or attached thereto which, either by tending to prevent the easy and quick reading of the address of the packet or by inconvenient proximity to the stamp or stamps used to denote payment of postage or fees, or in any other way, is in itself or in the manner in which it is written, printed, impressed or attached, likely in the opinion of the Post Office to embarrass its officers in dealing with it; (g) bearing any stamp or impression of a franking machine denoting payment of postage or fees which is imperfect, mutilated or defaced in any way or across which anything is written or printed or otherwise impressed, but a stamp shall not be deemed to be imperfect or mutilated or defaced or to have anything written or printed or impressed across it by reason only that it is distinctively perforated with initials by means of a punch if the perforating holes are not larger than those dividing one stamp from another in a sheet of postage stamps; (h) having the part of their cover reserved for the address divided into separate sections for the insertion of successive addresses; (i) the cover whereof is entirely transparent or has therein any open panel: 12 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Provided that there may be a transparent panel in the cover for the purpose of showing the address of the addressee to be read without difficulty or inconvenience by the Postal Office staff; (j) whereon the payment of any postage or fees purports to be denoted by any stamp or impression which has been previously used to denote payment of the postage or fees on any other postal packet or parcel or any other revenue or tax; (k) consisting of or containing two or more postal packages (of the same or of different descriptions) addressed to different addresses; or (l) sent at printed package rates and found on examination to contain anything sealed or otherwise closed against inspection or to contain or bear anything in the nature of personal correspondence, or any postage stamp or form (whether cancelled or not) denoting payment of postage or fees, or any paper representing monetary value. 28. (1) The following rules apply to postcards- Postcards (a) no writing except the name and address of the addressee and any postal directions recognised by the U.P.U., and no printing except that of any of the matters aforesaid, may appear on the right-hand half of the address side; (b) they must be made of cardboard or paper thick enough to ensure easy manipulation; (c) nothing may be attached except- (i) postage stamps denoting payment of postage or fees and an official Air Mail label where required; or (ii) illustrations, photographs, stamps of any kind, being made of paper or other thin substance, address slips and fold-back sheets: Provided that- (A) every such article is of such a nature as not to alter the character of the postcard, and adheres completely thereto; (B) every such article, except a label or an address slip is affixed only to the back or to the left-hand half of the address side; and (C) no stamp likely to be mistaken for a stamp used to denote payment of postage or fees is fixed to the address side; and (d) stamps or impressions of post office franking machines, presses or devices denoting payment of postage or fees are to be placed on the address side and as nearly as possible on the right-hand half. 13 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (2) Postcards found in the post not complying with rules (a) to (c) of subregulation (1) will be dealt with as letters. (3) Postcards found in the post not complying with rule (d) of subregulation (1), will be dealt with as if the postage or fees denoted by the stamps or impressions placed otherwise than in conformity with that rule had not been paid. Conditions concerning 29. (1) The expression “printed packet” means a postal package consisting of printed packets or containing only- (a) articles or documents (whether printed, engraved, lithographed, mimeographed or photographed) of any of the following descriptions- (i) newspapers, periodicals, books and pamphlets; (ii) sheets of music (except perforated sheets intended to be used with automatic music instruments), visiting cards, address cards, and proofs of printing, with or without the relative manuscript; (iii) engravings, photographs and albums containing photographs; (iv) pictures and drawings, plans, maps and patterns intended for cutting out; or (v) prospectuses, advertisements, catalogues and notices; or (b) impressions or copies obtained upon paper or other similar material by means of printing, engraving, lithography, mimeography, other than impressions or copies obtained by means of tracing, a stamp with or without moveable type or a typewriter, but not including a packet consisting of, or containing, literature for the blind. (2) No postal package is transmissible as a printed package if it consists of or contains- (a) anything designed or adapted for future use as stationery which bears no printed matter other than such as might serve for future use; (b) any film or sound recording; (c) any punched paper tape or ADP card bearing perforations, marks or signs which could constitute annotations; or (d) any printed paper of which the text has been modified after printing or which bears any characters or marks of such a kind as to constitute a code: 14 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Provided that packages otherwise transmissible as or in a printed packet shall be so transmissible notwithstanding any addition or modification made thereto- (i) to correct errors in printing; (ii) to indicate on the advises of the departures or arrivals of ships or aircraft the dates and times of departure or arrival; (iii) on forms used by the lending services of libraries as to the names or authors, the catalogue numbers and the number of days allowed for reading; or (iv) on illustrated cards, printed visiting cards, Christmas and New Year Cards, birthday and anniversary cards, enclosed in envelopes, good wishes, greetings, congratulations. thanks, condolences, or other formulas of courtesy, expressed in not more than five words or conventional initials. (3) Every printed packet must be made up in such a way that it can be easily examined, and must be placed- (a) in a wrapper, upon a roller or between cardboard; (b) in an open bag, box, envelope or container; (c) in a closed unsealed bag, box, envelope or container which can easily be opened; or (d) in an envelope secured with a clip which can be easily unfastened and refastened, or secured with string which can be easily untied: Provided that a printed packet may be sent unclosed without wrapper or envelope if it satisfies the rules and conforms to the limits of size applicable to postcards. (4) Subject to subregulation (3), printed packets may be sent in a closed transparent wrapping if the regulations of the country of destination so permit, but subject to such conditions as the Post Office may direct. (5) A printed packet sent unenclosed without a wrapper or envelope which does not comply with the proviso to subregulation (3) will be dealt with as a letter. (6) Every postal package posted for transmission as a printed packet must be conspicuously marked “Printed Matter” on the left-hand side of the space above the address. 