s 39C Protection of public parcel lockers and related installations
39C.—(1) A person must not, without the written approval of the Postal Authority —(a) do anything to interfere with or cause damage to any public parcel locker or related installation; or (b) affix any placard, advertisement, notice or other thing in or on, or paint, cover or in any way disfigure, any public parcel locker or related installation.[10/2021] (2) The Postal Authority may —(a) grant an approval under subsection (1) on any terms and conditions as the Postal Authority may determine; or (b) refuse to grant an approval under subsection (1).[10/2021] (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall, in addition to the forfeiture of any equipment seized, be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.[10/2021] (4) Where the commission by any person (A) of an offence under subsection (1) is due to the act or default of some other person (B), B shall be guilty of the offence.[10/2021] (5) B may be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of subsection (4) whether or not proceedings are taken against A.[10/2021] (6) In any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1), it is a defence, subject to subsection (7), for the person charged to prove that the person took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.[10/2021] (7) Where the defence provided by subsection (6) involves an allegation that the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of another person (X), the person charged (Y) is not, without permission of the court, entitled to rely on that defence unless, within a period ending 7 clear days before the hearing, Y has served on the prosecutor a written notice giving any information identifying or assisting in the identification of X as was then in Y’s possession.[10/2021] [Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022]