Postal Services Act, 1998

Act 124 of 1998

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Citation: Act 124 of 1998
Date: 2 December 1998
Language: English
Type: Act

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15 May 2012 amendment not yet applied

Amended by South African Post Office SOC Ltd Act, 2011

22 July 2011 amendment not yet applied

Amended by South African Postbank SOC Limited Act, 2010

02 March 2007 amendment not yet applied

Amended by Postal Services Amendment Act, 2006

19 July 2006 amendment not yet applied

Amended by Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Amendment Act, 2006

14 July 2004 amendment not yet applied

Amended by Postal Services Amendment Act, 2003

07 December 2001 amendment not yet applied

Amended by Postal Services Amendment Act, 2001

01 April 2000

Commenced by Postal Services Act, 1998: Commencement

Note: Date of commencement of entire Act, except sections 1-14, 46, 59, 82 and 84-86

01 January 1999

Commenced by Postal Services Act, 1998: Commencement

Note: Date of commencement of sections 1-14, 46, 59, 82 and 84-86

02 December 1998 this version

Published in Government Gazette 19540

20 November 1998

Assented to

Cited documents 0

Documents citing this one 129

Gazette 116

1.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 1999-11-24 number 20656
2.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2001-08-10 number 22546
3.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2001-08-17 number 22574
4.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2001-12-03 number 22886
5.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2001-12-07 number 22910
6.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2002-02-22 number 23171
7.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2002-04-12 number 23317
8.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2002-05-24 number 23460
9.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2002-05-31 number 23475
10.	South Africa Government Gazette dated 2003-01-22 number 24286

Act 7

1.	Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001	776 citations
2.	Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000	443 citations
3.	Financial Markets Act, 2012	218 citations
4.	National Payment System Act, 1998	70 citations
5.	South African Postbank SOC Limited Act, 2010	33 citations
6.	South African Post Office SOC Ltd Act, 2011	19 citations
7.	Customs Control Act, 2014	15 citations

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Judgment 3

1.	Electronic Media Network Ltd and Others v e.tv (Pty) Limited and Others [2017] ZACC 17 (8 June 2017)	6 citations
2.	CEO of the South African Social Security Agency N.O and Other v Cash Paymaster Services (Pty) Ltd (90/2010) [2011] ZASCA 13 (11 March 2011)	4 citations
3.	Interlink Postal Courier SA (Pty) Ltd v South African Post Office Ltd (473/2001) [2003] ZASCA 24 (27 March 2003)

Subsidiary legislation

Title		Date
Fees and charges for postal services, 2023 Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	Government Notice 3051 of 2023	17 February 2023	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Price Cap Regulations for Reserved Postal Services, 2013: Amendment Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	Government Notice 924 of 2021	23 September 2021	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Unreserved Postal Services Regulations, 2020 Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	Government Notice 381 of 2020	27 March 2020	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Notice of extension of exclusivity period of the South African Post Office Soc Ltd, 2017 Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	General Notice 269 of 2017	30 March 2017	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Price Cap Regulations for Reserved Postal Services, 2013 Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	General Notice 1095 of 2013	8 November 2013	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Implementation of price control regulations for reserved postal services: 2012/2013 price control year: Exemption Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	General Notice 12 of 2012	19 January 2012	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Accounting separation regulations for reserved postal services, 2011 Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	General Notice 156 of 2011	16 March 2011	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Code of Practice for the South African Postal Industry, 2007 Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	General Notice 384 of 2007	30 March 2007	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money
Extension of exclusivity period of the South African Post Office Limited, 2004 Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money	General Notice 2848 of 2004	29 November 2004	Business, Trade and Industry · Communications and Media · Finance and Money