S.L. 254.1 Art. 38Surcharge.

(1) Any postal article which is subject to compulsory registration may be charged the registration fee and an amount not exceeding double the deficient postage, if any, and shall be forwarded to the addressee or returned to the sender, as the case may be: Provided that any amount of postage which may have been prepaid in respect of any postal article in excess of the ordinary postage, shall be reckoned as payment or part-payment of the registration fee.

(2) When a postal article surcharged in accordance with subregulation (1), is tendered to the addressee or sender and he refuses or fails to pay the charges to which the postal article has become liable, the postal article may be dealt with or disposed of in such a manner as the universal service provider so designated may think fit.