30. Printed packages may be withheld from despatch until a subsequent mail Despatch of printed packages according to the preferential requirements of First Class Mail. 15 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) 31. (1) The expression “small packet” means a postal package which contains Conditions concerning small packets goods and contains no letter, note or other communication save such as is expressly required or permitted by subregulations (2) to (5). (2) A postal package may be transmitted in the small packet services- (a) if it contains, in addition to goods- (i) an open invoice relating to such goods, the terms whereof are such only as are necessary in its essential function as an invoice; or (ii) any other document not being current personal correspondence; or (b) it bears on the outside thereof, on a sheet of paper enclosed herein or on any of the goods therein, words, figures or symbols indicating- (i) the address of the sender and addressee with the indications in use in commercial traffic; (ii) a manufacturer’s trade mark; (iii) a bare reference to correspondence exchanged between the sender and the addressee relating to the goods; (iv) the identity and address of the manufacturer and the supplier of the goods or the person for whom they are intended; or (v) serial or registration numbers of the goods, prices and particulars relating to the weight, volume and size thereof and quantity of such goods available and further particulars necessary to determine the source and character of the goods. (3) Every postal package posted for transmission as a small packet must be clearly marked “Small Packet” on the left-hand side of the space above the address, and bear the necessary customs declaration. (4) Small packets must be so made up that the contents may easily be examined. (5) In this subregulation the expression “goods” includes- (a) gramophone records, tapes and wires of a kind used for recording sound or visual images; (b) automatic data processing cards; (c) magnetic tapes or wires; and (d) QSL Cards, but does not include anything which conveys or has recorded thereon, or bears in any form, any message or other current personal correspondence, whether or not 16 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) such message or communication is capable of being heard or seen without the aid of reproducing or other apparatus. 32 (1) A postal package must not be transmitted as a packet consisting of, or Literature for the blind containing only literature for the blind unless- (a) it consists of or contains nothing but literature for the blind: Provided that such a packet may contain outside or inside the packet an indication, by hand or by mechanical process, of the name or business name, position, profession and address of the sender and of the addressee, the date of despatch, the signature, telephone number, current banking and account number of the sender; and (b) it is clearly marked on the left-hand side of the space above the address with the words “Literature for the Blind (Cecogrammes)”, and is so made up that the contents may easily be examined. 33. (1) An air mail packet must bear an “Air Mail” label or be marked Air mail packets and aerogrammes conspicuously with the words “by Air Mail” indicating the desire of the sender that the packet shall be conveyed by an air mail service. (2) Every air letter form (Aerogramme) shall comply with the requirements of the Post Office as to the paper used, its dimensions, the form and manner in which it is made up, the position of the stamp and the particulars appearing on the outside, and nothing may be enclosed therein. (3) No air letter forms may be produced or sold in the Islands unless they have been approved by the Postmaster General as complying with subregulation (2). 34. Upon every outgoing postal package marked with the word “Express” or Express delivery otherwise indicating the desire of the sender that it be delivered by special messenger, in those countries which provide such a service, there shall be charged and prepaid the fee of forty cents or such other fee as the Postmaster General may from time to time prescribe. 35. (1) The Postmaster General may, at his discretion, accept as inland post to Unaddressed mail be sorted into every private bag in any branch or office, unaddressed mail identifying the sender which is not stamped or otherwise prepaid, on the following conditions- (a) before it is accepted for posting, a specimen will be required and on acceptance cash equivalent to the appropriate postage must be paid; and 17 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (b) every item of the unaddressed mail measures, or has been folded by the sender to measure, not more than twelve inches by four and one-half inches and is identical in every respect. (2) Ordinary mail shall take priority over unaddressed mail although the Post Office will endeavour to sort unaddressed mail as soon as practicable. (3) Unaddressed mail posted under this regulation cannot be accepted for posting during the month of December in any year. Compensation-letter 36. The Post Office is not liable for compensation or damage to an unregistered packages postal package anywhere in the world. Compensation-registered 37. (1) If any article of pecuniary value enclosed in or forming part of a packages registered postal package is lost or damaged so as entirely to destroy its value whilst in the custody of the Post Office, the Post Office may pay to a person or postal administration who in its opinion establishes reasonable claim (having regard to the care with which it was packed and other circumstances), such sum not exceeding nineteen dollars as it may think just. (2) If a registered postal packet is lost whilst in the post, the Post Office may pay to the person or postal administration who, in its opinion, establishes as a reasonable claim to compensation, a sum not exceeding nineteen dollars. Compensation-general 38. The decision of the Post Office on questions arising between it and any person claiming for loss or damage to a registered postal package, or its contents is final and conclusive. Redirection of postal 39. (1) Subject to subregulations (2) to (4) a postal package may be redirected packages from its original address or any substituted address to the same addressee at any other address either in or outside the Islands. (2) Post Office staff may only perform the redirection of postal packages at the personal request of the addressee whose signature must be appended to such request. Such redirection requires that- (a) if the new address is elsewhere than in the Islands, the package complies with the conditions applicable to such transmission; and (b) the sender has not forbidden redirection by means of a note to that effect on the address side of the package. (3) A postal package which is redirected more than one day after the day of its delivery at its address, or which before redirection has been opened, or altered, 18 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) otherwise than by the substitution of the new address, will be treated not as a redirected package, but as a newly posted one. (4) Whoever redirecting an incoming postal package to an address which is not in the Islands requests that it be forwarded by air service, must pay the additional postage as appropriate. 