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c i e AT 20 of 1993 POST OFFICE ACT 1993 Post Office Act 1993 Index c i e POST OFFICE ACT 1993 Index Section Page PART 1 – THE ISLE OF MAN POST OFFICE 7 Constitution of the Post Office 7 1 Constitution of the Post Office ...................................................................................... 7 Functions of the Post Office 8 2 General duty of the Post Office ..................................................................................... 8 3 Directions by Department of Economic Development.............................................. 8 4 Powers of the Post Office ............................................................................................... 9 Financial provisions 11 5 Financial duty of Post Office ....................................................................................... 11 6 Directions as to reserves and accounts ...................................................................... 11 7 Directions to transfer sums to General Revenue ...................................................... 12 8 Restrictions on capital expenditure ............................................................................ 12 9 Borrowing powers ........................................................................................................ 12 PART 2 – POSTAL SERVICES 13 Postal monopoly 13 10 Exclusive privilege with respect to conveyance of letters....................................... 13 11 General classes of acts not infringing privilege ........................................................ 14 12 Saving for things done under licence ......................................................................... 16 General provisions 17 13 Charges terms and conditions .................................................................................... 17 14 Prohibition on sending certain articles ...................................................................... 17 15 Application of customs Acts ....................................................................................... 18 16 Detention of packets containing contraband ............................................................ 19 17 Evidence of amount due for postage etc ................................................................... 20 Limitation of liability 20 18 Exclusion of liability for post ...................................................................................... 20 19 Limited liability for registered post ........................................................................... 21 Money and postal orders 22 c AT 20 of 1993 Page 3 Index Post Office Act 1993 20 Money and postal orders ............................................................................................ 22 21 Collection of postal orders .......................................................................................... 24 22 Loss on money orders wrongly paid ......................................................................... 24 23 Fraudulent issue of money or postal order .............................................................. 24 24 Forgery etc of money or postal order ........................................................................ 24 25 Arrangements with other countries ........................................................................... 25 Stamps 25 26 Provision of stamps ...................................................................................................... 25 Conveyance of mail by sea and air 26 27 Outward bound ships .................................................................................................. 26 28 Inward bound ships and aircraft ............................................................................... 26 29 Owners’ letters .............................................................................................................. 27 30 Retaining mail after delivery of part ......................................................................... 27 31 Opening mailbags in transit ....................................................................................... 28 32 Harbour dues etc .......................................................................................................... 28 PART 3 – GENERAL OFFENCES 29 Offences 29 33 Taking or opening mailbag ......................................................................................... 29 34 Retaining mailbag or packet ....................................................................................... 29 35 Diverting mail ............................................................................................................... 29 36 Secreting mail ................................................................................................................ 30 37 Opening or delaying mail ........................................................................................... 30 38 Misconduct by postal staff etc .................................................................................... 30 39 Harming mail in post boxes ........................................................................................ 31 40 Sticking bills to post boxes .......................................................................................... 31 41 Imitation stamps, marks etc ........................................................................................ 31 42 Fictitious stamps ........................................................................................................... 32 43 Removing or re-using stamps..................................................................................... 33 44 False notice as to letter box etc ................................................................................... 33 45 Obstructing or molesting postal staff ........................................................................ 34 46 Affixing certain labels etc ............................................................................................ 35 Legal proceedings 35 47 Time-limit for summary proceedings ....................................................................... 35 48 Evidence as to postal packets ..................................................................................... 35 PART 4 – MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTAL 36 Miscellaneous 36 49 Inviolability of mails .................................................................................................... 36 50 Provision of letter boxes .............................................................................................. 36 51 Private posting boxes ................................................................................................... 37 52 Surrender of clothing by former staff ........................................................................ 37 53 Priority of debts due to Post Office ............................................................................ 38 54 Evidence of overseas charges ..................................................................................... 38 Page 4 AT 20 of 1993 c Post Office Act 1993 Index 55 Payment of certain expenses by Post Office ............................................................. 38 56 Powers of entry and search ......................................................................................... 39 57 Liability for rates ........................................................................................................... 39 Supplemental 40 58 Interpretation ................................................................................................................. 40 59 Transitional provisions, amendments and repeals .................................................. 42 60 Short title and commencement ................................................................................... 42 SCHEDULE 1 45 FURTHER PROVISIONS AS TO THE POST OFFICE 45 SCHEDULE 2 46 AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS 46 SCHEDULE 3 46 ENACTMENTS REPEALED 46 ENDNOTES 47 TABLE OF LEGISLATION HISTORY 47 TABLE OF RENUMBERED PROVISIONS 47 TABLE OF ENDNOTE REFERENCES 47 c AT 20 of 1993 Page 5 Post Office Act 1993 Section 1 c i e POST OFFICE ACT 1993 Received Royal Assent: 14 December 1993 Passed: 14 December 1993 Commenced: See section 60 AN ACT to re-enact with amendments the enactments relating to postal services. PART 1 – THE ISLE OF MAN POST OFFICE Constitution of the Post Office 1 Constitution of the Post Office [1972/11/2; 1987/14/3/4] (1) The Isle of Man Post Office Authority shall continue to be a Statutory Board, and shall henceforth be named the Isle of Man Post Office. (2) The Post Office shall consist of — (a) a chairman and a vice-chairman, who shall be members of Tynwald; and (b) no more than 3 other persons, who shall not be members of Tynwald.1 (2A) The members of the Post Office shall be appointed by the Council of Ministers, subject to the approval of Tynwald.2 (3) Schedule 2 to the Statutory Boards Act 1987 applies to the Post Office.3 (4) The further provisions relating to the Post Office in Schedule 1 shall have effect. c AT 20 of 1993 Page 7 Section 2 Post Office Act 1993 Functions of the Post Office 2 General duty of the Post Office [P1981/38/59] (1) The Post Office shall (consistently with any directions given to it under paragraph 12(1) of Schedule 2 to the Statutory Boards Act 1987 and under this Act) so exercise its powers as to provide throughout the Island (save in so far as they are not provided by other persons or the provision thereof is in its opinion impracticable