Section 19A
Transmission by post of tickets, proposals, etc., relating to unauthorised lotteries prohibited.
The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Post Offices in India.
1[19A. Transmission by post of tickets, proposals, etc., relating to unauthorised lotteries
prohibited.--No person shall send by post,--
(a) any ticket, proposal or advertisement relating to a lottery; or
(b) any other matter descriptive of, or otherwise relating to, a lottery, which is calculated to act as an inducement to persons to participate in that lottery.
Explanation.--In this section "lottery" does not include a lottery organised or authorised by the Government.]
(a) any ticket, proposal or advertisement relating to a lottery; or
(b) any other matter descriptive of, or otherwise relating to, a lottery, which is calculated to act as an inducement to persons to participate in that lottery.
Explanation.--In this section "lottery" does not include a lottery organised or authorised by the Government.]
Notes
1. Ins. by Act 7 of 1958, s. 2.