40. Postal packages which cannot for any reason be delivered will be marked Disposal of undelivered postal packages with the reason for non-delivery and, where the address of the sender is shown on first class letters, or where there is a request for return on second class letters, they will be returned to the sender by surface mail free of further charge: Provided that where the sender’s address is not shown on first class foreign letters, they will be returned to the country of origin for disposal, and second class letters bearing no request for return will be disposed of at the General Post Office. 41. (1) A private box may be rented, and a private bag may be rented on the Rents authority of the Postmaster General, at such Post Office as the Postmaster General may deem advisable on the following conditions- (a) the annual rent of a private box shall be- large box (accessible at all times) $100 medium box (accessible at all times) $75 small box (accessible at all times) $50 large box (accessible only during Post Office $50 working hours) small box (accessible only during Post Office $24 working hours) (b) the annual rent of a private bag shall be thirty-two dollars; (c) rent shall be paid in advance and shall become due either on allotment or, in the case of existing renters, by the 1st January of each year; (d) where a private box or a private bag is rented after the 1st January in each year, the rent up to the 31st December shall be calculated in quarterly periods, a broken period of any quarter being reckoned a full quarter; (e) a bag or box may not be rented, or except as hereinafter provided, may not be used by more than one person; (f) no person may rent a bag or box under an assumed name, or for an improper purpose; 19 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (g) the renter of a bag or box shall notify the Postmaster General of his intention to give up his bag or box at least one month before the date of expiry of the period for which it was rented; (h) the renter of a bag or box shall return the key to the Postmaster General on giving up the same; where he fails to return the key as required, he will be charged with the cost of supplying a new lock; and (i) on the expiry of the period for which a bag or box is rented, or if the rental remains unpaid for one month after becoming due, it shall be deemed to have been vacated and the renter shall thereupon return the key for the same; where he fails to do so he will be charged with cost of supplying a new lock and key. Application to rent 42. Application for the rental of a private bag or private box shall be made in writing to the Postmaster General in a manner directed by him. Method of address 43. No postal package shall be placed in a private bag or private box unless- (a) addressed to the renter; (b) addressed to an employee, relative or associate of the renter; or (c) addressed care of the renter, and unless in every case it bears the number of the private bag or private box. Transfer prohibited 44. A renter shall not transfer his private bag or private box to any other person. Termination 45. If any renter or anyone on his behalf fails to return as soon as practicable to the appropriate Post Office any postal package erroneously sorted into his private bag or private box, the Postmaster General may, by notice to the renter and without any refund, forthwith terminate the rental thereof. Damage 46. Any injury or damage to a private bag or private box arising through the wilful act of the renter or his agent may be made good by the Postmaster General at the expense of the renter who shall on demand repay to the Postmaster General the cost thereof. Loss of key 47. A private bag or private box renter who loses his key shall pay to the Postmaster General ten dollars for a new lock and for the replacement of the key and repairs to his box. Notification 48. Where, for any reason, a postal package cannot be sorted into a private bag or private box, a notification of its arrival shall be placed therein. Boxes to be cleared regularly 20 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) 49. (1) The renter of a private bag or private box shall cause it to be cleared at regular intervals, and shall in no case permit it to remain uncleared for any period longer than twenty-one days. (2) The Postmaster General may, on the renter failing to comply with this regulation, terminate the rental thereof without notice to the renter and without refund of any part of the rental. 50. Subject to any other provision in the Law (whether express or implied) Due receipt delivery into a private bag or private box shall in all respects be deemed to be due receipt by the addressee. 51. (1) A private bag shall be conveyed to and from the Post Office by the Conveyance of private bag renter or his agent, or conveyed by the Post Office if convenient. (2) Every private bag rented shall be allocated a number by the Postmaster General. 52. Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with regulations 40 to 51 is Offences guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of one hundred dollars. 53. The Post Office may, at its discretion, remit in whole or in part any postage Remission of postage and fees or other sums chargeable under these Regulations. 54. Parcels must be so made up and secured as, in the opinion of the Post Office, Packing of parcels for the parcel service will preserve the contents from loss or damage, prevent tampering with the contents, prevent injury to other postal packages, to the receptacle in which they are conveyed and to officers of the Post Office or other persons dealing therewith. 