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Definitions. |
| CHAPTER I. POWERS AND RIGHTS OF THE POSTMASTER-GENERAL |
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Administration and control of the department
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Postmaster-General to prescribe fees, etc., for services rendered
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4. |
Postmaster-General may enter into mail contracts |
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Ocean mail contracts and discouragement of shipping combinations
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Ocean mail contract to be ratified by Parliament
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Exclusive privilege of Postmaster-General |
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Agreement with local governing bodies, etc., for special postal facilities
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9. |
Conveyance of mails by railway or trainway
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10. |
Conveyance of postal officers
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11. |
Postal officers, vehicles, mails etc., exempt from tolls |
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Postal officers vehicles, etc., to have precedence in public streets, etc.
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| CHAPTER II. TRANSMISSION OF POSTAL ARTICLES |
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Rates of postage
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14. |
Transmission without payment
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Petitions to Governor-General and Parliament exempt from postage
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16. |
Definition of newspaper and supplement thereto
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17. |
Registration of newspaper with Postmaster-General
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18. |
Newspapers published outside Union |
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Letters to have precedence over other articles in certain circumstances
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20. |
Regulation of postal articles
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21. |
Insurance of postal articles |
22. |
When postal articles deemed to be in course of transmission. or to be posted or delivered
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Redirection and interception of postal articles |
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Articles deemed to be posted in contravention of Act
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Articles to be sent by postmasters to returned letter office for disposal
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Articles subject to customs duty |
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Articles other than letters may be opened for examination
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Treatment of unclaimed letters in returned letter office
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Unclaimed articles of value and articles posted in contravention of Act
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Sender of undelivered article liable for all charges due thereon
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Delay in transmission, return to sender or delivery to other than addresses of article prohibited |
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Undelivered articles of no value and newspapers may be destroyed
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Articles addressed to insolvent persons
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Articles addressed to deceased persons
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Articles addressed to persons conducting lottery or dealing in indecent or obscene matter
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36. |
Notice of departure of vessels
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Masters of vessels to convey mails tendered to them
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Masters of vessels to afford facilities for dealing with articles posted on board| |
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Payment for conveyances of mails by non-contract vessels
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Custody of mails on board vessels
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Mails and gratuity to be returned if vessel does not depart according to notice given
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Letters arriving by vessel to be delivered to post office by master
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Declaration to be made by masters on arrival of mails |
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Penalty for retention by any person on board a vessel of letter which should have been delivered to post office
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Vessels not to report, etc., until declaration signed by master
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| CHAPTER III. REMITTANCE AND COLLECTION OF MONEY THROUGH POST OFFICE |
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Remittance of money through department
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Postmaster-General may refuse to issue or pay money orders, postal orders, etc. to certain persons
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Collection of money through department
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Manner of making demand for money to be collected through department |
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Presentation of prescribed document for collection of money to e of same force as legal demand
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51. |
Money orders etc., to be deemed bank notes, etc., in the case of forger
or theft and unissued postal orders deemed public money
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| CHAPTER IV. POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK |
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Constitution of Savings Bank
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Limits of deposits |
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Deposits for minors, or in the name of married women
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Deposits by certain societies
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Interest
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Method of obtaining repayments
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Trust deposits
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Repayments in event of depositor or trustee becoming insane
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Repayment in event of death of trustee or person on whose behalf amount was deposited |
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Method of dealing with deposits in case of depositor’s death
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Payment of deposits to representatives of illegitimate depositors
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Account of deposits distributed under section 59, 61 or 62 to be forwarded to the Master
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Settlement of certain disputes in regard to deposits
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Secrecy to be observed
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Accounts of deposits to be kept and moneys paid to Public Debt Commissioners for investment
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Accounts to be laid before Parliament by Postmaster-General
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Expenses of working bank to be paid out of money provided by Parliament |
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Amounts standing to credit of any depositor may be paid into revenue if
no deposit or withdrawal made during period of fifteen years
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70. |
Transfer of deposits from another country
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71. |
Deposits to have security of revenue
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72. |
Issue of certificates to Savings Bank depositors |
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Certificates may only be issued to depositors in Savings Bank and not to be transferable
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Fee in respect of each certificate
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Certificates to be signed by responsible officer and countersigned by the Postmaster-General |
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Rate of interest on certificates
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Savings Bank certificate repayable on notice
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| CHAPTER V. TELEGRAPHS |
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Postmaster-General to have exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs
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Postmaster-General may take over private lines after notice
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Right of entry and to construct lines across any lands, etc.
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Lines may be laid under streets, etc.
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Compensation for injury to property
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Removal of lines at request of local authority or other person
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84. |
Gates in fences |
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Animals to be allowed grazing and water
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86. |
Trees obstructing telegraph lines
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87. |
Height or depth of lines
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Person establishing electrical works to conform to certain requirements of Postmaster-General
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89. |
Order of transmission of telegrams
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90. |
Telegrams which may be refused transmission |
| CHAPTER VI. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES |
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Forging, etc. of stamps, dies, etc
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Removing marks from stamps, etc., with intent to defraud
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93. |
Negligence or intoxication wile in charge of mail, false report of
assault, and irregularly receiving, conveying, or delivering of postal
articles
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94. |
Fraudulent, injurious and offensive practices in connection with postal articles and premises
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95. |
Placing of anything dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious in or
against any post office, and theft of or stopping with intent to rob
any mail or postal article |
96. |
Irregular opening of or tampering with mail or irregular destruction, secretion or opening of postal articles
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97. |
Wilfully obstructing or delaying mail
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98. |
Wilful opening or delay by any person other than officer of postal article or telegram addressed to another person
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99. |
Unauthorized use of words “Post Office”, “Royal Mail”, etc.
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100 | Unauthorized entry of premises, obstruction of course of business, and
refusal to comply with regulations issued by Postmaster-General |
101 | Fraudulent issue or presentation or sending of communications regarding money orders, postal orders, etc.
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102 | Personating officers of the department with fraudulent intent
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103 | False declarations
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104 | Theft, destruction, forging or alteration of telegrams
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105 | Divulging contents of telegram
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106 | Erection of telegraph lines without authority
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107 | Injury to telegraph lines, etc., and arrest of offenders
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18 | Accidental or negligent injury to telegraph lines, etc.
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109 | Attempting to commit or procuring commission of offences
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110 | Penalty for offences for which no special penalty provided
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111 | Postmaster-General may settle certain cases
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112 | In criminal proceedings, etc., property in postal articles, moneys, money orders, etc., may be laid in Postmaster-General |
113 | Evidence: acceptance of official marks
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114 | Deputy may appear for Postmaster-General
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| CHAPTER VII. MISCELLANEOUS |
115 | Non-liability of department
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116 | Documents prescribed to be exempt from all duties |
117 | Moneys received to form part of postal revenue
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118 | Detention of postal articles and telegrams suspected of being concerned
with crimes or offences and handing over of same to public prosecutor
on authority of Attorney-General, etc.
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119 | Imprisonment where fine is not paid
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120 | Regulation of manner of export of unwrought gold, etc.
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121 | Officers to take oath
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122 | Repeal of laws
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123 | Short title |
1st Sch. | FIRST SCHEDULE. [sic - no title] [s121] |
2nd Sch. |
SECOND SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s122] |