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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Finance Act, 1999 Section 136

AMENDMENT OF ACT 6 OF 1898 In the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, with effect from such date as the Central Government

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Finance Act, 1999 Section 136 is part of Finance Act, 1999 - AMENDMENT OF ACT 6 OF 1898 In the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, with effect from such date as the Central Government. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

See Section 7) INLAND POSTAGE RATES Letters For a weight not exceeding twenty grams Rs 3.00 For every twenty grams, or fraction thereof, exceeding twenty grams Rs 3.00 Letter-cards For a letter-card Rs 2.00 Postcards Postcards (not being postcards containing printed communication or competition postcards) Single 25 paise Reply 50 paise Printed Postcards Postcards containing printed communication (not being competition postcards) For a postcard Rs 2.00 Explanation.-A postcard shall be deemed to contain a printed communication, if any matter (except the name and address of, and other particulars relating to, the sender and the place and date of despatch) is recorded by printing or by cyclostyling or by any other mechanical process, not being typewriting, on any part of the postcard except the right-hand half of the address-side thereof. Competition postcards For a postcard Rs 4.00 Explanation.-A postcard shall be deemed to be a competition postcard if it is used in response to any competition organised on or through television, radio, newspaper, magazine or any other media. Book pattern and sample packets For the first fifty grams or fraction thereof Rs 2.00 For every additional fifty grams, or fraction thereof, in excess of fifty grams Rs 3.00 Registered newspapers For a weight not exceeding fifty grams 15 paise For a weight exceeding fifty grams but not exceeding one hundred grams 25 paise For every additional one hundred grams, or fraction thereof, exceeding one hundred grams 10 paise In the case of more than one copy of the same issue of a registered newspaper being carried in the same packet- For a weight not exceeding one hundred grams 25 paise For every additional one hundred grams, or fraction thereof, exceeding one hundred grams 10 paise: Provided that such packet shall not be delivered at: any addressee's residence but shall be given to a recognised agent at the Post Office. Parcels For a weight not exceeding five hundred grams Rs 12.00 For every five hundred grams, or fraction thereof, exceeding five hundred grams Rs 15.00.".

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What does Finance Act, 1999 Section 136 provide?

Section Section 136 of the Finance Act, 1999 (AMENDMENT OF ACT 6 OF 1898 In the Indian Post Office Act, 1898, with effect from such date as the Central Government) is reproduced on this page as part of the Finance Act, 1999. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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