55. (1) Outgoing parcels are posted by being handed- Posting of parcels (a) to an officer at the counter of a post office on the days and within the hours during which such office is open to the public for the posting of parcels; or (b) to an officer of the Post Office for the time being authorised to receive them. (2) Outgoing parcels must bear the name and address of the addressee, written in ink or indelible pencil. (3) On the posting of an outgoing parcel, the sender must, if so required, fill up a despatch note in the prescribed form, and such customs declarations, certificates and other documents and labels as may be required by the law of the country to which it is addressed, or as the Post Office may direct, and stamps 21 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) denoting payment of postage must be placed in such position on the parcel as the Post Office requires. Fees for customs 56. The Post Office may charge a fee of ten cents for each postal package clearance of incoming cleared through customs, which must be paid by the addressee before delivery to parcels and letters packages him or her thereof. Treatment of irregular 57. (1) Except as otherwise provided in these Regulations, parcels which are parcels found in the post not complying with the law of the country in which they were posted or to which they are addressed or of any country through which they may pass, or not to be accompanied by a required document, or to have been posted otherwise than in accordance with regulation 55(l), may be either detained, returned, given up to the sender, or dealt with or disposed of in such manner as the Post Office decides. (2) Incoming parcels found in the post to be such that the conveyance or delivery thereof is prohibited by regulation 27 may be impounded by the Post Office and dealt with under regulation 40. Return of outgoing 58. There is chargeable to the sender upon outgoing parcels received back from parcels the country of destination for return to him, whether or not the parcels are so returned- (a) the amount of any postage deficiency, and the amount of any fees and charges payable in respect of the parcel under the law in force in the country or place from or through which the parcel has been transmitted which have not been prepaid; and (b) postage and charges in respect of the return transmission at such rate as the Post Office decides. Delivery notices 59. (1) On receipt of mail at the General Post Office, postal packages suspected of containing dutiable goods are processed by Customs and a Delivery Notice prepared in each case notifying the addressee of the receipt thereof. The Delivery Notice indicates the charges to be collected before delivery, including a Post Office clearance fee of ten cents per item, whether the goods are liable for Customs duly or not. (2) A second Delivery Notice (reminder) is sent to the addressee on the fifteenth day after receipt of any package not delivered, and from the fifteenth day on which the packages are held at the General Post Office a demurrage charge of ten cents per day per package is charged, and on the thirty-fifth day after such receipt they are to be disposed of as undeliverable either by- (a) return to the sender (if the item bears such instruction ); or 22 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (b) by handing them over to Customs for disposal. (3) In the case of postal packages intended for business addresses, and in any other cases where Customs so require, the Delivery Notice requires the addressee to make a formal Customs Entry for the goods before clearance. 60. (1) Parcels subject to the collection of trade charges may be received from Cash on delivery of parcels other countries subject to such arrangements or agreements as may be made therewith. (2) The following rules apply to incoming cash on delivery parcels- (a) the trade charge on a cash on delivery parcel must not exceed one hundred dollars or such lower amount as may be fixed by the relevant postal administration; (b) the parcel may not be given up to the addressee or opened at his request until the trade charge and any other sums due on the parcel have been paid; and (c) the Post Office will, upon receiving the trade charge from the addressee, remit the amount to the sender or a person named by him through the postal administration at the place of origin of the parcel by means of the trade charge money order form received with the parcel. 61. (1) If a parcel, or any article of pecuniary value enclosed in or forming part Compensation-parcels of a parcel, is lost or damaged whilst in the course of conveyance by post the Post Office may pay such sum as it thinks just, but nor exceeding the following scale- Weight of Parcel Maximum Compensation Not exceeding 11 lbs $27 Exceeding 11 lbs but not exceeding 22 lbs $36, to any person or postal administration, if in its opinion such person or administration establishes a reasonable claim to compensation but no compensation is payable for the loss of or damage to a parcel or any article of pecuniary value enclosed therein, where- (a) an application relating to the parcel is not received either by the Post Office or by the postal administration of the place from or to which it was transmitted, from the person claiming compensation, within one year of the date of posting of the parcel; (b) the cause of such loss or damage was beyond the control of the Post Office or of the postal administration concerned; or 23 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (c) the parcel cannot be traced or otherwise accounted for by reason of the destruction of official documents of the Post Office or of the postal administration concerned. (2) The decision of the Post Office on all questions arising between it and persons claiming compensation under subregulation (1) is final and conclusive. Undelivered parcels 62. Parcels undelivered for any reason are dealt with as follows - (a) where the sender has requested return of a parcel, it shall be returned to him at his cost, and such cost collected under international arrangements from the postal administration of the country of origin; (b) where the parcel bears a request for forwarding to an alternative address, it will be forwarded at the expense of the addressee, such expense to be collected under international regulations from the postal administration of the forwarding address; or (c) where there is no declaration as in (a) or (b), the parcel will be passed to Customs for disposal. Sale of postage stamps to 63. (1) Remittances accompanying orders for postage stamps received by post, dealers and collectors must be in the form of banker’s drafts, money orders or postal orders made payable to the Postmaster by his official designation and remittances in any other form will be returned to the sender by registered post after deduction of postage and registration charges. (2) In cases where remittances are in the form of a banker’s draft, any commission or discount on cashing such draft shall be deducted from the amount thereof and postage stamps will be supplied to the value of the difference between the amount of the draft and that of the said commission, etc. (3) Stamped envelopes sent to a Post Office for cancellation and posting or return in some other manner will be sent back marked “Unserviced” save that envelopes which bear appropriate postage stamps for fulfilling orders for unused stamps may be used for the purpose for which they were provided and the stamps affixed thereto cancelled in the normal course of post.

