190
Regulations, 1903.
Postmaster may refuse or delay payment.
Cancellation of paid postal order.
Payment of a postal order discharges the Postmaster-General.
Commencement of Regulations.
Application to Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Short title.
Extension of c. 33, respecting British possessions.
THE POST OFFICE (MONEY ORDERS) ACTS.
18. A postmaster may refuse or delay the payment of a postal order, but shall immediately report such refusal or delay, with his reasons for it, to the Postmaster-General.
19. A postmaster, upon paying a postal order, shall immediately stamp it with the proper stamp, specifying the date, and thereby cancel the order.
20. The payment of the amount of a postal order, to whomsoever made, shall discharge the Postmaster-General and his officers from all liability whatsoever in respect of that order, notwithstanding any forgery, fraud, mistake, or loss which may have been committed or may have occurred in reference to such order, or to the procuring thereof, or to obtaining the payment thereof, and notwithstanding any disregard of these Regulations, and notwithstanding anything whatsoever.
21. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st July, 1903, on and from which date the Regulations in relation to the issue and payment of postal orders, dated 9th May, 1892, are hereby repealed.
Provided that:
(1) The repeal of the said Regulations shall not-
(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect:
(b) affect anything done or suffered before these Regulations came into operation.
(2) The said Regulations of 9th May, 1892, shall remain in force in all respects in relation to any postal orders which may be in the form set forth in the schedule to the said Regulations, and which may be issued after 1st July, 1903.
22. These Regulations shall apply to the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, and the expression "United Kingdom" shall be deemed to include the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
23. These Regulations may be cited as the Postal Order (Inland) Regulations, 1903.
ACT OF 1883-46 & 47 VICT. c. 58, s. 4.
4.-(1) Whereas by reason of the form of the order issued under the 43 & 44 Vict. Post Office (Money Orders) Act, 1880, and of the provisions of that Act regarding money authorising the issue thereof by officers of the Postmaster-General only, doubts have arisen with respect to the application of the Post Office (Money Orders) Act, 1880, to orders issued in pursuance of arrangements
orders to British possessions.
190
Regula- tions, 1903.
Postmaster
may refuse or delay pay- ment.
Cancellation of paid postal order.
Payment of a postal order discharges the Post-
master-
General.
Commence- ment of Regulations.
Application to Channel
Islands and Isle of Man.
Short title.
Extension of
c. 33, respect-
THE POST OFFICE (MONEY ORDERS) ACTS.
18. A postmaster may refuse or delay the payment of a postal order, but shall immediately report such refusal or delay, with his reasons for it, to the Postmaster-General.
19. A postmaster, upon paying a postal order, shall immediately stamp it with the proper stamp, specifying the date, and thereby cancel the order.
20. The payment of the amount of a postal order, to whomsoever made, shall discharge the Postmaster-General and his officers from all liability whatsoever in respect of that order, notwithstanding any for- gery, fraud, mistake, or loss which may have been committed or may have occurred in reference to such order, or to the procuring thereof, or to obtaining the payment thereof, and notwithstanding any disregard of these Regulations, and notwithstanding anything whatsoever.
21. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st July, 1903, on and from which date the Regulations in relation to the issue and payment of postal orders, dated 9th May, 1892, are hereby repealed.
Provided that :
(1) The repeal of the said Regulations shall not-
(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect :
(b) affect anything done or suffered before these Regulations came into operation.
(2) The said Regulations of 9th May, 1892, shall remain in force in all respects in relation to any postal orders which may be in the form set forth in the schedule to the said Regulations, and which may be issued after 1st July, 1903.
22. These Regulations shall apply to the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, and the expression "United Kingdom" shall be deemed to include the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
23. These Regulations may be cited as the Postal Order (Inland) Regulations, 1903.
ACT OF 1883-46 & 47 VICT. c. 58, s. 4.
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4.-(1) Whereas by reason of the form of the order issued under the 43 & 44 Vict. Post Office (Money Orders) Act, 1880, and of the provisions of that Act ing money authorising the issue thereof by officers of the Postmaster-General only, doubts have arisen with respect to the application of the Post Office (Money Orders) Act, 1880, to orders issued in pursuance of arrangements
orders to
British pos- sessions.
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