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1682

No. 7 of 1926.

[s. 32 contd.]

POST OFFICE.

(i) any seditious publication within the meaning of any enactment relating to sedition;

(j) any postal packet which without lawful authority or excuse contains or bears any imitation or representation of any postage stamp, British or foreign;

(k) any postal packet which purports to be prepaid with any postage stamp which in fact has been used or appears to have been used to prepay any other postal article;

(l) any imitation of any envelope, wrapper, card, form or document issued by any postal authority, British or foreign;

(m) any postal packet bearing any imitation of any words, letters or other marks used by any postal authority, British or foreign;

(n) any postal packet bearing without lawful authority any words, letters or other marks calculated to convey the impression that such postal packet has been sent on His Majesty's service;

(o) any lottery tickets or any document relating to any lottery;

(p) coin or gold or silver bullion; or

(q) anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by any regulation made under this or any other Ordinance.

(2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance.

(3) The importation by post of anything which is prohibited to be sent by post is prohibited.

(4) No person shall import any intoxicating liquor by post.

(5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside the Colony for delivery in the Colony contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct.

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1682 No. 7 of 1926. [s. 32 contd.] POST OFFICE. (i) any seditious publication within the meaning of any enactment relating to sedition; (j) any postal packet which without lawful authority or excuse contains or bears any imitation or representation of any postage stamp, British or foreign; (k) any postal packet which purports to be prepaid with any postage stamp which in fact has been used or appears to have been used to prepay any other postal article; (l) any imitation of any envelope, wrapper, card, form or document issued by any postal authority, British or foreign; (m) any postal packet bearing any imitation of any words, letters or other marks used by any postal authority, British or foreign; (n) any postal packet bearing without lawful authority any words, letters or other marks calculated to convey the impression that such postal packet has been sent on His Majesty's service; (o) any lottery tickets or any document relating to any lottery; (p) coin or gold or silver bullion; or (q) anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by any regulation made under this or any other Ordinance. (2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance. (3) The importation by post of anything which is prohibited to be sent by post is prohibited. (4) No person shall import any intoxicating liquor by post. (5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside the Colony for delivery in the Colony contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct.
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1682 No. 7 of 1926. [s. 32 contd.] POST OFFICE. (i) any seditious publication within the meaning of any enactment relating to sedition; (j) any postal packet which without lawful authority or excuse contains or bears any imitation or representation of any postage stamp, British or foreign; (k) any postal packet which purports to be prepaid with any postage stamp which in fact has been used or appears to have been used to prepay any other postal article; (1) any imitation of any envelope, wrapper, card, form or document issued by any postal authority, British or foreign ; (m) any postal packet bearing any imitation of any words, letters or other marks used by any postal authority, British or foreign; (n) any postal packet bearing without lawful authority any words, letters or other marks calculated to convey the impression that such postal packet has been sent on His Majesty's service; (o) any lottery tickets or any document relating to any lottery; (p) coin or gold or silver bullion; or (q) anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by any regulation made under this or any other Ordinance. (2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance. (3) The importation by post of anything which is pro- hibited to be sent by post is prohibited. (4) No person shall import any intoxicating liquor by post. (5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside the Colony for delivery in the Colony contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct.
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1682

No. 7 of 1926.

[s. 32 contd.]

POST OFFICE.

(i) any seditious publication within the meaning of any enactment relating to sedition;

(j) any postal packet which without lawful authority or excuse contains or bears any imitation or representation of any postage stamp, British or foreign;

(k) any postal packet which purports to be prepaid with any postage stamp which in fact has been used or appears to have been used to prepay any other postal article;

(1) any imitation of any envelope, wrapper, card, form or document issued by any postal authority, British or foreign ;

(m) any postal packet bearing any imitation of any words, letters or other marks used by any postal authority, British or foreign;

(n) any postal packet bearing without lawful authority any words, letters or other marks calculated to convey the impression that such postal packet has been sent on His Majesty's service;

(o) any lottery tickets or any document relating to any lottery;

(p) coin or gold or silver bullion; or

(q) anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by any regulation made under this or any other Ordinance.

(2) No person shall post or tender for posting or send by post, in any particular kind of postal packet, anything if the sending of such thing by post in that kind of postal packet is prohibited by any regulation made under this Ordinance.

(3) The importation by post of anything which is pro- hibited to be sent by post is prohibited.

(4) No person shall import any intoxicating liquor by post.

(5) If any postal packet received by the Post Office from outside the Colony for delivery in the Colony contains anything the sending of which by post is prohibited by or under this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, upon such notice to the addressee as he may think reasonable, to order that such thing be forfeited to the Crown, and anything so forfeited shall be dealt with in such way as the Governor may direct.

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