Nigerian Postal Service Act

Arrangement of Sections

1. Proceedings of the Board

2. Committees

3. Miscellaneous

4. committee thereof, shall forthwith disclose his interest to the Board or the committee, as the

5. that person shall thereupon determine.

6. Transfer of contracts, etc.

PART I

Establishment of the Nigerian Postal Service and its governing Board etc.

SECTION

Establishment of the Nigerian Postal Service, etc.

Establishment of the Governing Board.

Tenure of office and removal from office of the chairman, etc., of the Board.

PART II

Functions and powers

Functions of the Postal Service.

Power of the Postal Service.

PART III

Staff of the Postal Service

Appointment of Postmaster-General.

Duties of the Postmaster-General.

Appointment of secretary to the Postal Service.

Staff regulations as to conditions of service of employees.

Application of Pensions Act.

PART V

Matters relating to the carrying, receiving, collecting, etc., of letters

and other postal articles

11. Special prohibitions.

Offence and penalty.

Restriction on conveyance of letters except by post.

Cases in which compensation may be paid.

Compensation payable for loss or damage of insured article.

Instances where compensation is not payable.

Waiver of claim by sender of parcel.

Detention opening, etc., of postal articles.

Interception of postal articles in emergencies.

Power to deal with postal articles improperly posted.

Inspection and disposal of postal articles suspected or found to be of a fraudulent nature.

Inspection and disposal of postal articles suspected or found to contain application, etc., for

advertisement of a fraudulent nature.

SECTION

Power to deal with postal articles containing goods in respect of which an offence is being committed.

Detention of postal articles with fictitious stamp.

Delivery of mails by vessels.

Notice of intending despatch.

Duty to receive and deliver mailbag.

Offence.

Unauthorised opening.

International postage arrangements.

Rewards.

Responsibility of postmasters.

Establishment and discontinuance of post office.

PART VI

Postage, postage stamp and franking of correspondence

Issue of stamped envelopes.

Franking of correspondence.

Power to exempt from payment of postage.

Postal items to be affixed with postage stamps.