Postal Act, 2019 E
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Postal Act, 2019 (1963)
Date of Authentication and Publication
2019.12.30 (12 April 1963)

Amendments:
1. Some Nepal Laws (Amendment and
Rearrangement) Act, 2020 (1964) 2020.11.16 (28 Feb.1964)
2. Postal (First Amendment) Act, 2030
(1974) 2030.12.11 (24 March 1974)
3. Judicial Administration Reform Act, 2031
(1974) 2031.4.18 (2 August 1974)
4. Judicial Administration Reform (Fourth
Amendment) Act, 2043 (1986) 2043.7.24 (10 Nov. 1986)
5. Postal (Second Amendment) Act, 2044
(1987) 2044.7.1 (18 Oct. 1987)
6. Postal (Third Amendment) Act, 2045
(1988) 2045.7.10 (26 Oct. 1988)
7. Communication Related Some Nepal Acts
(Amendment) Act, 2047 (1990) 2047.7.14 (31 Oct.1990)
8. Administration of Justice Act, 2048 (1991) 2048.2.16 (30 May 1991)
9. Postal (Fourth Amendment) Act, 2050
(1993) 2050.6.27 (13 Oct. 1993)
10. The Republic Strengthening and Some
Nepal Laws Amendment Act, 2066
(2010)1 2066.10.7 (21 Jan 2010)
1 This Act came into force on 15 Jestha 2065 and "Prasasti" and the word "Kingdom" has been deleted.

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Act Number 50 of the Year 2019 (1962)
An Act made to Amend and Consolidate Nepal Laws Relating
to Postal Service
Preamble: 2Whereas it is expedient to amend and consolidate Nepal law for
maintaining the amenities of the common people of Nepal,
Now, therefore, His Majesty the King Mahendra Bir kram Shah Dev has
made this Act in accordance with Article 93 of the Constitution of Nepal.
Chapter - 1
Preliminary
1. Short Title, Extent and Commencement: (1) This Act may be called
the “Postal Act, 2019 (1963)”
(2) This Act shall extend throughout Nepal and also to the Nepalese
citizens residing outside Nepal.
(3) Section 31, 32 and Chapter 8 of this Act shall come into force on
such date as the Government of Nepal, may, by a Notification published in
the Nepal Gazette appoint, and other Sections shall come into force
immediately.
2. Definition: Unless the subject or context otherwise provides, in this Act:
(a) “Director General” means the Director General of the Postal Service
Department, Government of Nepal. This term also includes other
authorities exercising the authority vested in the Director General of
the Department. 3(b) “Regional Director” means the Regional Director of the Regional
Postal Directorate, and this term also includes the ot er authorities
who exercise the power vested in the Regional Directo .
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(c) “Postmaster” means the chief personnel of the post office and this
term also includes other personnel exercising the authority of the
Postmaster.
(d) “Post or Post Office” means the post office established by the
Government of Nepal and this term also includes anyhouse,
building, room, vehicle, or place and the letter box utilized by the
post office for the purpose of posting articles.
(e) “Personnel of post office” means anyone employed for the work of
the post office.
(f) “Postal article” means a letter, newspaper, magazine, book-post,
sample packet, literature for the blind, parcel and lso any other
thing or article that may be dispatched from the post office.
(g) “Letter” means and includes a letter, postcard an an aerogramme.
(h) “Domestic postal article” means a postal article posted in Nepal to
deliver to any address within the country.
(i) “Mail Bag” means a sack, carton (box), parcel or other envelope or a
cover that is used for enclosing a postal article while dispatching it
from the post office.
(j) “Postal Charge” means the charge (Mahasul) levied on the postal
articles for dispatching it from the post office. 4(k) “Postage Stamp” means the stamp (ticket) issued by the Government
of Nepal to imprint postal charge or any other charge or amount to
be levied on the postal article and this term also includes an
envelope, postcard or other symbol of stamp that has been imprinted
as a mark (evidence) of a stamp (ticket) by print, embossment,
impression or franking. 5(k1) “Postal offence” means an offence that is punishable under this Act.
