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NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1963/VAISAKHA 10, 1885

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS

(Departments of Communications & Civil Aviation)

(P & T. Board)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 29th. April 1963

G.S.R. 741.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7, 8, 10, 11, 12,

28, 30, 34, 35 and 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), the Central

Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Post

Office Rules, 1933, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Post Office

(First

Amendment)

Rules, 1963.

(2) They shall come into force on the 1st May 1963.

2. In the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933—

(1) in rule 1—

(i) under the heading "Post cards", for the sub-headings "Local Delivery

Post cards" and "Other Post cards" and the entries thereunder, the

following entries shall be substituted, namely:—

"For a single post card—six naye paise

For a reply post card—twelve naye paise"

(ii) in the entries under the heading "Book, pattern and sample packets",—

(a) for the words "eight naye paise", the words "ten naye paise" shall

be substituted;

(b) for the words "three naye paise", the words "five naye paise" shall

be substituted;

(iii) in the entries under the heading "Parcels", for the words "fifty naye

paise", wherever they occur, the words, "sixty naye paise" shall be

substituted;

(2) in rule 4, for the headings "Local Delivery Business Reply Cards'' and

"Other Business Reply Cards" and the entries thereunder, the follow-

ing heading and entries shall be substituted, namely:—

"Business Reply Cards

For a single card—6 naye paise".

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(3) rule 14-A shall be omitted;

(4) in rule 16, In sub-rule (3), for the word and figure "Rs. 10", wherever

they occur, the word and figure "Rs. 100" shall be substituted;

(5) In rule 47, the second proviso to sub-rule (1) beginning with the words

"Provided further that a local Delivery Post card" and ending with

the words "at the ordinary Post card rate" shall be omitted;

(6) In rule 59, for the figure and words "50 naye palse", the figure and words

"55 naye paise" shall be substituted;

(7) In rule 64, in sub-rule (1), for the figure and words "6 naye paise", the

figure and words "10 naye paise" shall be substituted;

(8) In rule 68, for the figure and words "50 naye paise'*, the figure and words

"55 naye palse" shall be substituted;

(9) in rule 71, in sub-rules (1) and (2), for the figure and words "6 naye

palse", wherever they occur, the figure and words "10 naye palse"

shall be substituted;

(10) in rule 74, for the figure and words "37 naye paise", the figure and the

words "40 naye paise'' shall be substituted;

(11) In rule 85,—

(1) the words "Portuguese India and", wherever they occur, shall be omitted;

(ii) for the figure and letters "37 nP", the figure and letters "40 nP" shall

be substituted;

(12) In rule 92, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted,

namely:—

"(1) Where a foreign parcel contains coin, bullion, bank notes, currency

notes or any kind of securities payable to bearer, platinum, precious

stones, jewellery or articles of gold or silver, it shall not be accepted

for transmission by post unless the sender wishes to insure It. iH

a foreign parcel containing any such object of value is addressed

to a country or place to which insurance is not available, the parcel

shall be insured for its inland transit within the limits of India,

and in such cases the fee charged for Insurance shall be calculated

as follows:—

Where the value Insured does not exceed Rs, 100

40 naye palse

For every additional Rs, 100 or fraction thereof,

over Rs, 100

20 naye paise"

(13) in rule 96, for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted,

namely:—

"(2) In addition to the postage, registration fee and insurance fee where

leviable, the sender of a postal article Intended to be transmitted by

post as a value-payable postal article shall be required to pay an

additional fee calculated according to the schedule given below on

the amount specified for recovery from the addressee.

Schedule of jeez

I Not exceeding Rs. 15

5 naye paise

Amount specified

for

re- j> "Exceeding Rs. H but not

covery from the addressee

| exceeding Rs. 25

. . 10 naye paise

j Exceeding Rs. 25

., 15 naye paise"

(14) in rule 99, in sub-rule (1)—

(i)' for th« words "five days", the words "seven days", shall be substituted;

(ii) for the words "sixth day", wherever they occur, the words

"eighth

day" shall be substituted;

(iii) for the figure and words "12 naye Paise", the figure and words "15

naye Paise" shall ba substituted;

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(15) in rule 101, for the figure and words "6 naye Paise", the figure and word*

"10 naye Paise" shall be substituted;

(16) in rule 128, for the word "eight" the word "ten" shall be substituted;

(17) in rule 194, for the existing entries under the

heading

"Registration

Envelopes" the following entries shall be substituted, namely:—

"For each envelope—70 naye paise plus 10 naye paise stationery charge."

(18) in rule 195, in clause (b) of sub-rule (1), for the figure and words "3

naye Paise", the figure and words "5 naye Paise" shall be substituted;

(19) in rule 197, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted,

namely:—

"(1) The late fee shall ordinarily be chargeable at the following rates:—

Inland Postal Articles—

For each unregistered letter, letter card, post card

or packet.

io naye Paise

For each registered letter, letter card,

post rard

or packet.

JS naye Paise

Foreign Postal Articles—

For each letter, air-letter "(aerogramme), post card

or packet, whether registered or unregistered.

15 naye Paise"

(20 in rule 208, in sub-rule (3), for the words "flvo days only", the words

"seven days only" shall be substituted.

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ORDER

New Delhi, the 29th April 1963

G.8.R 742.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section

21 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), the Director-General

hereby

makes, with effect from the first May, 1903, the folTowing order further to amend

the Post Boxes Order, 1956, namely:—

1. This order may be called the Post Boxes (Amendment) Order, 1903.

2. In the Post Boxes Order, 1956 —

(i) for paragraph 8, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:—

"8. The following amounts shall be payable by the renter, namely:—

(a) The rent for the post box at the rates specified below.

U) If rented for a full official year, that is to say, from 1st April to

31st March, Rs. 25 per year.

(ii) If rented for a period of less than a full official yenr, Rs. 8 for every

three calendar months or portion thereof.

(b) A deposit equal to the cost of post box lock and key plus Rs. 2,"

(ii) for clause (c) of paragraph 24, the following clause shall be substituted

namely:—

"(c) The rental shall be:—

(i) at places where the post box system is not in force. Rs. 7 for evwy

three calendar months or part thereof or Rs. 20 per annum.

(ii) at places where tha post box system is in force:

(a) As for a post box, if a post box la not rented in addition; or

(b) Rs. 30 for each official year, that is to jay, from 1st April to 31st

March; or Rs. 9 for every three calendar months or part thereof.

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if a post box is rented in addition, (both the bag and box bearing

the same numbei), or

>ear,

that Is to

say from 1st April to

3ls1 March, or Rs 16 for every three calendar months or part

thereof, if a post bag is rented in addition to a post box with a

different number "

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