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C.R.C., c. 1288 Posting Abroad of Letter-Post Items Regulations

Current to 2019-06-21 · last amended 2006-03-22

Contents

Short Title

s. 1

These Regulations may be cited as the Posting Abroad of Letter-Post Items Regulations.

Interpretation

s. 2

In these Regulations,

s. 2 — large quantities

large quantities, in respect of letter-post items, means more than 50 such items posted on any one day or more than 300 such items posted in any month by or on behalf of a person; (grandes quantités)

s. 2 — letter-post item

letter-post item has the same meaning as in the International Letter-post Items Regulations; (envoi de la poste aux lettres)

s. 2 — person

person means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership or incorporated entity. (personne)

General

s. 3
s. 3(1)

Where letter-post items are posted in a country other than Canada to an addressee in Canada by or on behalf of a person resident in Canada and

s. 3(1)(a)

the letter-post items are posted in large quantities,

s. 3(1)(b)

the Corporation has reasonable grounds to believe that the sole purpose for posting the letter-post items in that other country is to profit from the lower postage rates that are in force in that country, or

s. 3(1)(c)

the letter-post items are printed papers containing a card, an envelope or a wrapper that is addressed for return to an address in Canada,

the Corporation shall

s. 3(1)(d)

return the letter-post items to the country of origin; or

s. 3(1)(e)

require that the sender of the letter-post items pay to the Corporation full postage calculated at the rate that would have been applicable if the letter-post items had been posted in Canada.

s. 3(2)

For the purpose of calculating the postage referred to in paragraph (1)(e), the post office in Canada at which the letter-post items are received from the other country is deemed to be the post office of posting.

s. 3(3)

Where a sender of letter-post items refuses to pay the postage required by the Corporation to be paid pursuant to paragraph (1)(e), the Corporation shall treat the letter-post items as undeliverable mail in accordance with the Undeliverable and Redirected Mail Regulations.

s. 4 and 5

[Revoked, SOR/83-620, s. 2]