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Post Office Act, 1898 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

POST OFFICE ACT, 1898 POST OFFICE ACT, 1898 6 OF 1898 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS "The present Post Office Act was enacted in 1866, and has been amended since that date by the addition of three sections only. In 1882 section 60-A was added by Act III of 1882 authorising any officer of the Post Office, empowered in this behalf by the Governor-General in Council, to search for newspapers regarding which a notification has been published under the Sea Customs Act. In 1895, section 66 was added by Act III of that year, providing powers, in accordance with the general policy of the Postal Union for dealing with fictitious or previously used postage stamps of other countries found on letters or other articles received from abroad', and last year a further section was added by Act XVI of 1896 authorising the recovery of customs duty, when paid in advance by the Post Office, in the same manner as postage under the Act. During the last thirty years certain defects and omissions in the Act of 1866 have been brought to light, an experience has shown that express provisions of law, as contained in the Act, in respect of various matters are not suited to the present.....

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Chapter V

Title: Conditions of Transmission of Postal Articles

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....as defined in the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), edited, printed or published otherwise than inconformity with the rules laid down in this Act; and shall deliver any postal article so detained to such officer as the State Government may appoint in this behalf. (2) Any officer detaining any postal article under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall forthwith send by post to the addressee of such article, notice of the fact of such detention. (3) The State Government shall cause the contents of any postal article detained under sub-section (1) to be examined, and, if it appears to the State Government that the article contained any newspaper, book or other document, of the nature described in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1), may pass such orders as to the disposal of the article and its contents as it may deem proper, and, if it does not so appear, shall release the article and it contents, unless the same be otherwise liable to seizure under any law for the time being in force: Provided that any person interested in any article detained under theprovisions of clause (a) of sub-section (1) may, within two months from the date.....

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Chapter I

Title: Preliminary

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....Representative" omitted by the A.O. 1948. 9. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, section. 11 and Schedule. IV, for "the States". 10. Inserted by Act 2 of 1903, section.2. 11. Inserted by Act 14 of 1914, section. 3. 12. CI. (1), Inserted by the A.O. 1950 omitted by Act 25 of 1950, section. 11 and Schedule. IV. Section 3 - Meanings of "in course of transmission by post" and "delivery" For the purposes of this Act,-- (a) a postal article shall be deemed to be in course of transmission by the post from the time of its being delivered to a post office to the time of its being delivered to the addressee or of its being returned to the sender or otherwise disposed of under Chapter VII; (b) the delivery of a postal article of any description to a postman or other person authorized to receive postal articles of that description for the post shall be deemed to be a delivery to a post office; and (c) the delivery of a postal article at the house or office of the addressee, or to the addressee or his servant or agent or other person considered to be authorized to receive the article according to the usual manner of delivering postal.....

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 2

Title: Definitions

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....11 and Schedule. IV, for "the States". 3. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, section. 11 and Schedule. IV, for "the States". 4. Substituted by the A.O. 1937, for the G.G. in C.". 5. The words "or the Crown Representative" omitted by the A.O. 1948. 6. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, section. 11 and Schedule. IV, for "the States". 7. Substituted by A.O. 1937, for "the G.G. in C.". 8. The words "or the Crown Representative" omitted by the A.O. 1948. 9. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, section. 11 and Schedule. IV, for "the States". 10. Inserted by Act 2 of 1903, section.2. 11. Inserted by Act 14 of 1914, section. 3. 12. CI. (1), Inserted by the A.O. 1950 omitted by Act 25 of 1950, section. 11 and Schedule. IV.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Chapter III

