Section 50, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16-N8S]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 2 June 1917.
50. Powers of telegraph authority.—(1) The telegraph authority may, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder are being complied with, at all reasonable times enter any premises where the use of spectrum is carried on, inspect any message found therein, and require the production of any record or register maintained under this Act. (2) The telegraph authority may seize any message in respect of which he has reason to believe that an offence under this Act has been committed. (3) The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall, so far as may be, apply to any search or seizure under this section.
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spectrum: Section 2, Post Office Cash Certificates Act, 1917 [S16KR4] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "spectrum" means the range of frequencies of electro-magnetic waves used for telecommunication
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