Power to intercept, open or detain any item or deliver item to customs authority
Section 9 of the Post Office Act, 2023 deals with power to intercept, open or detain any item or deliver item to customs authority. The Central Government may, by notification, empower any officer to cause any item in course of transmission by the Post Office to be intercepted, opened or detained in the interest of the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, emergency, or public safety or upo The Act came into force on 18 Jun 2024.
(1) The Central Government may, by notification, empower any officer to cause any item in course of transmission by the Post Office to be intercepted, opened or detained in the interest of the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, emergency, or public safety or upon the occurrence of any contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force.
(2) The Central Government may cause any item referred to in sub-section (1) to be disposed of in such manner as it deems appropriate.
(3) The Central Government may, by notification, empower any officer of the Post Office to deliver an item, received from within or beyond the limits of India and reckoned to contain anything liable to duty or which is suspected to contain any prohibited item to such customs authority or any other authority as may be specified in the said notification, and such customs authority or any other authority shall deal with such item in accordance with the provisions of any law for the time being in force.
Section 9, The Post Office Act, 2023 (Act 43 of 2023).
Made under this section, and citing it
2 instruments name this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 9
What does Section 9 of the Post Office Act deal with?
Section 9 of the Post Office Act is headed "Power to intercept, open or detain any item or deliver item to customs authority". The Central Government may, by notification, empower any officer to cause any item in course of transmission by the Post Office to be intercepted, opened or detained in the interest of the security of the State, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, emergency, or public safety or upo
How do I find court cases under Section 9 of the Post Office Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Post Office Act 2023 9, section 9 Post Office Act 2023, section 9 of the Post Office Act. People searching for it also type post office act 2023 section 9. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 9 of the Post Office Act, and has it changed?
2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently The Post Office Regulations, 2024 (2024), then The Post Office Rules, 2024 (2024).
When did Section 9 of the Post Office Act come into force?
Section 9 of the Post Office Act, cited as Post Office Act 2023 9, came into force on 18 Jun 2024, having been enacted on 24 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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