(4) No person employed at a Post Office may- (a) comply with any request to affix postage stamps to letters for transmission by post or to cancel postage stamps which are not affixed to letters or other items entrusted to the Post Office in the normal manner for transmission through the post; (b) sell postage stamps taken from one special portion of a sheet or from other than current sub-stock or post letters sent to him for 24 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) that purpose but he may sell whole sheets of postage stamps from a substock or counter stock; (c) exchange postage stamps after they have been sold unless such postage stamps have been invalidated under and by virtue of a current Stamps Invalidation Order made by the Governor in Council and are being exchanged within the prescribed period for stamps of equal value in the current series; or (d) act as the agent for any dealer in or collector of postage stamps. 64. (1) The Postmaster General may provide for the remission of small sums of Money orders money through money order Post Offices established by him by means of money orders and on each money order issued shall be charged a commission of fifty cents such commission being appropriated to Post Office revenue. (2) Agreements made with the postal administrations of other countries are to conform in principle with the U.P.U. Money Orders Agreement, 1974. (3) Money orders issued in the Islands are to be drawn in the currency of the country of payment, the amount of Cayman Islands currency deposited by the remitter of such orders being converted into the currency of the country of payment at such rate of exchange as may be quoted from day to day by the leading banks. (4) Money orders issued in Canada and the United States of America are to be paid in Cayman Islands currency converted at such rate of exchange as may be quoted from day to day by the leading banks. (5) Money orders in other countries and received through the United Kingdom Postal Administration are drawn in Cayman Islands currency by the office of issue, and the amount indicated on the face of the order is so payable. (6) The Postmaster General is required to keep himself constantly informed of the local bank rates for buying and selling bills of exchange expressed in dollars or payable in the United States and Canada and to apply the rates of conversion quoted from time to time and to keep all money order offices under his control informed thereof. (7) Notices are to be exhibited in every money order office showing the current rates of conversion in respect of money orders drawn in United States and Canadian dollars. 25 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (8) In this regulation the expressions “United States” and “United States of America” include Alaska, Panama Canal Zone, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Samoa and the Virgin Islands of the United States. (9) No money order may exceed one hundred dollars in value. (10) No interest is payable in respect of money orders. (11) Subject to these Regulations, the Postmaster General may repay the amount of any money order issued in the Islands to the person to whom the original order was issued, or his executors or administrators, whether the money order remains in the possession of that person or not, and upon such repayment all liability on the part or on behalf of the Post Office, in respect of such money order ceases. (12) No action or other legal proceedings lies against the Government or the Post Office or any person whomsoever for non-compliance with this regulation, or otherwise in relation thereto, or in respect of the payment of any such money orders being refused or delayed by or on account of any accidental neglect, omission or mistake by or on the part of any officer of the Post Office or for any other cause than the fraud or wilful default of an officer of the Post Office. Postal Orders 65. (1) The Postmaster General may authorise the payment at money order Post Offices of money orders in the form of British postal orders, such orders must be drawn in Pounds Sterling and are payable in accordance with arrangements agreed with the United Kingdom Postal Administration and reimbursement obtained by clearance through a General Account between both administrations. (2) Bankers in the Islands collecting for any principal, who received payment or credit from the Postmaster General for any postal order, or for any document purporting to be a postal order, do not by reason of having received the payment on credit, incur liability to anyone except the principal, but this subregulation does not relieve the principal from liability in respect of his possession of the order or document or of the proceeds thereof. Accounts 66. The Postmaster General is required- (a) to maintain a daily account, duly balanced and certified by him of all monies, postage stamps, money orders and postal orders, fees, miscellaneous payments, miscellaneous receipts, such account to include postage and revenue stamps on hand, received or given out each day, vouchers in support or any payment, made up daily 26 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) balances of substocks and counter stocks, record of philatelic orders completed, money order or postal order forms in support of payments made, International and Commonwealth Reply Coupons in support of payments made, records of fees received for private boxes or other services, record of Customs collections together with demurrage fees and Post Office Customs clearance fees; (b) to ensure that satisfactory accounts of business are maintained at Branch Post Offices and Sub-Post Offices; and (c) to render promptly to the Treasury and other Departments concerned all accounts, returns and statements due. 67. The Cayman Islands Postal Administration is associated with the U.P.U. as a U.P.U. member of the British Ensemble and the Acts and Conventions of the U.P.U. as amended from time to time, so far as they are applicable to the Islands, continue to have full force and effect. 