Introductory Text
DUTIES OF POSTAGE
1.Postal packets subject to charge
2.Power of Treasury to fix rates of postage
3.Payment of postage by addressee or sender
4.Power of Treasury to carry into effect postal arrangements with foreign states
5.Postage on petitions and addresses to His Majesty or to Parliament, and on votes and parliamentary proceedings
6.Exemption of letters of seamen and soldiers
7.Recovery of postage
8.Post Office mark evidence of refusal, &c
9.Official mark to be evidence of amount of postage
10.Provision for stamps
11.Stamping paper for envelopes, &c. provided by private persons
CONDITIONS OF TRANSIT OF POSTAL PACKETS
12.Regulations as to postal packets
13.Liability for loss of postal packets
14.Power to authorise collection and delivery of letters otherwise than by post
15.Despatch and delivery of book packets, &c
16.Regulations for preventing sending by post indecent articles, &c
17.Dealing with postal packets not sent in conformity with Act
18.Postal packets with contraband goods
19.Decision as to postal packets
NEWSPAPERS
20.Publications which may be registered as newspapers
21.Registration of newspapers at Post Office
22.Newspapers under arrangement or convention
MONEY ORDERS
23.Money orders
24.Special provisions as to postal orders
25.Liability of bankers in respect of postal orders
SHIP LETTERS
26.Duties of masters of outward-bound vessels as respects mail bags
27.Duties of masters of inward-bound vessels as respects postal packets
28.Penalty for master of vessel opening mail bag
29.Duties of officers of customs as to delivery of letters by masters of vessels
30.Shipowners' letters
31.Gratuities to masters of vessels
32.Retention of ship letters after delivery of letters to Post Office
POSTMASTER-GENERAL AND OFFICERS
33.Appointment of Postmaster-General
34.General powers and rights of Postmaster-General
35.Execution of instruments of Postmaster-General
36.Proof of Post Office regulations
37.Power of deputy of Postmaster-General to give notice, or make claim, distress, &c
38.Exemption of Postmaster-General from stamp duty
39.Alienation of Post Office duties by Crown
40.Post Office expenses
41.Post Office accounts
42.Power to appoint officers
43.Exemption of officers of Post Office from certain offices
44.Surrender of clothing by officer of Post Office on ceasing to be officer
LAND
45.Holding of lands by Postmaster-General
46.Power of Postmaster-General for purchase of land
47.Power of Postmaster-General to sell or exchange lands
EXTENSION OF POSTAL FACILITIES AND ACCOMMODATION
48.Indemnity on account of extending post office accommodations
49.Power for local authority to contribute towards new post office, or undertake to pay loss on extra postal facilities
POST OFFICE OFFENCES
50.Stealing mail bag or postal packet
51.Unlawfully taking away or opening mail bag sent by vessel employed under Post Office
52.Receiver of stolen mail bag or postal packet
53.Fraudulent retention of mail bag or postal packet
54.Criminal diversion of letters from addressee
55.Stealing, embezzlement, destruction, &c. by officer of Post Office of postal packet
56.Opening or delaying postal packets
57.Carelessness, negligence, or misconduct of persons employed in carrying or delivering mail bags, postal packets, &c
58.Issuing money orders with fraudulent intent
59.Forgery and stealing of money order
60.Punishment of offences in relation to postal orders, and the poundage thereon
61.Prohibition of placing injurious substances in or against post office letter boxes
62.Prohibition of affixing placards, notices, &c. on post office letter box, &c
63.Prohibition of sending by post explosive, inflammable, or deleterious substances, or indecent prints, words, &c
64.Prohibition of imitation of post office stamps, envelopes, forms, and marks
65.Prohibition of fictitious stamps
66.Prohibition of false notice as to reception of letters
67.Obstruction of officers of Post Office
68.Provision against obstruction in neighbourhood of General Post Offices in London and Dublin
69.Endeavouring to procure the commission of any felony or misdemeanor
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
70.Recovery of fines and forfeitures
71.Summary proceedings
72.Venue
73.Provisions as to form of proceedings
74.Evidence of thing being postal packet
75.Application of fines
76.Power to compound actions
77.Saving clause as to liability
78.Recovery of sums from officers of Post Office
EXEMPTION FROM TOLLS
79.Exemption from toll
POST OFFICES AND LETTER BOXES
80.Notices in post offices
81.Regulation as to Post Office letter boxes
REGULATIONS AND WARRANTS
82.Regulations and warrants
83.Signature of Treasury warrants, consents, &c
EXTENT OF ACT
84.Application of Act to British possessions
85.Power of legislature of British possession to establish posts
86.Cesser of powers of Postmaster-General in British possession
87.Arrangements with British possessions and foreign countries as to money orders
88.Channel Islands and Isle of Man
DEFINITIONS, CONSTRUCTION, COMMENCEMENT, REPEAL, SHORT TITLE
89.Definitions
90.Meaning of “in course of transmission by post” and “delivery to or from a post office”
91.Construction of reference to Post Office Acts
92.Repeal of Acts in schedule
93.Commencement of Act
94.Short title
SCHEDULES.
FIRST SCHEDULE
Declaration by Master of Vessel
SECOND SCHEDULE
Acts repealed