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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 42

Allowance of Gratuities for Conveyance of Postal Articles by Ships Other Than Mail Ships

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Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 42 is part of Indian Post Office Act, 1898 - Allowance of Gratuities for Conveyance of Postal Articles by Ships Other Than Mail Ships. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare what gratuities shall be allowed to masters of ships, not being mail ships, in respect of postal articles received by them for conveyance on behalf of the Post Office; and the master of a ship, not being a mail ship, about to leave any port in '[India] as aforesaid shall, if he receives on board a mail bag for conveyance, be entitled to demand and obtain immediately the amount of the gratuity payable under this section in respect of the mail bag and its contents.

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What does Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 42 provide?

Section Section 42 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (Allowance of Gratuities for Conveyance of Postal Articles by Ships Other Than Mail Ships) 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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