Title: Postage

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....in the Official Gazette, declare what packets may be sent by the inland post as book, pattern and sample packets within the meaning of this Act. Section 8 - Power to make rules as to payment of postage and fees in certain cases The Central Government may, by rule,-- (a) require the prepayment of postage on inland postal articles or any class of inland postal articles, and prescribe the manner in which prepayment shall be made; (b) prescribe the postage to be charged on inland postal articles when the postage is not prepaid or is insufficiently prepaid; (c) provide for the redirection of postal articles and the transmission by post of articles so redirected, either free of charge or subject to such further charge as may be specified in the rules; and (d) prescribe the fees to be charged for the "express delivery" of postal articles, in addition to, or instead of, any other postage chargeable thereon under this Act. Explanation.--"Express delivery" means delivery by a special messenger or conveyance. Section 9 - Power to make rules as to registered newspapers (1) The Central Government may make rules providing for the registration of newspapers for.....

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 7

Title: Power to Fix Rates of Inland Postage

State: Central

Year: 1898

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix the rates of postage and other sums to be charged in respect of postal articles sent by the inland post under this Act, and may make rules as to the scale of weights, terms and conditions subject to which the rates so fixed shall be charged: Provided that the highest rate of postage, when prepaid, shall not exceed the rate set forth for each class of postal articles in the First Schedule. (2) Unless and until such notification as aforesaid is issued, the rates set forth in the said Schedule shall be the rates chargeable under this Act. (3) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare what packets may be sent by the inland post as book, pattern and sample packets within the meaning of this Act.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 22

Title: Power to Postpone Despatch or Delivery of Certain Postal Articles

State: Central

Year: 1898

(1) Where the despatch or delivery from a post office of letters would be delayed by the despatch or delivery therefrom at the same time of book, pattern or sample packets and parcels, or any of them, such packets or parcels, or any of them, may, subject to such rules as the Central Government may make in this behalf, be detained in the Post Office so long as may be necessary. (2) Where separate parcel posts are established, parcels maybe forwarded and conveyed by them, being detained, if necessary, in the Post Office for that purpose.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 23

Title: Power to Deal with Postal Articles Posted in Contravention of Act

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....Post Master General in this behalf may open or unfasten any newspaper or any book, pattern or sample packet, in course of transmission by post, which he suspects to have been sent by post in contravention of1[section 20, clause (a), or of] section 21 or of any of the provisions of this Act relating to postage. (3) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (1)-- (a) any postal article sent by post in contravention of the provisions of section 192[or section 19A] may, under the authority of the Post Master General, if necessary, be opened and destroyed; and 3[(b) any postal article sent by post in contravention of the provisions of section 20 may be disposed of in such manner as the Central Government may, by rule, direct.] __________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 3 of 1912, section. 3. 2. Inserted by Act 7 of 1958, section. 3. 3. Substituted by Act 3 of 1912, section. 3.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Section 25

Title: Power to Intercept Notified Goods During Transmission by Post

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....contain such goods] to such officer as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf, and such goods may be disposed of in such manner as the Central Government may direct.4[In carrying out any such search, such officer of the Post Office may open or unfasten, or cause to be opened or unfastened, any newspaper or any book, pattern or sample packet in course of transmission by post.] __________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 2 of 1930, section. 40 and Schedule. II. 2. Substituted by Act 25 of 1950, section. 11 and Schedule. IV, for "the States." 3. Substituted by Act 3 of 1912, section. 5, for "all such goods found". 4. Inserted by Act 3 of 1912 section. 5.

Indian Post Office Act, 1898 Chapter XI

Title: Supplemental

State: Central

Year: 1898

.....five hundred grams Rs. 12.00 For every five hundred grams, or fraction thereof, exceeding five hundred grams Rs. 15.00" Section 75 - Delegation of powers, other than rule-making powers to Director General The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette authorize, cither absolutely or subject to conditions, the Director General to exercise any of the powers conferred upon the Central Government by this Act, oilier than a power to make rules. Section 76 - [Repeal] [Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1914 (10 of 1914), section. 3 and Schedule. II.] Section 77 - Saving [Repealed] [Rep. by the Repealing and Amending Act, 1952 (48 of 1952), section. 2 and Schedule. I.]