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(l) With reference to any postal article, the term “ Under dispatch from
the post office” means the period between the submittal of the postal
article at the post office to its delivery to the addressee or returned
delivery to the sender or until the period of settlement as referred to
in Chapter-7.
(m) With reference to any postal article the term “Delivery at the post
office” means the delivery made to a person authorized to book the
postal article.
(n) With reference to any postal article, the term “Delivery to the
addressee” means the delivery of postal article at the addressee’s
residence or office or the addressee himself or herself or his/her
servant or representative according to the normal pr ctice or any
other person deemed so authorized to accept the postal article.
(o) “Prescribed” or “as prescribed” means prescribed or as prescribed in
the Rules framed under this Act.
Chapter-2
Monopoly and Responsibility
3. Monopoly in the conveyance of mail is reserved in the
Government of Nepal: Except otherwise provided hereunder, the
Government of Nepal shall have the monopoly in conveying letter, and for
this purpose, receiving, collecting, sending, dispatching, delivering letters
and operating other such relevant services at the locations within Nepal
where the postal system has been operated by Government of Nepal:-
(a) Letter that someone has asked to deliver to someone on the way or
while in travel without any form of wages, reward or profit in return
for making delivery to the addressee,
(b) Letter related only to the transaction of sender or eceiver which is
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(c) Letter that is sent accompanying the goods/article o which it relates
by sea, surface or air route without charging any form of wages,
reward or profit for delivery.
Provided that, the provisions prescribed in this Section shall
not be construed as having given authority to anyone t collect the
letter or as mentioned under section (a), (b) or (c) through any other
means other than the post office, 6(d) To send or deliver an Air Document operated by an air service.
73A. License may be issued to private sector for operating postal
services: (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in other Sections of this
Act, the Government of Nepal may issue license to a person or organization
to operate postal services to be operated pursuant to this Act subject to
conditions as prescribed.
(2) If a licensed person or organization (licensee) pursuant to Sub-
section (1) commits or causes to commit any act in co travention to the
conditions or this Act or Rules hereunder, the compensation in lieu of the
damage caused shall be recovered from such person o rganization; and
such a person shall be liable for a fine upto Two Th usand Five Hundred
Rupees or imprisonment for upto Five years or the both.
4. Persons not permitted to convey letters: The owner, his/her person or
representative of transport vehicle conveying passengers or goods, shall not
be permitted to receive, collect, transport or give to other, letter other than
the letter related to the goods contained in the transport vehicle, for delivery
or to others.
5. Non-obligation of the Government of Nepal: Except otherwise
provided in other Sections of this Act, the Governme t of Nepal shall not
bear any liability for postal articles that have been wrongly delivered or
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damaged in the process of dispatch from the post office; and the personnel
of post office shall not bear liability for the above matters (mistakes) other
than that done fraudulently or intentionally or with ulterior motive
(Ghaflat). 85A. Conveyance of mail is mandatory: If the Government of Nepal
requests any person or organization operating any public transport to
convey the mail, such person or organization shall m ndatorily convey such
mail in priority over the passenger or commodities and for rendering such a
service an appropriate transportation charge (rent) shall be given to such
person or organization. 95B. To enter into agreement with contractor of river transport to
ferry mail across the river free of charge: (1) An office or
organization authorized to award contract for ferry service as per prevailing
Nepal Law shall cause to enter into an agreement with the contractor at the
time of awarding a contract to transport mail to postal system operated by
the Government of Nepal free of charge.
(2) In relation to the ferry contracts awarded befor the
commencement of this Act, the Government of Nepal my ake separate
arrangement with the contractor for rendering ferry service to transport the
mail free of cost. 105C. Not required to follow time-schedule: A person or organization, who
has received permission to transport mail either with transport cost or free
of cost, shall operate mail transport service as per the time schedule set by
the Postal Services Department for the operation of transport service, if
any.
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115D. Special obligation for the mail transport: If any difficulty occurs
while transporting mail as per the set time schedule, the 12local
administration, police and local municipality or Village Development
Committee shall have a duty to provide any assistance as required.
