Amends the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933 - G.S.R. 400(E). - Indian Law

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (Department of Posts) NOTIFICATION New Delhi , the 26th May, 2008 G.S.R. 400(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 21, read with Section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933, namely :- (1) These rules may be called the Indian Post Office (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2008. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933, in rule 10-A, in the proviso,- (a) in clause (a), for the words "three grams", the words "five grams" shall be substituted; (b) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- "(b) The dimensions of the letter card including its flaps when unfolded or folded shall respectively be as follows: UNFOLDED Maximum - 30 centimeters by 21 centimeters Minimum - 28.2 centimeters by 18.2 centimeters Flaps - letter Card will have three flaps, one each on the left and right side not exceeding 1.5 centimeters by10 centimeters and another on the top side not exceeding 1.5 centimeters by 21 centimeters. Flaps are not required if the Inland Letter Card can be closed by any other effective process. FOLDED. Maximum - 21 centimeters by 10 centimeters Minimum - 15.2 centimeters by9 centimeters" (c) after clause (c), before the Explanation (i) , the following new clause shall be inserted, namely:— "(d) Inland Letter Card shall be made of paper of minimum 70 GSM."; (d) after clause(d) so inserted, for Explanation (ii), the following Explanation 'shall be substituted, namely:- "Explanation (ii). - Letter Cards of private manufacture suitably folded and closed on all sides through gumming or any other effective process, may be conveyed by post, provided the dimensions and other conditions mentioned in this rule are compiled with." Note-:— The principal rules as amended upto 1-1-1975 have been published in the Post and Telegraphs Manual Volume-I, Legislative Enactments, Part-I, Fifth Edition and subsequently amended by :- 1. G.S.R. 2888(E), dated the 19th December, 1975 2. G.S.L 596(E), dated the 30th December, 1975 3. G.S.R. 741(E), dated the 31st December, 1975 4. G.S.R 472(E), dated the 24th January, 1976 5. G.S.L 93 (E), dated the 25th February, 1976 6. G.S.R. 811(E), dated the 3lst May, 1976 7. G.S.R 943(E), dated the 21st June, 1976 8. G.S.R. 135(E), dated the7th January, 1978 9. G.S.R 304(E), dated the 29th May, 1978 10. G.S.R. 316(E), dated the 18th May, 1979 11. G.S.R. 4118(E), dated the 29th December, 1979 12. G.S.R. 1256(E), dated the 13th May, 1980 13. G.S.R. 490(E), dated the 26th June, 1980 14. G.S.R. 491(E), dated the 26th June, 1980 15. GS.R. 380(E), dated the 5th June, 1981 16. G.S.R 409(E) dated the 26th September, 1981 17. G.S.R. 59(E), dated the 11th February1982 18. G.S.R. 417(E), dated the 22nd May, 1982 19. G.S.R. 411(E), dated the l3th May, 1982 20. G.S.R. 520(E), dated the 10th August, 1982 21. G.S.R. 33(E), dated the 20th January, 1983 22. G.S.R. 49(E), dated the 20th February, 1983 23. G.S.R. 92(E), dated the 21st March,, 1983 24. G.S.R. 444(E), dated the 23rd March, 1983 25. G.S.R. 37(E), dated the l7th January, 1984 26. G.S.R. 1652(E), dated the 19th May, 1984 27. G.S.R. 637(E), dated the 6th April, 1986 28. G.S.R. 329(E), dated thc3rd May, 1986 29. G.S.R. 46l(E), dated the 14th June, 1986 30. G.S.R. 2420(E), dated the 28th June, 1986 31. G.S.R. 436(E), dated the 24th July, 1986 32. G.S.R. 2460(E), dated the 24th July, 1986 33. G.S.R 3677 (E) dated the 25th July, 1986 34. G.S.R 1333(E), dated the 29th December,1986 35. G.S.R 85(E), dated the 6th February, 1987 36. G.SR. 548(E), dated the 28th February, 1987 37. G.S.R. 379(E), dated the 10th April, 1987 38. G.S.R. 265(E). dated the 11th April, 1987 39. G.S.R. 480(E), dated the 29th April, 1987 40. G.S.R. 53l(E), dated the 27th May, 1987 41. G.S.R..438(E), dated the 6th June, 1987 [F. No. 7-3/2004- PO ] BRIG Y. P.S. MOHAN, Dy. Director General ( PO I)