49.  (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall operate or provide postal services except in accordance with a valid licence issued in accordance with this Part.

(2) A person who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.

(3) In this section, "person" means a natural or a corporate person, a firm, government, state or state agency, any association or partnership.