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प्रस्तावना 0
Preface
Since it is desirable to amend and unify the postal laws of Nepal to maintain the convenience of the common people,
Mr. 5 This Act has been enacted by Maharaj Adhiraj Mahendra Veer Vikram Shahdev according to Article 93 of the Constitution of Nepal.
Postal Act, 2019
Preamble - 0
Chapter - 2
Section 3: The monopoly of carrying letters shall be preserved in the Government of Nepal Section 3A: Private sector can be granted license to operate postal service Section 4: Persons who cannot carry letters Section 5: Non-liability of Nepal Government Section 5A: Duty to transport postage Section 5B: The recipient of the ghat contract should be made to agree to deliver stamps free of charge Section 5C: Not having to stick to the schedule Section 5D: Special responsibility for transportation of postage
Chapter - 3
Section 6: Authority to set internal postal fees Section 7: The right to make rules regarding the payment of postal duties and other duties Section 8: The right of the Government of Nepal to set foreign postal fees Section 9: Postage to be paid by the addresseeSection 10: Collecting postal fees or other amounts Section 11: The customs duty paid by the post office will be recovered along with the postal duty Section 12: Proof of seal of post office
Chapter - 5
Section 14: The right to make rules regarding registered newspapers and magazines Section 15: Returning postal items to the senderSection 16: Items not to be sent by post Section 16A: Things that should not be sent by ordinary mail Section 17: Power to make rules regarding dispatch of postal items by postSection 18: Delivery of postal items after collecting customs duty Section 19: Taking action in relation to goods prohibited for export or import Section 20: Right to use for public interestSection 21: Power to take action on postal items received for counterfeit stamps or expired stampsSection 22: Power to withhold newspapers, magazines and other articlesSection 23: XXXXXXXSection 24: Restriction on Jurisdiction
Chapter - 6
Section 25: Registry of postal items Section 26: Power to make rules regarding the registry Section 27: Insurance of postal itemsSection 28: Right to make insurance of postal items compulsory Section 29: Power to make rules related to insurance Section 30: Obligations of the Government of Nepal in relation to insured postal items Section 31: Valuable postal items when running through the post officeSection 32: Power to make rules regarding postal value itemsSection 33: The right to implement the arrangements with other countries
Chapter - 8
Section 37: Right to arrange checks and make related rulesSection 37A: Check Operating Fund Section 38: The sender of the check can ask for the refund of the amount according to the order and change the name of the recipient of the amount Section 39: Power to arrange postal ordersSection 40: Power to enforce arrangements with foreign countries Section 41: If a check is paid to the wrong person Section 42: Protection from liability related to checks
Chapter - 9
Section 43: Penalty for misbehavior by persons engaged in carrying or delivering postage bags or postal items Section 44: Punishment if a person engaged in carrying or delivering postage bags or postal items voluntarily leaves his work without obtaining permission or without giving notice Section 45: Punishment if a person engaged in carrying or delivering postal items falsely registers Section 46: Punishment for stealing, misappropriating, suppressing, destroying or throwing postal items etc.Section 47: Punishment for opening, withholding or delaying removal or delivery of postal items Section 47A: Punishment for obstructing the transportation of stamps Section 48: Punishment for obtaining more postage stamps and forgery of government marks Section 49: Punishment for forging, altering, suppressing or destroying post office documents Section 50: Punishment for fraudulently sending postal items without payment of postal duty Section 51: Penalty for Violation of Section 3 Section 52: Punishment for Violation of Section (4) Section 53: Punishment for violation of rules made under section 13 Section 54: Punishment for Violation of Section 16 or Section 17Section 55: Punishment for tampering with letter boxes Section 56: Punishment for tampering with a post office or letter box Section 57: Punishment for filling in false details Section 58: Punishment for stopping or opening a stamp or for getting a stamp bag wet or for delay in handing it over Section 59: Punishment for keeping wrongly delivered postal item or stamp bag Section 60: Punishment for obstructing the delivery of a letter Section 61: Punishment for erasing a document with a postage stamp or removing a postage stamp from a document Section 61A: Punishment for removing postal stamp Section 62: Punishment for using a postage stamp that has been used before Section 63: Punishment for erasing the government mark on a postage stamp Section 64: Additional punishment for offenses related to postage stamps or postal items Section 65: Punishment for attempting or abetting an offense Section 66: It will be sufficient to prove that it is the property of the post office Section 67: Cases under this Act shall be governmental Section 68: XXXXXXXSection 68A: Power to hear the case Section 68B: XXXXXXX