of postal articles between (India) and the United Kingdom or such
possession or coun
try, the Central Government may, in conformity with
the provisions of such arrangements, declare what postage rates and
other sums shall be charged in respect of such postal articles, and
may make rules as to the scale of weight, terms and conditions
subject
to which the rates so declared shall be charged.
(2) Unless and until such declaration as aforesaid is made, the existing
rates and regulations shall continue in force.
11. Liability for payment of postage.
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(1) The addressee of a postal
artic
le on which postage or any other sum chargeable under this Act is
due, shall be bound to pay the postage or sum so chargeable on his
accepting delivery of the postal article, unless he forthwith returns it
unopened:
Provided that, if any such postal artic
le appears to the
satisfaction of the Post Master General to have been maliciously sent
for the purpose of annoying the addressee, he may remit the postage.
(2) If any postal article on which postage or any other sum chargeable
under this Act is due, is r
efused or returned as aforesaid, or if the
addressee is dead or cannot be found, then the sender shall be bound
to pay the postage or sum due thereon under this Act.
12.
Recovery
of postage and other sums due in respect of
postal articles.
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If any person
refuses to pay any postage or other sum
due from him under this Act in respect of any postal article, the sum so
due may, on application made by an officer of the Post Office
authorized in this behalf by the written order of the Post Master
General, be re
covered for the use of the Post Office from the person so
refusing, as if it were a fine imposed under this Act, by any Magistrate
having jurisdiction where that person may for the time being be
resident; and the Post Master General may further direct that
any other
postal article, not being on [Government] service, addressed to that
person shall be withheld from him until the sum so due is paid or
recovered as aforesaid.
13.
Customs duty paid by the Post Office to be recoverable as
postage.
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When a posta
l article, on which any duty of customs is
payable, has been received by post from any place beyond the limits of
[India], and the duty has been paid by the postal authorities at any
customs
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port or elsewhere, the amount of the duty shall be recoverable
as
if it were postage due under this Act.
14.
Post Office marks prima facie evidence of certain facts
denoted.
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In every proceeding for the recovery of any postage or other
sum alleged to be due under this Act in respect of a postal arti