MICA Launches Public Consultation on Draft Postal Services (Amendment) Bill
The Ministry of Information, Communications & the Arts (MICA) is embarking on a public consultation to seek feedback from the industry and members of the public on the draft Postal Services (Amendment) Bill, which will effect amendments to the existing Postal Services Act.
2 The Postal Services will be fully liberalised when Singapore Post Ltd (SingPost)’s monopoly license for Basic Mail Services expires on 31 March 2007 . The Postal Services (Amendment) Bill will provide the legislative framework for liberalising Basic Mail Services.
3 MICA and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) are working together to develop updated legislative and regulatory frameworks for the postal services sector. MICA will take into account the comments provided during this public consultation when finalising the draft Postal Services (Amendment) Bill in preparation for its consideration in Parliament.
4 The revised legislative and regulatory frameworks for this sector are expected to be fully implemented within this year. Upon implementation of the revised regime, interested industry players will be able to apply for licenses to operate in the basic mail services market.
5 In the upcoming weeks, IDA will also be conducting public consultations on the rest of the legislative and regulatory frameworks for the postal services sector, such as the Postal Services Regulation and the Postal Competition Code.
6. MICA invites views and comments to be submitted in writing, and in both hard and soft copies (Microsoft Word Format), by 12 noon , 9 April 2007 . Respondents are required to include their personal or company particulars, correspondence address, contact number and email address in their submissions. Any part of the submission which is considered commercially sensitive must be clearly marked and placed as an annex.
7. All comments should be addressed to:
Mr. Ho Chee Pong
Director (Infocomm & Media Development)
Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
140 Hill Street , 6 th Storey, MICA Building , Singapore 179369
Fax: (65) 6837 9444
Please submit your soft copies via email to [email protected].
8. Details of proposed revisions can be found in MICA’s draft Postal Services (Amendment) Bill Consultation Document.
For Reference
Consultation Document on the draft Postal Services (Amendment) Bill
Annex A – Draft Postal Services (Amendment) Bill
Annex B – Revised sections (proposed) for the Postal Services Act
