TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1898

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 19A

Transmission by Post of Tickets, Proposals, Etc., Relating to Unauthorised Lotteries Prohibited

Section Text


1[19A. Transmission by post of tickets, proposals, etc., relating to unauthorised lotteries prohibited

No person shall send by post,--

(a) any ticket, proposal or advertisement relating to a lottery; or

(b) any other matter descriptive of, or otherwise relating to, a lottery, which is calculated to act as an inducement to persons to participate in that lottery.

Explanation.--In this section "lottery" does not include a lottery organised or authorized by the Government.]

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1. Inserted by Act 7 of 1958, section. 2.