1684
No. 7 of 1926.
POST OFFICE.
Obstruction.
8 Edw. 7, c. 48, s. 67.
Laying of property. 8 Edw. 7, c. 48, s. 73.
Evidence. 8 Edw. 7, c. 48, ss. 8, 9.
Offences.
(1) be absent from duty without leave and without lawful authority or excuse.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as making or as tending to make any other section of this Ordinance inapplicable in the case of officers of the Post Office.
34. No person shall obstruct any officer of the Post Office in the execution of his duty.
35. In any prosecution under this Ordinance in respect of any mail bag or postal packet or anything which was contained in or formed part of any mail bag or postal packet, it shall be sufficient to allege such mail bag or postal packet or thing to be the property of the Postmaster General without mentioning his name.
36. In any proceeding for the recovery of any postage or other sum alleged to be due under this Ordinance in respect of any postal packet and in any prosecution under this Ordinance-
(1) the production of a postal article having thereon what appears to be any official mark of any postal authority, British or foreign, shall until the contrary is proved be primâ facie evidence of any fact stated in or indicated by such mark;
(2) the person from whom any postal article purports to have come shall until the contrary is proved be deemed to be the sender thereof; and
(3) any statement contained in any document produced from the custody of the Postmaster General which purports to be made by any postal authority, British or foreign, shall be admissible in evidence and shall until the contrary is proved be deemed to be true.
37.-(1) Every person who-
(a) acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any provision of this Ordinance or of any regulation made thereunder; or
(b) acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any condition of any licence issued under this Ordinance or under any regulation made thereunder; or
1684
No. 7 of 1926.
POST OFFICE.
Obstruction.
8 Edw. 7, c. 48, s. 67.
Laying of property. 8 Edw. 7, c. 48, s. 73.
Evidence. 8 Edw. 7, c. 48, ⚫ss. 8, 9.
Offences.
(1) be absent from duty without leave and without lawful authority or excuse.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as making or as tending to make any other section of this Ordinance inapplicable in the case of officers of the Post Office.
34. No person shall obstruct any officer of the Post Office in the execution of his duty.
35. In any prosecution under this Ordinance in respect of any mail bag or postal packet or anything which was contained in or formed part of any mail bag or postal packet, it shall be sufficent to allege such mail bag or postal packet or thing to be the property of the Postmaster General without mentioning his
name.
36. In any proceeding for the recovery of any postage or other sum alleged to be due under this Ordinance in respect of any postal packet and in any prosecution under this Ordinance-
(1) the production of a postal article having thereon what appears to be any official mark of any postal authority, British or foreign, shall until the contrary is proved be primâ facie evidence of any fact stated in or indicated by such mark;
(2) the person from whom any postal article purports to have come shall until the contrary is proved be deemed to be the sender thereof; and
(3) any statement contained in any document produced from the custody of the Postmaster General which purports to be made by any postal authority, British or foreign, shall be admissible in evidence and shall until the contrary is proved be deemed to be true.
37.-(1) Every person who-
(a) acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any provision of this Ordinance or of any regulation made there- under; or
(b) acts in contravention of or fails to comply with any condition of any licence issued under this Ordinance or under any regulation made thereunder; or
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