Chapter-3
Postal Charges
6. Authority to fix domestic postal charges: (1) The Government of
Nepal shall fix postal charges and other fees to be applied to all kinds of
postal articles to be sent through domestic posts by a Notification published
in Nepal Gazette; and it shall also frame Rules pertaining to the terms and
conditions for recovering such charges and fees.
(2) The Government of Nepal shall fix the types of articles that
could be sent through domestic mail by publishing a Notification in the
Nepal Gazette.
7. Authority of the Government of Nepal to frame Rules related to
postal charges and payment of other fees: The Government of Nepal
may regulate the following matters by framing the Rules:
(a) The type of domestic postal articles requiring prepayment of postal
charges and method thereof,
(b) Additional postal charges required for the postal articles not paid
before or underpaid,
(c) The charges applicable to postal articles returned to the sender and
additional fee for the same,
(d) Postal charges for the postal article to be sent by the special post,
and
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(e) Postal charges for dispatching postal articles beyond the normal hour
and on the public holidays.
Explanation: Special mail shall mean the mail to be sent by the special
mail runners or the special transport. 138. Authority of the Government of Nepal to fix foreign postal
charges: (1) The Government of Nepal may fix foreign postal charges for
the mail exchanged between the member countries of the Universal Postal
Union, or as per the agreement concluded with any other country that have
concluded agreement with Nepal on the basis of the Convention of
Universal Postal Union and for the non-member country of Universal
Postal Union with which Nepal has not concluded agreement with on the
basis of the mutual understanding and by publishing the postal charges in
the Nepal Gazette.
(2) The Government of Nepal may frame Rules in relation to the
terms and conditions for recovering the postage charge nd fees pursuant to
Sub-section (1).
9. Postage charges to be paid by the addressee: (1) The addressee has to
pay the charges that have not been paid or not prepaid or underpaid and
other applicable fees. The addressee shall not be lia l to pay these charges
for such articles that have been returned or unopened.
Provided that, such deficiencies of postal charges may be written off
in a case where Controller deems that these acts have not been conducted
with the bad intention to cause problem to the addressee.
(2) If the addressee denies to pay the postage charge or fee or returns
the article without opening it, or he/she dies or the addressee is not traced,
such charges shall be paid by the sender of the postal article.
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10. Recovery of postal charges or other amounts: If a person responsible
to pay the postal charges refuses to pay the postal charges or other fees due
on him/her, the postmaster may recover such an amount upon applying the
procedure and authority as referred to in the prevailing Nepal Law
prescribed for such purpose, and also may withhold the postal article,
except the Government postal article, addressed in his/her name until the
due amount is paid.
11. The custom charge paid by the post office shall be recovered as
the postal charges: If, the post office has paid the custom charges of any
postal article received through the post from outside of Nepal, this amount
shall be recovered from the concerned person as the postal charges.
12. The official stamp of the post office serving as evidence: (1) The
action taken under this Section in connection with the recovery of claimed
amount of postal charges or other fees of the postal article-
(a) shall be regarded as an evidence if the description
about the rejection to take delivery, a death or not
tracing of the addressee of the article is submitted with
official seal on it,
(b) shall be considered valid to have been sent by the
sender unless proven contrary.
(2) The paper bearing the official seal of the post ffice and
indicated with amount of the postage charge and other fees applicable for a
postal article shall be regarded as true evidence.
Chapter-4
Postage Stamps
13. Provision of Postage Stamps and framing Rules related thereto:
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of postage stamp shall rest on the Government of Nepal for the purpose of
this Act. 14(2) For the purpose of Sub-section (1), the Governmnt of Nepal
may also make, particularly the following provisions:
(a) To fix the selling rate of postal stamp,
(b) To fix the category of postage articles for the purpose
of the payment of postage charge and other fees,
(c) To fix the condition whereby perforated, torn, distorted
and other such stamps which may not be brought into
circulation,
(d) To regulate the keeping, sale, distribution and use of
postage stamp,
(e) To fix the terms and conditions for an individual, who
is permitted to sell the postage stamp, while selling the
postage stamp,
(f) To fix the duty and remuneration for the individual
selling postage stamp,
(g) To circulate International Reply Coupon and fix its
exchange rate,
(h) To sell the stamps received from the United Nations
organization for the sale.
