Lawgist21Power to make rules as to transmission by post of postal articles
1[(1) The Central Government may make rules as to the transmission of articles by post.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may--
(a) specify articles which may not be transmitted by post;
(b) prescribe conditions on which articles may be transmitted by post;
(c) provide for the detention and disposal of articles in course of transmission by post in contravention of rules made under clause (a) or clause (b);
(d) provide for the granting of receipts for, and the granting and obtaining of certificates of, posting and delivery of postal articles and the sums to be paid, in addition to any other postage, for such receipts and certificates; and
(e) regulate covers, forms, dimensions, maximum weights, and enclosures, and the use of postal articles, other than Setters, for making communications.]
(3) Postal articles shall be posted and delivered at such times and in such manner as the Director General may, by order, from time to time, appoint.
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1. Subs. by Act 3 of 1912, s. 2, for sub-sections (1) and (2).
- 18 Redelivery to sender of postal article in course of transmission by post
- 19 Transmission by post of anything injurious prohibited
- 19A Transmission by post of tickets, proposals, etc., relating to unauthorised lotteries prohibited
- 20 Transmission by post of anything indecent, etc., prohibited
- 21 Power to make rules as to transmission by post of postal articles
- 22 Power to postpone dispatch or delivery of certain postal articles
- 23 Power to deal with postal articles posted in contravention of Act
- 24 Power to deal with postal articles containing goods contraband or liable to duty
- 24A Power to deliver such articles to Customs authority
- 25 Power to intercept notified goods during transmission by post
- 26 Power to intercept postal articles for public good
- 27 Power to deal with postal articles from abroad bearing fictitious or previously used stamps
- 27A Prohibition of transmission by post of certain newspapers
- 27B Power to detain newspapers and other articles being transmitted by post
- 27C Procedure for disposal by High Court of applications for release of newspapers and articles so detained
- 27D Jurisdiction barred
