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No. 6 of 1900.
POST OFFICE.
[Originally No. 24 of 1900. No. 17 of 1915. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
* Short title. † Interpreta-tion. ‡ No. 6 of 1900.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Post Office.
[20th October, 1900.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Post Office Ordinance, 1900.
2.--(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), in this Ordinance,
(a) "Consignees' letter" means any letter forwarded by any vessel on the same voyage as and relating to goods and merchandise on board of such vessel.
(b) "Contract vessel" means any vessel under contract for the conveyance of letter bags and correspondence.
(c) "Correspondence" means any letter, newspaper, book, pamphlet, document, or package, or other article whatsoever transmitted by post, whether in a closed mail or having been placed loose on board any vessel for transmission; and a letter or other article shall be deemed to be correspondence from the time of its arrival within the limits of the Colony, if brought to the Colony by post, or from the time of its delivery to the Post Office, if not so brought, and in either case shall continue to be deemed correspondence to the time of its delivery from the Post Office; and delivery to or by any person authorised to receive or deliver letter bags or correspondence on behalf of the Postmaster General shall be a delivery to or from the Post Office.
(d) "Letter bag" means any bag, basket, box, or package, or other envelope or covering, in which correspondence is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain correspondence.
(e) "Master of a vessel" means any person in charge of a vessel, whether commander, mate, or other person.
(f) "Officer of the Post Office" includes the Postmaster General, the Assistant Postmaster General, and every postmaster, assistant postmaster, agent, officer, clerk, letter-carrier, or any other person employed in any business of the
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924. Revenue officers may arrest without warrant in respect of offences against the provisions of this Ordinance. See No. 2 of 1917.
† As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
‡ As amended by No. 17 of 1915 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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1074
No. 6 of 1900.
POST OFFICE.
[Originally
No. 24 of 1900.
No. 17 of 1915. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.]
*
Short title. t
Interpreta-
tion.
‡
No. 6 of 1900.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the laws relating
to the Post Office.
[20th October, 1900.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Post Office Ordi- nance, 1900.
2.--(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), in this Ordinance,
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(a) Consignees' letter" means any letter forwarded by any vessel on the same voyage as and relating to goods and merchandise on board of such vessel.
(b) "Contract vessel" means any vessel under contract for the conveyance of letter bags and correspondence.
(e) "Correspondence" means any letter, newspaper, book, pamphlet, document, or package, or other article whatsoever transmitted by post, whether in a closed mail or having been placed loose on board any vessel for transmission; and a letter or other article shall be deemed to be correspondence from the time of its arrival within the limits of the Colony, if brought to the Colony by post, or from the time of its delivery to the Post Office, if not so brought, and in either case shall continue to be deemed correspondence to the time of its delivery from the Post Office; and delivery to or by any person authorised to receive or deliver letter bags or correspondence on behalf of the Postmaster General shall be a delivery to or from the Post Office.
(d) "Letter bag" means any bag, basket, box, or package, or other envelope or covering, in which correspondence is conveyed, whether it does or does not contain correspondence. (e) "Master of a vessel" means any person in charge of a vessel, whether commander, mate, or other person.
(f) "Officer of the Post Office" includes the Postmaster General, the Assistant Postmaster General, and every post- master, assistant postmaster, agent, officer, clerk, letter- carrier, or any other person employed in any business of the
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924. Revenue officers may arrest without warrant in respect of offences against the provisions of this Ordinance. See No. 2 of 1917.
† As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
As amended by No. 17 of 1915 and Law Rev. Ord., 1924.
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