Chapter-5
Conditions for the Despatch of
Postical Article
14. Power to frame Rules for the registered newspaper or magazines:
(1) The Government of Nepal may frame Rules for the registration of
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newspapers or magazines including their dispatch from the domestic post
and the fees for registering newspaper.
(2) For the purpose of registration, the following types of
publications with all or major part containing or not containing
advertisement and contemporary news and with articles related to it15 shall
be regarded as newspaper:-
(a) Which are gradually published for Thirty Two days or
less than it.
(b) Having a real inventory of the customers.
(3) Papers in the form of supplements or complements or make-up
published with the newspaper of the same date shallalso be regarded as the
part of the newspaper.
Provided that, all or major part filled with or without advertisement
but containing contemporary news and other related rticles16 and the top of
newspaper in every page without the name and date printed on them shall
not be regarded as an issue of the newspaper.
Interpretation: The provisions of this Section or the Rules framed un er
this Section shall not compel to dispatch a newspaper from the domestic
post office.
15. Postal article to be returned to the sender: (1) The Government of
Nepal may frame Rules to provide for the return of p stal articles in the
course of dispatch without the consent of the addresse or return to the
sender subject to the conditions as prescribed.
(2) Except otherwise provided in the Rules framed Sub-section (1),
no one shall be entitled to request for the return of postal article after it is
dispatched from the post office.
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16. Article prohibited from sending by post: The following articles are
prohibited from sending by post:-
(a) Explosives, dangerous, abhorrent, un-hygienic or harmful articles,
unprotected sharp edges or pointed arms or other obj cts or animals
handling of which may cause apparent harm to other postal articles
or postal staff in the course of their dispatch (handling) from the post
office.
(b) Postal articles having such words, sign or shape which are obscene,
disgraceful, crude, rebellious, provocative or cause disturbance to
the peace and security.
(c) Newspaper, books or other document that is prohibited for
publication by the prevailing Nepal law related to press and
publication.
(d) Newspaper or magazine that are edited, printed or published without
following the procedure prescribed pursuant to the prevailing Nepal
Law related to press and publication. 17(e) Article for dispatch to a country that has prohibited its import. 18(f) The articles prohibited for dispatch from Nepal by other prevailing
Nepal Law or Rules framed hereunder. 1916A. Articles not permitted to send by ordinary letter: No one shall send
cash, cheque, draft, Hundi or other such article by ordinary letter. Post
office shall not be responsible for damage caused to such articles sent by
ordinary letter.
17. Power to frame Rules related to the postal articles sent by post: 20(1) The Government of Nepal may frame Rules on dispatching or
delivering of postage articles. The following provisions may be made in the
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Rules without having adverse effect on the generality of the authority
provided under Sub-section (1):
(a) Articles restricted to be sent by post.
(b) Condition on which articles may be sent by post.
(c) To withhold article sent by post in contravention of
this Act and final settlement of action taken against
such case.
(d) To issue or receive receipt or evidence (Nissa) while
posting or delivering articles and additional fee for
such receipt or evidence (Nissa). 21(e) To regulate envelope and wrapping of postal article, its
design, measurement (size) maximum weight, and
content and to regulate the use of such postal article. 22(f) To make provision of the Post Box and fix the fe s for
its use. 23(g) To provide facilities for the post bag and fix fee
therefor. 24(h) To operate domestic and International Express Mail
Service (EMS).
(3) Time and method of posting of postal articles shall be as ordered
by Director General from time to time. 2518. Delivery of postal article after the custom duties are received: (1)
Post office may withheld delivery of postal article received from a foreign
country if it suspects any customable item is in it.
