25th Year No. 22
Addis Ababa, 26th July, 1966
Proclamation No. 240 of 1966
CONTENTS
Post Office Proclamation, 1966
Legal Notice No. 319 of 1966
Postal Rates Regulations, 1966.
PROCLAMATION No. 240 of 1966
A Proclamation to Revise the Law Relating to the Postal Services
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CONQUERING LION OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH HAILE SELASSIE I
ELECT OF GOD, EMPEROR OF ETHIOPIA
WHEREAS, the rapid expansion of economic and social activity in Ethiopia requires that legislation relating to the operation of Ethiopia's postal services be revised and ampli fied ;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Articles 34 and 88 of Our Revised Constitution, We approve the resolu tions of Our Senate and Chamber of Deputies and We here by proclaim as follows:
CHAPTER I
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
Short Title.
This Proclamation may be cited as the " Post Office Pro clamation, 1966 ".
2. Definitions.
As used in this Proclamation, unless the context requires otherwise, the following words shall have the meanings set forth:
(1) “ postal article ” shall mean any letter, postcard aero gram, printed matter, newspaper or periodical, lite rature for the blind, phono - post article, commercial paper, small packet, sample packet, postal or tele graph money order, postal parcel or package or other article whatsoever which is transmissible by post whether carried in a sealed mail pouch or loose on board any conveyance for delivery to or through the Post Office ;