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"by post"; and
     (b) by inserting in sub-section (2) ", by courier service or by electronic mail service" after "by post".

22. After section 105 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:

Reward for information as to theft of property, &c.
"105a. Where the Commission learns, as a result of information furnished to the Commission by a person, the identity of a person who has stolen property belonging to, or under the control of, the Commission, or has broken into premises of the Commission, the Commission may pay to that first-mentioned person, by way of reward, a sum determined by the Commission but not exceeding $10,000 or such higher amount as may be prescribed by the regulations.".

Reward for information as to damage to property
23. Section 106 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "$100" and substituting "$1,000".

By-laws
24. Section 115 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) (g) "or other charges fixed under section 18";
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (m) "through the post"; and
     (c) by inserting after paragraph (1) (o) the following paragraphs:
          "(p) the establishment, management and operation of the courier service;
         (pa) the establishment, management and operation of electronic mail services;".

Regulations
25. Section 116 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) "through the post"; and
     (b) by inserting after "sending by post" in paragraph (g) ", by the courier service or by an electronic mail service".

Formal amendments
26. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

PART III—PROVISIONS RELATING TO BY-LAWS UNDER THE POSTAL SERVICES ACT AND THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT 1975

By-laws
27. Section 115 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-sections (2) and (3) and substituting the following sub-sections:
"(2) Sections 48, 49 and 50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to By-laws as if references in those sections to regulations were references to By-laws.
"(3) By-laws shall not be deemed to be statutory rules within the meaning of the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903, but sub-sections 5 (3) to (3c) (inclusive) of that Act apply in relation to By-laws in like manner as they apply in relation to statutory rules.
"(4) For the purposes of the application of sub-section 5 (3b) of the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903 in accordance with sub-section (3) of this section, the reference in that first-mentioned sub-section to the Minister of State for Administrative Services shall be construed as a reference to the Minister of State administering this Act.".

By-laws
28. Section 111 of the Telecommunications Act 1975 is amended by omitting sub-sections (2) and (3) and substituting the