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MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Posts) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 16th December, 2024 S.O. 5440(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Post Office   Act, 2023 (43 of 2023), the Director General, with the prior approval of the Central   Government, hereby makes the following regulations, namely:- CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These regulations may be called the Post Office   Regulations, 2024. (2) They shall come in to force on the 16  th  day of December, 2024. 2. Definitions.- (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) “accountable items” means such items that provide a receipt at the time of   booking for track and trace (stage wise electronic data on movement of item) and   require the signature (in ink or digital) of the addressee, the payee, or their   authorised person upon receipt of an item, to provide evid...

Unpaid Postage 19. Unpaid and insufficiently paid letters and newspapers are taxed by Postmaster and the amounts so realised are credited in accounts of the offices of the delivery under the head “Unpaid Postage”. Such credits should appear under the head “letter postage” and if the postal articles are redirected to or sent to the Returned letter office, the postmaster is personally responsible for the faithful and correct performance of the duties in connection with the realization of this revenue.

107. Stamping (1) The following instructions for stamping must be carefully observed: (a) All valid postage stamps borne by articles of all classes posted should be defaced by the minimum number of impressions of the obliterator with wavy lines, or where this stamp is not available, the date-stamp, care being exercised to ensure that all the postage stamps bear cancellation marks. When two postage stamps appear together, they should be defaced by a single impression covering both. If there are three stamps affixed together, no more than two impressions should be used. In the case of a block of four stamps (square-shaped), only one neat impression placed at the center suffices. Illustrations and figures (Figs. 1–4) for proper defacing are referred to but not detailed here. Note 1: Foreign stamps (other than Indian) not recognized for postage should not be defaced. Note 2: Inward foreign letter mail with uncancelled stamps should be defaced by a thick ink or indelible pencil stroke—not b...