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 45: Power to provide for the issue of postal orders.
    1[(1)] The Central Government may authorise the issue, in such form as may be suitable, of money orders, to be called postal orders or by such other designation as may be deemed appropriate, for certain fixed amounts, and may make rules as to the rates of commission to be charged thereon and the manner in which, and conditions subject to which, they may be issued, paid and cancelled.
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     3[(2) The Central Government may also make rules prescribing the maximum limit of amount up to which postal orders may be issued from time to time].
Notes:
1. Section 45 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 34 of 1970, s. 2.
2. The proviso omitted by Act 34 of 1970, s. 2.
3. Ins. by s. 2, ibid.
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