68. In all matters not expressly provided for herein or in any law, rule or Practice of the United Kingdom Post Office regulation relating to postal affairs in force in the Islands, or in the U.P.U. applied Conventions and the several Agreements and Detailed Regulations made thereunder, or in any other Agreement, Convention or Instructions, the Postmaster General is to be guided by the general practice of the Post Office of the United Kingdom as set out in the current Post Office Guide published from time to time by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office so far as it is locally applicable. FIRST SCHEDULE Regulation 5 Branch and Sub-Post Offices and Postal Agencies Branch Post Office Stake Bay, Cayman Brac Sub-Post Offices Bodden Town Creek East End Hell Little Cayman North Side Savannah Seven Mile Beach 27 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) South Sound Spot Bay Watering Place West Bay West End Postal Agencies Breakers Gun Bay Old Man Bay SECOND SCHEDULE Regulation 13 (1) Inland Post Letters, per ounce or part thereof 10 cents Postcards 10 cents Printed Papers, per 2 ounces or part thereof 10 cents Newspapers (locally published) 10 cents Unaddressed Mail (Flyers) 7 cents Registration Fee $1.00 Articles for the Blind Free Parcels not exceeding 2 lbs $1.00 Parcels exceeding 2 lbs but not exceeding 7 lbs $1.60 Parcels exceeding 7 lbs but not exceeding 11 lbs $2.10 Parcels exceeding 11 lbs but not exceeding 22 lbs $4.20 THIRD SCHEDULE Regulation 13(2) International Post (Surface Mail) Letters 20 cents per ounce or part thereof up to a limit of 4 lbs Postcards 15 cents per item Printed Papers 10 cents per ounce or part thereof up to a limit of 4 lbs: Provided that books up to a limit of 11 lbs may be despatched at the additional rate of 65 cents for each additional 2 lbs or part thereof. Literature for the blind Free 28 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) FOURTH SCHEDULE Regulation 13 (3) International Post (Air Mail) Letters Group A countries 30 cents per 1/2 oz. Group B countries 40 cents per 1/2 oz. Group C countries 60 cents per 1/2 oz. Air Letters/Aerogrammes Group A countries 25 cents Group B countries 25 cents Group C countries 25 cents Postcards Group A countries 20 cents Group B countries 25 cents Group C countries 30 cents Newspapers and periodicals posted by publishers registered in the Islands Group A countries 15 cents per oz. or part thereof Group B countries 20 cents per oz. or part thereof Group C countries 30 cents per oz. or part thereof Printed Papers Group A countries 15 cents per 1/2 oz. or part thereof Group B countries 20 cents per 1/2 oz. or part thereof Group C countries 30 cents per 1/2 oz. or part thereof Registration Fee $1.00 (in addition to postage) Express Delivery Fee $1.00 (where service available) Expedited Mail service (EMS) to UK $25.00 first 2 lbs plus $5.00 each additional lb. or part thereof Expedited Mail Service (EMS) to USA $18.00 first 2 lbs plus $2 each additional lb. or part thereof 29 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Details Of Countries Within Rate Groups Group A Anguilla El Salvador Puerto Rico Antigua & Barbuda Famming Is. St. Kitts, Nevis Aruba Grenada St. Lucia Bahamas Guadeloupe St. Pierre & Miquelon Barbados Guatemala St. Vincent Belize Haiti Trinidad & Tobago Bermuda Honduras Turks & Caicos Is. Canada Jamaica U.S.A. Columbia Martinique Venezuela Costa Rica Mexico Virgin Is (British) Cuba Montserrat Virgin Is. (US) Dominica Netherlands Antilles Dominican Rep. Nicaragua Ecuador Panama 30 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Group B Albania Italy Togo Algeria Ivory Coast Tunisia Andorra Jordan Turkey Argentina Lebanon United Arab Emirates Ascension Is. Liberia United Kingdom Austria Libyan Arab Rep. Uruguay Azores Liechtenstein Vatican City State Balearic Is. Lithuania Wake Is. Belgium Luxembourg Western Samoa Benin Macedonia Bolivia Madeira Bosnia Herzegovina Mali Brazil Malta Bulgaria Mariana Is Canary Is. Marshall Is Cape Verde Is. Mauritania Chile Monaco Corsica Morocco Cyprus Netherlands Czech Republic Nigeria Denmark Niger Rep. Egypt Norway Estonia Paraguay Faroe Is. Peru Finland Poland France Portugal French Guiana Romania Gabon St. Helena Gambia Samoa Gaza & Khan Yunis San Marino Germany Senegal Ghana Sierra Leone Gibraltar Slovakia Greece Spain Greenland Spanish Territories of Guyana North Africa Hungary Surinam Iceland Sweden Irish Republic Switzerland Israel Syria Group C 31 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Abu Dhabi Kiribati Sudan Afghanistan Kuwait Swaziland Angola Laos Taiwan (Republic of Australia Latvia China) Bahrain Lesotho Tanzania Bangladesh Macau Thailand Bhutan Madagascar Tonga Botswana Malawi Tristan de Cunha Brit. Antarctic Malaysia Tuvalu Brunei Maldives Uganda Burkina Faso Mauritius Vanuatu Burundi Mongolia Vietnam Cambodia Mozambique Wallis & Fortuna Is. Cameroon Myanmar Yemen Caroline Is. Nauru Is. Zaire Central African Rep. Nepal Zambia Chad New Caledonia Zimbabwe China New Zealand Christmas Is. New Zealand Is. Cocos Is. Territories (Cook Is., Comoros Nive Is., Tokelau Is.) Congo Norfolk Is. Djibouti Oman Dubai Pakistan East Timor Papua New Guinea Equatorial Guinea Pitcairn Is. Ethiopia Philippines Falkland Is. Qatar Fiji Reunion Is. French Polynesia Russian Federation Fujairah Rwanda Guinea Bissau Sao Tome & Principe Guinea Republic Saudi Arabia Hong Kong Seychelles India Singapore Indonesia Solomon Is. Iran Somalia Iraq South Africa Japan South Korea Kenya Sri Lanka FIFTH SCHEDULE 32 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) International Parcel Rates Regulation 13(4) 1 - International Surface Parcel Rates Maximum acceptance weight is 22 lbs Destination Route 0-2 lbs Exceeding Exceeding 7 Exceeding 2 lbs but lbs but not 11 lbs but not exceeding not exceeding 11 lbs exceeding 7 lbs 22 lbs Abu Dhabi UK 17.00 29.00 64.00 98.00 Afghanistan UK 22.00 36.00 65.00 98.00 Albania UK 16.50 25.00 54.50 80.00 Algeria UK 13.50 22.50 57.50 88.00 Andorra UK 12.50 20.50 44.50 76.00 Angola US 10.50 17.50 27.00 45.50 Anguilla US 02.50 05.50 15.50 31.00 Antigua & Barbuda US 04.00 08.50 17.00 33.50 Argentina US 05.00 11.00 21.50 42.50 Aruba US 04.00 09.00 17.00 34.50 Ascension Is. US 12.50 19.50 28.50 47.50 Australia US 05.00 11.00 21.00 42.00 Austria UK 13.00 21.50 46.50 78.00 Azores UK 15.50 24.50 52.00 86.00 Bahamas DIR 04.00 08.50 18.50 36.50 Bahrain UK 14.50 25.50 50.00 86.50 Balearic Is. UK 12.50 20.50 47.00 76.00 Bangladesh UK 22.50 39.00 74.00 98.00 Barbados US 04.50 09.50 18.50 36.50 Belgium UK 13.00 22.00 44.50 74.00 Belize DIR 04.50 09.50 18.00 36.00 Benin US 07.50 12.00 19.50 34.50 Bermuda US 05.00 11.00 21.00 42.50 Bhutan UK 19.50 33.50 52.00 90.50 Bolivia US 11 00 16.00 25.00 42.00 Bosnia Herzegovina - no surface parcel service Botswana UK 19.00 33.50 61.50 98.00 33 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Brazil US 13.50 18.00 24.50 38.00 Brunei UK 08.00 13.00 21.00 37.00 Bulgaria UK 14.00 23.00 52.50 84.50 Burkina Faso US 12.50 19.00 30.00 53.00 Burundi UK 19.00 32.00 68.50 98.00 Cambodia -no surface parcel service Cameroon US 11.00 16.50 24.00 39.50 Canada DIR 07.00 10.00 15.50 26.00 Canary Is. UK 13.00 20.00 45.50 73.00 Cape Verde US 12.00 19.50 30.50 51.50 Caroline Is. US 03.50 07.50 17.00 31.00 Central African Republic UK 15.00 27.00 63.50 98.00 Chad -no surface parcel service Chile US 11.00 17.00 25.00 40.00 China US 09.50 16.00 25.00 43.00 Christmas Is. UK 21.50 