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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 40

Duty of Master of Ship, Departing from Any Port in India and Not Being a Mail Ship, to Convey Mail Bags

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Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 40 is part of Indian Post Office Act, 1898 - Duty of Master of Ship, Departing from Any Port in India and Not Being a Mail Ship, to Convey Mail Bags. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The master of ship, not being a mail ship, about to depart from any port in1[India] to any port within, or any port or place beyond,1[India], shall receive on board any mail bag tendered to him by any officer of the Post Office for conveyance, granting a receipt there for in such form as the Central Government may, by rule, prescribe, and shall, without delay, deliver the same at the port or place of destination.

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1. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, sec. 11 and Sch. IV, for "the States".

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What does Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 40 provide?

Section Section 40 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (Duty of Master of Ship, Departing from Any Port in India and Not Being a Mail Ship, to Convey Mail Bags) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898. 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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