(1) In a situation of any public
emergency or for the sake of maintaining public peace and security (law
and order), the Government of Nepal or for this purpose, any officer
authorized by the government of Nepal may issue written order to withheld
or finalize the case of any specific postal article or any specific goods in the
course of dispatch.
(2) In case, a question arises as to whether or not any public
emergency situation has emerged or any action for public peace and
security, the certificate issued by the Government of Nepal in this regard
shall be regarded as an evidence.
21. Authority to take action on the postal article bearing fake or
cancelled stamp :
28 (1) If any postal article bearing a fake or cancelled
stamp is received from the postal service, the concerned postmaster shall
fix the dead line and issue written notice ordering the addressee to be
present physically or send an authorized person to the post office to take
delivery of the article.
(2) If the addressee or his/her representative appears before the Post
Office within the deadline and agrees to handover the fake or used stamp
and the portion mentioned the name and address of the sender to the
postmaster, such a postal article shall be delivered to the addressee or
his/her representative.
(3) In a case, where the addressee or his/her representative does not
appear or does not agree to handover the concerned portion of the postal
article required as referred to in Sub-section (1), the postal article shall not
be delivered to the addressee or his/her representative; in such a situation
the matter shall be resolved as prescribed by the Director General.
Explanation : For the purpose of this Section, “postage stamp” also
includes a postage stamp of a foreign country.