The Indian Post Office Act

Power to fix rates of inland postage

Power to make rules as to payment of postage and fees in certain cases

Power to make rules as to registered newspapers

Power to declare rates of foreign postage

Liability for payment of postage

Recovery of postage and other sums due in respect of postal articles

Customs duty paid by the post office to be recoverable as postage

Post Office marks prima facie evidence of certain facts denoted

Official mark to be evidence of amount of postage


POSTAGE


When a postal article, on
which any duty of customs is payable, has been received by post from any place beyond the limits of
1[India], and the duly has been paid by the postal authorities at any customs-port or elsewhere, the amount
of the duty shall be recoverable as if it were postage due under this Act.

LAWGIST

# 13 Customs duty paid by the post office to be recoverable as postage