34.00 53.00 93.00 Cocos Is. UK 17.00 29.50 50.50 94.00 Colombia US 05.50 11.00 21.50 43.00 Comoros US 10.00 16.50 25.50 43.50 Congo UK 18.00 30.50 64.00 98.00 Corsica UK 16.00 24.00 46.50 74.00 Costa Rica US 08.50 13.50 20.50 34.50 Cuba -no surface parcel service Cyprus UK 13.00 22.00 44.50 83.00 Czech Republic UK 12.50 21.50 47.50 74.00 Denmark UK 11.50 19.00 43.00 68.50 Djibouti UK 14.00 26.00 62.00 98.00 Dominica US 04.50 09.50 18.00 36.00 Dominican Republic US 05.50 09.50 16.00 29.00 Dubai UK 17.00 28.00 52.00 89.50 East Timor UK 19.50 33.50 52.00 89.00 Ecuador US 10.50 16.00 24.00 39.00 Egypt UK 21.50 31.50 61.50 92.00 El Salvador US 05.00 10.50 28.50 48.50 Equatorial Guinea US 06.50 11.00 19.50 34.50 Estonia US 12.50 17.50 25.00 39.50 Ethiopia UK 15.50 26.00 62.00 98.00 Falkland Is. US 16.00 23.50 33.50 55.50 Famming Is. US 03.50 08.00 17.00 31.00 Faroe Is. UK 11.50 19.00 43.00 68.50 34 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Fiji US 04.00 07.00 13.50 26.00 Finland US 06.00 13.00 24.50 49.00 France UK 16.00 24.00 46.50 74.00 French Guiana UK 20.50 33.00 72.00 98.00 French Polynesia US 09.00 19.50 43.00 84.00 Fujairah UK 17.00 27.00 52.00 90.00 Gabon US 13.50 21.00 31.50 50.50 Gambia US 16.00 26.00 36.00 57.50 Gaza & Khan Yunis UK 17.00 27.00 52.00 88.50 Germany UK 15.50 23.50 45.00 72.00 Ghana US 08.00 12.00 20.00 34.00 Gibraltar UK 11.50 20.00 44.00 72.00 Greece UK 13.50 23.00 49.00 85.00 Greenland UK 15.50 26.50 45.00 83.50 Grenada UK 04.50 10.00 19.00 38.00 Guadeloupe US 09.00 13.00 20.00 34.50 Guatemala US 05.00 11.00 21.50 43.00 Guinea Bissau US 12.00 19.00 29.00 48.00 Guinea Republic US 11.50 18.50 28.00 46.50 Guyana US 08.50 13.50 21.00 36.00 Haiti US 06.50 11.00 17.50 31.00 Honduras US 05.00 10.00 20.00 40.00 Hong Kong US 05.50 09.50 19.50 37.50 Hungary UK 12.50 21.00 51.00 78.00 Iceland US 05.50 10.00 18.50 36.50 India UK 19.50 31.50 54.50 82.00 Indonesia US 09.50 15.00 22.50 37.50 Iran UK 20.00 31.00 58.00 88.00 Iraq -no surface parcel service Irish Republic US 05.00 08.50 15.50 30.00 Israel UK 17.00 26.50 54.00 87.00 Italy UK 16.50 24.00 48.00 77.00 Ivory Coast US 10.50 16.00 24.00 39.00 Jamaica DIR 04.50 09.50 15.50 37.50 Japan US 05.00 11.00 21.00 42.50 Jordan UK 14.50 24.00 58.50 90.50 Kenya UK 19.50 32.00 54.00 92.00 Kiribati US 07.50 13.00 21.00 37.00 Korea North -no surface parcel service Korea South US 05.00 10.00 20.00 39.50 Kuwait UK 15.50 24.00 51.00 87.50 Laos US 13.00 18.00 26.00 40.00 35 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Latvia US 12.50 17.50 24.50 39.50 Lebanon -no surface parcel service Lesotho UK 20.00 33.50 61.50 98.00 Liberia UK 13.50 24.50 45.00 80.00 Libyan Arab Rep. UK 14.50 23.50 52.00 84.50 Liechtenstein UK 16.00 28.00 48.00 80.00 Lithuania US 03.50 07.00 13.50 27.00 Luxembourg UK 11.00 18.00 42.50 74.50 Macau US 05.00 11 00 21.00 42.00 Macedonia -no surface parcel service Madagascar UK 18.00 33.00 61.00 92.00 Madeira UK 15.50 24.00 46.00 82.00 Malawi US 19.50 33.00 62.50 98.00 Malaysia US 07.00 11.50 18.00 32.00 Maldives UK 16.00 29.50 48.00 85.00 Mali UK 14.50 24.00 54.50 92.00 Malta UK 14.50 22.00 47.50 74.50 Mariana Is. US 03.50 08.00 17.00 31.00 Marshall Is. US 03.50 08.00 17.00 31.00 Martinique US 09.00 13.00 20.00 34.50 Mauritania US 09.00 15.50 24.50 42.50 Mauritius UK 18.50 30.50 48.50 63.50 Mexico US 07.50 11.50 16.50 27.00 Monaco UK 16.00 24.00 46.50 74.00 Mongolia UK 14.00 25.50 67.00 98.00 Montserrat US 06.00 12.50 24.50 49.00 Morocco UK 13.00 21.00 53.00 79.00 Mozambique UK 24.50 40.00 77.50 98.00 Myanmar UK 06.00 12.50 23.00 45.00 Nauru US 08.00 13.50 21.50 38.00 Nepal UK 20.00 34.50 74.50 98.00 Netherlands UK 12.00 18.50 38.00 62.00 Netherlands Antilles US 04.00 09.00 17.00 34.50 New Caledonia US 10.00 15.00 23.50 40.50 New Zealand US 06.00 10.50 20.50 40.00 New Zealand Island Territories (Cook Is., Nive Is., Tokelau Is.) US 10.00 14.50 22.00 40.00 Nicaragua US 09.50 14.50 21.50 36.50 Nigeria US 07.50 10.50 16.50 28.50 36 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Niger Republic US 09.00 13.50 21.00 35.00 Norfolk Is. UK 05.00 11.00 21.00 42.00 Norway US 05.00 11.00 20.50 41.00 Oman UK 21.50 30.50 60.50 92.00 Pakistan UK 16.50 28.50 48.50 85.00 Panama US 04.50 09.50 18.00 36.00 Papua New Guinea US 11.00 17.50 26.50 45.50 Paraguay US 14.00 21.00 30.00 47.50 Peru US 13.50 23.50 37.50 68.00 Philippines US 04.50 09.00 17.50 34.50 Pitcairn Is. US 06.00 10.50 20.50 40.00 Poland UK 12.50 19.50 39.00 68.00 Portugal UK 15.00 23.00 47.00 78.50 Puerto Rico US 03.50 07.50 15.00 30.50 Qatar UK 17.00 27.50 53.50 88.00 Reunion Is. UK 23.00 38.00 68.00 98.00 Romania UK 17.00 25.00 54.50 84.50 Russian Federation UK 12.50 21.00 47.50 74.00 Rwanda US 15.00 20.50 28.50 43.00 St. Helena US 14.00 22.00 34.50 58.50 St. Kitts, Nevis US 04.50 09.00 18.00 36.00 St. Lucia US 05.00 10.50 20.00 40.00 St. Pierre & Miquelon US 06.50 10.00 15.50 26.00 St. Vincent US 04.00 08.50 16.00 31.50 Samoa (US Territory) US 03.50 08.00 17.00 31.00 San Marino UK 16.50 24.00 48.00 77.00 Sao Tome & Principe US 09.50 14.50 22.50 37.00 Saudi Arabia UK 14.00 24.50 49.50 85.50 Senegal US 11.50 16.00 22.50 34.50 Seychelles UK 16.00 27.00 44.50 79.00 Sierra Leone US 10.50 15.00 23.00 38.00 Singapore US 07.50 11.50 18.00 32.00 Slovakia UK 12.50 20.00 42.50 80.50 Solomon Is. US 07.50 13.00 20.50 31.00 Somalia UK 17.00 29.00 71.00 98.00 South Africa UK 18.50 34.00 59.50 98.00 Spain UK 12.50 20.00 41.00 62.00 Spanish 37 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Territories of North Africa (Ceuta, Jadu, Chalfarina) UK 12.50 20.00 41.00 62.00 Sri Lanka US 08.00 12.50 20.00 34.00 Sudan UK 20.50 33.00 68.50 98.00 Surinam US 09.00 14.00 21.00 36.00 Swaziland UK 17.50 31.00 58.00 97.00 Sweden UK 18.50 25.50 52.50 74.50 Switzerland UK 11.00 18.00 46.00 73.00 Syria UK 16.00 25.00 58.50 91.50 Taiwan US 05.00 10.50 20.00 40.50 Tanzania UK 19.00 29.00 52.50 89.00 Thailand US 07.00 11.50 18.50 32.00 Togo US 08.00 13.00 19.50 33.50 Tonga US 04.00 08.00 15.50 30.00 Trinidad & Tobago US 04.50 09.50 18.00 36.00 Tristan da Cunha UK 22.50 37.00 64.50 98.00 Tunisia UK 14.00 22.00 52.50 85.50 Turkey UK 12.50 20.50 47.50 78.00 Turks & Caicos US 04.00 09.00 17.50 35.00 Is. Tuvalu US 07.50 12.50 20.50 36.50 Uganda UK 17.50 29.00 54.50 92.50 United Arab Emirates UK 17.00 27.00 52.00 90.00 United Kingdom UK 10.00 20.50 38.00 56.50 U.S.A. DIR 03.50 08.00 17.00 31.00 Uruguay US 11.00 16.50 24.50 40.00 Vanuatu US 08.00 13.00 20.50 36.50 Vatican City State UK 11.00 18.00 46.50 72.00 Venezuela US 09.50 15.00 22.50 37.00 Vietnam UK 21.50 37.00 72.50 98.00 Virgin Is.