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(2) The postmaster shall open the postal article withheld under Sub-
section (1) in the presence of the custom officer and if customable article is
found, custom for this article shall be determined an delivery of the article
shall be made after the person taking delivery presents receipt of payment
made to the local custom office. 26(2a) After custom is determined of the withheld goods pened by
the post master and local custom officer, they shall also sign the description
book of the post office
(3) The post office shall deposit the amount in the treasury account
that has been received from the auction of the customable postal article that
could not be delivered or the addressee does not wish to take delivery or is
not required to be sent back to the sender or if the addressee does not come
to take delivery within Fourty Five days of the issue of intimation. 2719. Treatment of goods not permitted for export or import: Authority
with whom the government has vested power shall have the authority to
withhold the goods or even the mail and search by him/her or other mail
bags if he/she suspects that some goods are being export d outside or
imported inside the country. The authority shall handover the goods
recovered from the search that is prohibited for import or export, to the
authority for necessary legal action.
20. Power to use for the public interest: (1) In a situation of any public
emergency or for the sake of maintaining public peace nd security (law
and order), the Government of Nepal or for this purpose, any officer
authorized by the government of Nepal may issue written order to withheld
or finalize the case of any specific postal article or any specific goods in the
course of dispatch.
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(2) In case, a question arises as to whether or not a y public
emergency situation has emerged or any action for public peace and
security, the certificate issued by the Government of Nepal in this regard
shall be regarded as an evidence.
21. Authority to take action on the postal article bearing fake or
cancelled stamp: 28(1) If any postal article bearing a fake or cancelled
stamp is received from the postal service, the concerned postmaster shall
fix the dead line and issue written notice ordering the addressee to be
present physically or send an authorized person to the post office to take
delivery of the article.
(2) If the addressee or his/her representative appears before the Post
Office within the deadline and agrees to handover th fake or used stamp
and the portion mentioned the name and address of the sender to the
postmaster, such a postal article shall be delivered to the addressee or
his/her representative.
(3) In a case, where the addressee or his/her representative does not
appear or does not agree to handover the concerned portion of the postal
article required as referred to in Sub-section (1), the postal article shall not
be delivered to the addressee or his/her representative; in such a situation
the matter shall be resolved as prescribed by the Director General.
Explanation: For the purpose of this Section, "postage stamp" also
includes a postage stamp of a foreign country.
22. Authority to withheld newspaper, magazine and other objects: (1)
The concerned postmaster29 shall have authority to withheld any
newspaper, magazine, book or other document, at the time of its dispatch, if
there is any doubt that that is prohibited pursuant to Section 16.
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(2) The concerned postmaster30 shall handover the article withheld
pursuant to Sub-section (1) to the officer designated by the Government of
Nepal and shall also inform the addressee about such withholding.
(3) While examining the withheld articles, the official authorized by
the Government of Nepal31 finds that the newspapers, magazines, books or
other documents are prohibited ones, he/she may issue an order if finds it
appropriate; and if such official finds otherwise or it does not require to
forfeit the postal article pursuant to the prevailing Nepal law, he/she may
release such withholding.
Provided that,
(a) A person concerned with the withheld postal article
may submit an application to the official so authorized
by the Government of Nepal32 requesting the release of
with-holding; and such official may issue an
appropriate order in consideration of the application.
(b) If the application for the release of withholding is
rejected, the applicant may file an appeal before the
Court of Appeal,33 within Two months after the receipt
of the notice of such rejection; and in the application
submitted to the Court of Appeal,34 it should have been
mentioned that the withheld newspaper, magazine,
books or other documents does not contain prohibited
matter pursuant to Section 10.
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24. Restriction on jurisdiction: With regard to the order issued or action
taken pursuant to Section 22, no question could be raised in any court
except that is provided in the proviso (b) of Sub-section (3) of Section 22.
Chapter-6
Registry, Insurance and Cash on Delivery Service
25. Registry of postal article: A person sending a postal article by post may
register the postal article subject to the other provisions of this Act and
receive the receipt thereof. The Government of Nepal may fix the registry
fee in addition to the charges required to send by normal postal service.
26. The authority to frame Rules on the registry: (1) The Government of
Nepal may frame Rules for the registry.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the power conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:
(a) Provisions for the registry.
