Special Services and Fees Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1296)

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Regulations are current to 2013-05-20 and last amended on 2013-01-14. Previous Versions

Special Services and Fees Regulations

Regulations Respecting the Postal Fees Payable for Special Services

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Special Services and Fees Regulations.

[SOR/2000-199, s. 9(F)]

2. In these Regulations,

“C.O.D. Service”: “C.O.D. Service”[Repealed, SOR/91-628, s. 1]
“collect on delivery service”: “collect on delivery service” or “C.O.D. service”[Repealed, SOR/91-635, s. 1]
“M bag”: “M bag”[Repealed, SOR/2003-378, s. 1]
“money packet”: “money packet”[Repealed, SOR/98-559, s. 1]
“postal facility”: “postal facility” means any place authorized by the Corporation for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail; (établissement postal)
“special handling service”: “special handling service”[Repealed, SOR/90-17, s. 1]
“Universal Postal Convention”: “Universal Postal Convention” means the Universal Postal Convention drawn up by the Universal Postal Union at the 24^th Congress, 2008. (Convention postale universelle)

2.1 The rates of postage for special services under these Regulations are the applicable rates set out in Schedule VII.

6. (1) The following mailable matter shall be accepted for registration at the applicable rate set out in column II of item 1 of Schedule VII:
- (a) letter mail as defined in the Letter Mail Regulations; and
- (b) letters referred to in the International Letter-post Items Regulations.
(2) [Repealed, SOR/91-635, s. 3]
(3) [Repealed, SOR/2000-199, s. 10]
(4) When mailable matter is accepted for registration, the Corporation shall give to the sender a receipt in a form approved by the Corporation.
(5) [Repealed, SOR/88-441, s. 4]
(6) and (7) [Repealed, SOR/91-628, s. 2]
(8) The signature of the addressee or his representative shall be obtained before registered mail is delivered.
(9) Mailable matter on which the addressee is described only by his initials or his surname, in a manner that does not permit the clear identification of the addressee, shall not be accepted for registration.
(10) If adhesive tape is used to close an item of mailable matter referred to in subsection (1), the sender must apply their name, mark, stamp or signature on the tape.