| Unlawful opening or delivery, etc. of postal articles by employees of licensee. |
70. A person who, being an employee of the public postal licensee or being employed in connection with postal services -
(a) opens or permits to be opened any postal article otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b) knowingly reveals, discloses or in any way makes known the contents of, or any information in relation to, any postal article opened under the authority of this Act, otherwise than in accordance with the law;
(c) knowingly destroys, detains or secretes any mail-bag or postal article otherwise than in accordance with this Act;
(d) knowingly permits any unauthorised person to interfere in any way with any mail bag or postal article; or
(e) fraudulently or with intent to deceive prepares, alters, secretes or destroys any document used for the purposes of postal services,
commits an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both. |
