LawgistThe Indian Post Office Act
27AProhibition of transmission by post of certain newspapers
1[27A. Prohibition of transmission by post of certain newspapers.--No newspaper printed and published in 2[India] without conforming to the rules laid down in the Press, and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), shall be transmitted by post.]
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1. Ins. by Act 14 of 1922, s. 6 and the Fourth Schedule.
2. Subs. by Act 25 of 1950, s. 11 and the Fourth Schedule, for "the States".
CONDITIONS OF TRANSMISSION OF POSTAL ARTICLES
- 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