(British) US 06.50 11.50 18.00 32.00 Virgin Is. (US) US 03.50 08.00 17.00 31.00 Wake Is. US 03.50 08.00 17.00 31.00 Wallis & Fortuna Is. US 10.00 15.00 23.50 40.00 Western Samoa US 06.00 10.50 14.00 31.00 Yemen UK 19.00 29.50 55.50 90.00 Yugoslavia -no surface parcel service 38 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Zaire UK 20.00 31.00 64.50 98.00 Zambia UK 22.50 36.00 67.00 98.00 Zimbabwe UK 16.50 32.00 58.00 98.00 2-International Air Parcel Rates Maximum acceptance weight is 22 lbs Destination Route First 2 lbs Each additional 2 lbs or part thereof Abu Dhabi UK 17.50 11.50 Afghanistan UK 22.50 14.50 Albania UK 17.00 09.00 Algeria UK 14.00 09.00 Andorra UK 13.00 08.00 Angola UK 19.00 14.00 Anguilla US 03.00 03 00 Antigua & Barbuda US 06.00 06.00 Argentina US 12.50 12.50 Aruba US 09.00 09.00 Ascension Is. -no air parcel service Australia US 17.50 17 00 Austria UK 13.50 08.00 Azores UK 16.00 09.00 Bahamas DIR 04.50 04.50 Bahrain UK 15.00 11.00 Balearic Is. UK 13.00 08.00 Bangladesh UK 23.00 16.00 Barbados US 06.50 06.50 Belgium UK 15.00 07.50 Belize DIR 05.00 05.00 Benin UK 16.50 12.00 Bermuda US 05.50 05.00 Bhutan UK 20.00 15.00 Bolivia US 12.50 07.00 Bosnia Herzegovina-no air parcel service Botswana UK 19.50 14.50 Brazil US 18.00 08.50 Brunei US 18.00 14.50 Bulgaria UK 14.50 09.00 39 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Burkina Faso UK 20.00 14.50 Burundi UK 19.50 13.00 Cambodia -no air parcel service Cameroon UK 18.50 12.00 Canada DIR 09.00 05.50 Canary Islands UK 13.50 08.00 Cape Verde UK 17.50 11.50 Caroline Is. US 04.00 04.00 Central African Republic UK 15.50 12.00 Chad UK 18.00 11.50 Chile US 16.00 09.00 China US 18.00 13.00 Christmas Is. UK 22.00 22.00 Cocos Is. UK 22.00 22.00 Colombia US 09.00 08.00 Comoros UK 20.50 14.50 Congo UK 18.50 12.50 Corsica UK 17.50 09.00 Costa Rica UK 09.50 04.50 Cuba UK 25.50 15.50 Cyprus UK 13.50 09.50 Czech Republic UK 13.00 08.00 Denmark UK 12.00 07.50 Djibouti UK 14.50 12.00 Dominica US 07.00 06.50 Dominican Republic US 07.00 05.00 Dubai UK 17.50 11.50 East Timor UK 20.00 17.00 Ecuador US 11.00 06.50 Egypt UK 22.00 10.00 El Salvador US 06.00 05.50 Equatorial Guinea UK 14.50 11.00 Estonia UK 21.00 10.50 Ethiopia UK 16.00 11.50 Falkland Is. -no air parcel service Famming Island US 04.00 04.00 Faroe Is. UK 13.50 08.50 Fiji US 12.00 12.00 Finland UK 18.00 08.50 40 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) France UK 16.50 08.00 French Guiana UK 21.00 13.50 French Polynesia US 14.00 09.00 Fujairah UK 17.50 11.00 Gabon UK 20.50 12.50 Gambia UK 16.50 11.00 Gaza & Khan Yunis UK 17.50 10.00 Germany UK 16.00 08.00 Ghana UK 18.50 11.50 Gibraltar UK 12.00 08.50 Greece UK 14.00 09.50 Greenland UK 18.00 14.00 Grenada US 07.00 07.00 Guadeloupe US 10.50 05.50 Guatemala US 06.00 06.00 Guinea Bissau UK 18.00 10.00 Guinea Republic UK 18.50 09.00 Guyana US 11.00 06.50 Haiti US 07.50 05.00 Honduras US 07.50 07.50 Hong Kong US 13.50 13.50 Hungary UK 13.00 08.50 Iceland US 09.50 09.50 India UK 20.00 12.50 Indonesia UK 21.00 15.00 Iran UK 20.50 11.50 Iraq -no air parcel service Irish Republic US 09.00 09.00 Israel UK 17.50 10.00 Italy UK 17.00 08.00 Ivory Coast UK 18.50 11.50 Jamaica DIR 06.00 06.00 Japan US 12.00 12.00 Jordan UK 15.00 10.00 Kenya UK 20.00 13.00 Kiribati US 14.00 11.00 Korea North -no air parcel service Korea South US 12.00 12.00 Kuwait UK 16.00 11.00 Laos US 20.00 13.50 Latvia UK 21.00 10.50 Lebanon UK 16.00 10.00 41 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Lesotho UK 20.50 14.00 Liberia UK 14.00 11.50 Libyan Arab Republic UK 15.00 09.50 Liechtenstein UK 18.00 14.00 Lithuania UK 21.00 10.50 Luxembourg UK 11.50 07.50 Macau US 16.00 16.00 Macedonia -no air parcel service Madagascar US 18.50 15.00 Madeira UK 16.00 09.00 Malawi UK 20.00 14.00 Malaysia US 18.00 14.00 Maldives UK 16.50 14.00 Mali UK 15.00 10.00 Malta UK 15.00 08.00 Mariana Is. US 04.00 04.00 Marshall Is. US 04.00 04.00 Martinique US 10.00 04.50 Mauritania UK 16.00 11.00 Mauritius UK 19.00 14.50 Mexico US 09.50 04.50 Monaco UK 16.50 08.00 Mongolia UK 14.50 12.00 Montserrat US 07.00 07.00 Morocco UK 13.50 08.50 Mozambique UK 25.50 15.50 Myanmar US 14.50 14.50 Nauru US 14.50 11.00 Nepal UK 20.50 15.00 Netherlands UK 12.50 07.00 Netherlands Antilles US 07.00 06.50 New Caledonia US 17.50 12.00 New Zealand US 15.00 14.00 New Zealand Island Territories (Cook Is., Nive Is., Tokeleau Is.) US 15.00 14.00 Nicaragua US 10.50 10.00 Nigeria UK 15.00 11.00 Niger Republic UK 15.50 11.00 Norfolk Is. US 17.50 17.00 42 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Norway UK 18.50 07.50 Oman UK 22.00 11.50 Pakistan UK 17.00 12.50 Panama US 06.50 06.00 Papua New Guinea US 22.00 16.00 Paraguay US 17.50 08.50 Peru US 16.50 07.00 Philippines US 13.50 13.50 Pitcairn Is. US 15.00 14.00 Poland UK 13.00 07.50 Portugal UK 15.50 08.50 Puerto Rico US 04.00 03.50 Qatar UK 17.50 11.00 Reunion Is. UK 23.50 16.00 Romania UK 17.50 09.00 Russian Federation UK 21.00 10.50 Rwanda UK 21.50 12.50 St. Helena -no air parcel service St. Kitts, Nevis US 06.50 06.00 St. Lucia US 08.50 08.00 St. Pierre & Miquelon US 09.00 05.00 St. Vincent US 06.50 06.00 Samoa (US Territory) US 04.00 04.00 San Marino UK 17.00 08.00 Sao Tome & Principe UK 16.50 12.00 Saudi Arabia UK 14.50 11.00 Senegal UK 18.50 11.00 Seychelles UK 16.50 13.00 Sierra Leone UK 17.50 11.00 Singapore UK 17.50 13.50 Slovakia UK 13.00 08.00 Solomon Is. US 17.00 13.50 Somalia UK 17.50 12.50 South Africa UK 19.00 18.50 Spain UK 13.00 08.00 Spanish Territories of North Africa 43 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) (Ceuta, Jadu, Chalfarina) UK 13.00 08.00 Sri Lanka US 17.50 13.50 Sudan UK 21.50 12.50 Surinam US 12.00 06.00 Swaziland UK 18.00 14.00 Sweden UK 19.00 07.50 Switzerland UK 11.50 07.50 Syria UK 16.50 09.50 Taiwan US 13.00 13.00 Tanzania UK 19.50 10.50 Thailand US 16.00 12.50 Togo UK 16.50 11.00 Tonga US 12.50 10.50 Trinidad & Tobago US 07.00 06.50 Tristan da Cunha UK 23.50 15.00 Tunisia UK 14.50 12.00 Turkey UK 13.00 08.50 Turks & Caicos Is. US 06.00 06.00 Tuvalu US 05.50 12.00 Uganda UK 18.00 12.00 United Arab Emirates UK 07.50 11.00 United Kingdom UK 11.00 11.00 U.S.A. DIR 04.00 04.00 Uruguay US 16.00 09.00 Vanuatu US 15.50 13.00 Vatican City State UK 11.50 07.50 Venezuela US 12.00 06.00 Vietnam UK 22.50 16.00 Virgin Is.(British) US 08.50 05.00 Virgin Is. (US) US 04.00 04.00 Wake Is. US 04.00 04.00 Wallis & Fortuna Is. US 17.50 12.00 Western Samoa US 14.00 10.50 Yemen UK 19.50 11.50 Yugoslavia -no air parcel service Zaire UK 20.50 12.00 Zambia UK 23.50 14.00 44 Postal Regulations (1995 Revision) Zimbabwe UK 17.00 16.50 SIXTH SCHEDULE Charges For Miscellaneous Services Regulation 13(5) Fee for the registration of a letter post item $1.00 Fee for advice of delivery of a registered item $1.00 Fee for the replacement or reinstallation of a Private Box lock $20.00 Fee for the registration of a newspaper $20.00 Fee for search for letter packet or parcel $ 0.80 Fee for a licence to use a franking machine per annum or part thereof $80.00 Post Office clearance fee for parcels $ 0.50 Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Governor in Council this 9th day of May , 1995. Mona N. Banks-Jackson Clerk of Executive Council 45