Unlicensed operators barred from UAE Postal Service
Unlicenced operators cannot transport mail and documents within the UAE, Emirates Post clarified yesterday. The Emirates Post is the only official organisation in the UAE authorised to handle movement of letters, parcels, documents and other postal items, besides registered local and international companies.
Federal Law No. 8 (2001), which established the Emirates Post Corporation, states in Clause No. 4 that Emirates Post is the sole authorised organisation to handle postal services mentioned in the law, and it can give this right to other registered companies based on official contracts within the framework of the law.Abdulla Al Daboos, Director General of Emirates Post, said: “Clause No. 8 authorises Emirates Post issues licences to private parties to transport documents and mail, on payment of prescribed fees and after the approval of the Emirates Post board of directors.”
Al Daboos cautioned that private parties engaged in delivering mail and documents could face legal problems, based on Clause No. 33 which states that legal proceedings could be initiated against such parties.
