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Articles Prohibited
from Transmission by Post |
| 1. |
Anything injurious. |
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a) |
explosive, dangerous,
filthy, noxious or deleterious substance. |
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b) |
any sharp instrument not
protected. |
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c) |
any living creature
which is either noxious or likely to
injure postal articles or postal officer in course of
transmission by post. |
| 2. |
Tickets, proposals etc
relating to unauthorized lotteries (does not include
lottery organized or authorized by government.) |
| 3. |
Anything indecent. |
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Articles which can be
registered: |
| a. |
Letters. |
| a. |
Letter Cards. |
| a. |
Book and Pattern Packets. |
| a. |
Blind Literature Packets. |
| a. |
Parcels / newspapers
prepaid with postage at newspaper rates of postage. |
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Articles for which
Registration is compulsory |
| a. |
Are not delivered through
post box or post bag. |
| b. |
Any insured article. |
| c. |
Any article containing
valuables such as cheque, bills of exchange etc. |
| d. |
Any article bearing the
word “registered”. |
| e. |
Any Value Payable
article. |
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Infringement of
Conditions |
| 1. General |
| Unpaid/ Insufficiently
Paid Articles |
| a. |
Are not delivered through
post box or post bag. |
| b. |
Are not included for
dispatch during late fee hours. |
| c. |
Can be delivered at
window of the post office if the addressee calls at the
post office
for taking delivery. |
| d. |
If there is any
postage due on registered articles they are not entered
in the special
delivery list. |
| e. |
If addressee refuses
to take delivery of the article, it is returned to the
sender and the
sender has to pay the taxed amount. |
| f. |
In respect of all
unpaid/ insufficiently paid articles, double the
postage/ double the
deficiency of postage subject to minimum of Re1/- will
be collected. |
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2. Post Cards |
| a. |
Post card will be treated
as letter and the difference will be collected in the
following
cases: |
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i) |
Any private communication
appears on the address portion of the postcard. |
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ii) |
If the post card is
cut/altered/folded. |
| b. |
Nothing may be attached
to post card except: |
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i) |
Stamps in payment of
postage or other postal fees or stamp duty |
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ii) |
A label pasted to the
card, bearing the name and address of the sender. |
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iii) |
Engravings,
illustrations, drawings and photographs on very thin
paper and completely adherent to the card. |
| c. |
Double the deficiency of
postage will be collected in the following cases: |
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i) |
Any stamps other than
postage stamps are affixed. |
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ii) |
A post card once
delivered, is reposted for redirection in a letter box
at a different post town. |
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3. Inland Letter Card |
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Inland Letter Card
will be treated as a letter and double the deficiency
will be collected in the following cases: |
| a. |
If a private inland
letter card weighs more than five grams. |
| b. |
If there are any
enclosures. |
| c. |
The words “Inland
Letter Card” is not printed on the outside at the top
left hand corner on the address side of every folded
letter of private manufacture. |
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4. Book Packet |
| a. |
If the book packet is
more than the size and weight prescribed it shall be
returned to sender after canceling the postage stamps if
any. |
| b. |
If any private
communication is enclosed or the envelope is closed, the
book packet will be treated as letter or parcel
whichever is less and single deficiency will be
collected. |
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5. Book Packet
Containing Printed Books And Periodicals |
| a. |
If the book packet is
more than the size and weight prescribed, it shall be
returned to sender after canceling the postage stamps if
any. |
| b. |
If the book packet
contains any private communication or envelope it will
be treated as letter or parcel whichever is less and
single deficiency will be collected. |
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6. Pattern And
Sample Packets |
| a. |
If the article is more
than the size and weight prescribed, it shall be
returned to sender after canceling the postage stamps if
any. |
| b. |
If found to contain
anything not permitted in rules, it will be charged on
delivery; with letter or parcel postage whichever may be
less. |
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7. Registered
Newspapers The article will
be treated as a Book Packet or Book Packet containing
periodicals. |
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8. Blind Literature
Packets The article will be
treated as a letter or parcel, whichever is less, and it
will be charged. |
| 9. Parcels |
| a. |
Prepayment of postage is
compulsory. |
| b. |
If more than one
communication is enclosed in a parcel, each of those
communications will be treated as unpaid letter and
double the amount of postage will be collected. |
| c. |
Unregistered parcels
posted in letter boxes will be compulsorily registered.
If the parcel is refused by the addressee, the article
will be delivered to the sender and registration charge
will be collected. |
Prohibitions,
Special Conditions and Infringements