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delivery of any postal packet addressed to some other person, which is in course of transmission by post or which has been transmitted by post, is prevented or delayed or impeded, either with intent to injure such other person or with intent to obtain some benefit for himself.
28. No person shall fraudulently retain, or wilfully secrete or keep or detain, or when required by an officer of the Post Office neglect or refuse to deliver up-
(a) any postal packet or any mail bag which ought to have
been delivered to any other person; or
(b) any postal packet or any mail bag which has been found by him or by any other person. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)
29. No person shall without lawful authority or excuse-
Unlawful retention of postal packets. 1908 c. 48, s. 53.
Unlawful opening, etc., of
(a) open any postal packet or take any of the contents out of any postal packet; or
(b) open any mail bag or take any postal packet or any of the contents of any postal packet out of any mail bag; or
(c) have in his possession any postal packet or mail bag or any of the contents of any postal packet or mail bag; or
(d) delay any postal packet or mail bag.
30. No person shall place in or against any post office letter box any fire, match, light or fluid, or any explosive, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance, or injure or disfigure or do anything likely to injure or disfigure any post office letter box or any of its contents.
31. (1) No person shall without lawful authority make on any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper, for the purpose of being sent by post or of being otherwise used, any word, letter or mark, in imitation of or similar to or purporting to be, any word, letter or mark used by any postal authority, British or foreign, or any word, letter or mark which signifies or implies, or might reasonably lead the recipient thereof to believe, that the postal packet bearing such word, letter or mark is sent on Her Majesty's service.
(2) No person shall without lawful authority or excuse make any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper in imitation of, or similar to or purporting to be, an envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper issued by or under the authority of any postal authority, British or foreign.
(3) No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper the making of which is prohibited by this section, or upon which there appears any word, letter or mark the making of which is prohibited by this section.
1908 c. 48. ss. 51 & 56.
Damaging, etc., letter boxes.
1908 c. 48, ss. 61 & 61.
Prohibition of imitation of certain marks, etc.
1908 c. 48. s. 64.
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delivery of any postal packet addressed to some other person, which is in course of transmission by post or which has been transmitted by post, is prevented or delayed or impeded, either with intent to injure such other person or with intent to obtain some benefit for himself.
28. No person shall fraudulently retain, or wilfully secrete or keep or detain, or when required by an officer of the Post Office neglect or refuse to deliver up-
(a) any postal packet or any mail bag which ought to have
been delivered to any other person; or
(b) any postal packet or any mail bag which has been found by him or by any other person. (Amended, 33 of 1939, Supp. Schedule, G.N. 840/40)
29. No person shall without lawful authority or excuse-
Unlawful retention of postal packets. 1908 c. 48, s. 53.
Unlawful opening, etc., of
(a) open any postal packet or take any of the contents out of postal packets.
any postal packet; or
(b) open any mail bag or take any postal packet or any of the contents of any postal packet out of any mail bag; or
(c) have in his possession any postal packet or mail bag or any
of the contents of any postal packet or mail bag; or
(d) delay any postal packet or mail bag.
30. No person shall place in or against any post office letter box any fire, match, light or fluid, or any explosive, dangerous, filthy, noxious or deleterious substance, or injure or disfigure or do anything likely to injure or disfigure any post office letter box or any of its contents.
31. (1) No person shall without lawful authority make on any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper, for the purpose of being sent by post or of being otherwise used, any word, letter or mark, in imitation of or similar to or purporting to be, any word, letter or mark used by any postal authority, British or foreign, or any word, letter or mark which signifies or implies, or might reasonably lead the recipient thereof to believe, that the postal packet bearing such word, letter or mark is sent on Her Majesty's service.
(2) No person shall without lawful authority or excuse make any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper in imitation of, or similar to or purporting to be, an envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper issued by or under the authority of any postal authority, British or foreign.
(3) No person shall without lawful authority or excuse have in his possession any envelope, wrapper, card, form or paper the making of which is prohibited by this section, or upon which there appears any word, letter or mark the making of which is prohibited by this section.
1908 c. 48. ss. 51 & 56.
Damaging, etc., letter boxes.
1908 c. 48, ss. 61 & 61.
Prohibition of imitation of certain marks. etc.
1908 c. 48. s. 64.
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