[Rev. 2018] (e) (f) (g) Kenya Information and Communications No. 2 of 1998 without the authority of the public postal licensee, the proof of whose authority shall lie on the person charged, knowingly enters any premises used for the purpose of the postal services and to which the public has no right of access; refuses or fails to leave any such premises when called upon so to do by an authorised employee of the public postal licensee; or wilfully and unlawfully obstructs or impedes any employee of the public postal licensee or any other person in the discharge of his duties in connection with postal services, commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years, or to a fine not exceeding three hundred thousand shillings, or to both. [Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 21.] 73. Using of fictitious stamps Any person who— (a) makes or knowingly utters, deals in, hawks, distributes, or sells any fictitious stamps or knowingly uses for postal purposes any fictitious stamps; (b) has in his possession without lawful excuse any fictitious stamp; (c) makes, issues or sends by post any stamped or embossed envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper in imitation of one issued under the authority of the public postal licensee, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding five hundred thousand shillings, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both. [Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 22.] 74. Use of certain words Any person who, without authority from the Commission, places or maintains or permits to be placed or maintained in or on any house, wall, door, window, box, pillar or other place, belonging to him or under his control, any of the following words, letters, or marks— (a) the words “post office” or “postal office”; (b) the words “letter box”, accompanied with words, letters, marks, which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the public to believe that it is a post office letter box; (c) any words, letters, or mark which signify or imply or may lead the public to believe that any house or place is a post office, or that any box is a post office letter box, commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings. [ Act No. 1 of 2009, s. 23.] 75. Transmitting prohibited articles by post Any person who— (a) sends by post any postal article which is prohibited from being so transmitted under any regulations made under this Act; 53

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