Act Number: 6

Act Name: The Indian Post Office Act, 1898

Year: 1898

Enactment Date: 1898-03-22

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Post Offices in India.

Ministry: Ministry of Communications

Department: Department of Posts

Section 19A: Transmission by post of tickets, proposals, etc., relating to unauthorised lotteries prohibited.
    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.]
Notes:
1. Ins. by Act 7 of 1958, s. 2.
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