(b) Method of paying fee (Dastur) for the registry.
(c) Postal article requiring registry fee posted without such
fee shall be charged double of the registry fee while
delivering to the addressee or returned delivery to the
sender. 36(d) The process of tracing the lost registry and the
indemnity to be paid for the lost one.
(3) The postal articles, after posted for registry, shall be delivered to
the addressee or the sender on their return within the time and method of
delivery as per the order issued by Director General from time to time.
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27. Insurance of postal article: The Government of Nepal may issue
directives on the following matters by publishing a Notification in the
Nepal Gazette from time to time.
(a) To prevent postal article from being lost and damaged in the process
of dispatch from the post office, the requirement for providing
insurance service and issue of receipt by the concerned post office to
the person posting the article subject to the provisi ns of other
Sections of this Act.
(b) The additional fee for the insurance as specified in the same notice.
28. Authority to make mandatory provisions for insurance of postal
articles: The Government of Nepal may make insurance of some postal
articles mandatory as specified in the same Notice; and if any article which
is to be mandatorily insured for delivery is posted without insuring, such
article shall be delivered to the addressee or return d to the sender after
recovering special charge in the same notice from the addressee or the
sender, as specified in the same notice.
Provided that, the Government of Nepal shall not have to assume
any liability for recovering such special charges.
29. Authority of framing insurance related Rules: (1) The Government
of Nepal may frame Rules related to insurance.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:-
(a) The type of postal article to be insured under S ction
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(b) Maximum amount of the insurance.
(c) The method of paying insurance fee.
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(3) After the postal articles meant for insurance ar insured at the
post office, the delivery and booking of such articles shall be made at such
place and on such time and method as specified by the Director General,
from time to time.
30. Liability of the Government of Nepal with regard to the insured
postal articles: Subject to the prescribed terms and conditions, if the
insured postal article or the content of the insured postal article is lost or
damaged at the time of dispatch, the Government of Nepal shall assume
liability for indemnifying the sender of the amount ot exceeding the
insured value.
Provided that, the indemnity shall not have to be paid in excess of
the real value of loss or damage.
31. Dispatch of the cash of delivery postal article: The Government of
Nepal may make following arrangements by publishing a notice in the
Nepal Gazette from time to time:-
(a) Subject to the provisions provided for in other Sections of this Act,
the postal articles shall be delivered to the addresse recovering the
amount quoted on the form of postal article and the recovered
amount shall be sent to the sender of the postal artic e, and
(b) The fee to be paid by the sender of the postal article;
Provided that, if the amount of Cash on Delivery could not be
received from the addressee, the Government of Nepal shall not have
to bear any liability for the same. The postal article sent pursuant to
this Section shall be called Cash on Delivery postal ar icle.
32. The authority to frame Rules regarding cash on delivery: (1) The
Government of Nepal may frame Rules for the dispatch of Cash on
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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:-
(a) The types of postal articles that can be sent as Cash on
Delivery.
(b) Unless the sender declares that the goods being s t is
as per bona fide order he/she has received, no postal
article shall be allowed to be sent as Cash on Delivery.
(c) The amount to be recovered after the delivery of Cash
on Delivery postal article is made.
(d) The format of description paper and time and mode of
the payment of fee,
(e) In a case of fraudulent behaviour in the amount is
recovered after the delivery of cash on Delivery postal
article, provision for the amount to be returned to the
addressee.
(f) To fix the fee for the delivery of cash on deliv ry or on
the amount to be paid for cash on delivery.
(3) The name of the post office designated for the posting of Cash on
Delivery, the time frame and procedure to be followed for the posting and
also the name of the post office designated for the delivery of Cash on
Delivery postal article, the time and procedure shall be as directed by the
Director General from time to time.
