46 No. 3
Obligation
of Licensee
to inform the
Authority
Electronic and Postal Communications
2010
55.(1) Where a postal article sent by post is reasonably
suspected by the licensee to be sent is in contravention of this Act,
any rules made there under or any other written law, the licensee
shall immediately inform and hand over such postal article to the
Authority or any authorised officer.
(2) On receiving the information made under sub-section (1),
an authorised officer shall detain such postal article for opening and
examination.
Disposal of
postal
articles
forfeited
under this
Act
56.(1) Where a postal article opened or examined under this
Act or of any other written law is found to be in contravention or to
have been posted in contravention, the Authority or authorised
officer may direct that the postal article be returned to the sender or
forwarded to its destination, in each case charged with such
additional postage, as the Authority may prescribes unless otherwise
dealt with under sub-sections (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this section.
(2) Any postal article sent by post contravenes section 46
may, under the directions of the Authority or authorised officer, be
forfeited and destroyed.
(3) Any postal article sent by post contravenes section 52
may, under the directions of the Authority or authorised officer, be
destroyed.
(4) Any postal article sent by post in contravention of
section 53 shall be dealt with as the Authority may direct.
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(5) Notwithstanding any provisions in any written law to
the contrary, where any postal article opened under this Act is found
to be in contravention of the Customs (Management and Tariff) Act,
shall be handed over to the customs Department to be dealt with in
accordance with that Act.