S.L. 254.1 Art. 53Unpaid or underpaid postage for inland post.

(1) This regulation applies to postal articles posted in Malta for delivery to any place in Malta.

(2) A postal article posted without the postage being prepaid or when insufficiently pre-paid, may be charged up to double the deficient postage and shall be delivered to the addressee who shall be liable to pay the said charge upon acceptance of the postal article:

Provided that if in such case the postal article is refused by the addressee or delivery of the postal article cannot be effected, the postal article shall be returned to the sender who shall be liable to pay the aforementioned charge: Provided further that the provisions of this regulation shall not apply to any such instances as may be established at law or by the Authority as may require the universal service provider to deliver postal articles free of charge or at a reduced rate of postage to a designated addressee.