(4) No complaints shall be filed or legal action shall be taken against
the personnel of the Government of Nepal or the post office for any work
he/she has performed or performed in good faith as pre cribed in Rules
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33. Authority to implement provisions arranged with other
countries: (1) The Government of Nepal may frame Rules to imple ent
the provisions arranged between Nepal and other forign countries and also
the Convention of the Universal Postal Union in connection with providing
exchange service of postal articles sent by ordinary post or exchange of
registry, insurance and Cash on Delivery of article through the post.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:-
(a) Format of the description form and procedure to be
followed while filling up the description form for
posting of the articles referred to in Sub-section(1) and
for receiving the delivery by the addressee and,
(b) The fee to be charged in dispatching the postal ar icles
pursuant to Sub-section (1)
Chapter-7
Undelivered Postal Articles
34. Authority to frame Rules regarding the final settlement of
undelivered postal article: (1) The Government of Nepal may frame
Rules to finally settle the matter of postal article that could not be delivered
for any reason.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:-
(a) The period for retaining postal articles in the post
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(b) To publish the list of postal articles that could not be
delivered.
(3) Postal articles that could not be delivered shall be sent by making
a dispatch to the Returned Letter Section after they ar retained in the post
office for the period specified in the Rules framed under Clause (a), Sub-
section (2) of this Section.
35. To settle undelivered postal articles sent to the Returned Letter
Section: (1) The following actions shall be taken regarding the postal
articles sent to the Returned Letter Section pursuant to Sub-section (3) of
Section 34:-
(a) If possible, re-dispatch such postal articles to the
addressee by post, or
(b) If it is not so possible, the concerned personnel of that
section shall open the letter secretly and note down the
name and address of sender, and seal it again.
(2) If the name and address of sender is identified, the postal article
shall be returned to by post without any additional charges or charging
additional fees or charging any other charges or fees as fixed pursuant to
the Rules framed by the Government of Nepal.
36. Making final settlement of the undelivered postal articles: Postal
articles that could not be settled under Section 34 and Section 35, it shall be
kept at the Returned Letter Section for the period, f any, specified in the
Rules framed by the Government of Nepal and other actions shall be taken
as per those Rules. 37Provided that-
(a) If undelivered postal articles contain a letter, it shall be
destroyed and in the case of goods that is
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incombustible and saleable or if it is cash, such goods
or cash shall have to be kept in the Returned Letter
Section for a period of One year, and if someone dos
not present claims in this period, in the case of cash
itself and the proceeds from the auction of saleable
goods in the form of cash shall be deposited in the
treasury fund of the Government of Nepal.
(b) In case it is a foreign postal article, it shall be tr ated
according to the agreement, if any, the Government of
Nepal has concluded with that country and if there is
no such agreement then the postal article shall be
disposed of as per the Convention of the Universal
Postal Union.
Chapter-8
Money Order
37. Arrangements for money order and authority to frame Rules
regarding money order: (1) The Government of Nepal may arrange for
the exchange of small amount sent through the post office under the
provisions of money order, and frame Rules for the same.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:-
(a) The maximum amount that can be exchanged throug
money order,
(b) Operation period of money order, and
(c) Commission amount for charges applicable for the
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3837A. Money order operation fund: (1) Government of Nepal may establish a
Money Order Operation Fund for the purpose of making payment of the
money order amount.
(2) Money Order Operation Fund shall contain the amount deposited
by the Government of Nepal and other amount as prescribed.
(3) The operation of Money Order Operation Fund shall be as
prescribed.
38. Sender of the money order may ask for the return of money order
and change the name of the payee: (1) Subject to the condition on the
recovery of additional commission or charges set out in the Rules framed
pursuant to Section 37, the person who sent the amount by money order
through the post may cause the amount to be returned to him/her in case the
amount could not be paid to the addressee or to be paid to another person as
per his/her instruction.
(2) In case the sender or receiver of the money order could not be
traced and if either the sender or the receiver does not file a claim for the
amount of money order within One year after it had been sent, no claim can
be made with the Government of Nepal, after the expiry of such period. 3939. Authority to make provisions of postal order: (1) The Government of
Nepal may, from time to time, circulate postal order in the format, as it
deems fit, to enable the post to transfer the amounts as specified by the
Government.
(2) The Government of Nepal may frame Rules for postal order
circulated pursuant Sub-section (1) with regard to the commission rate
applicable on sending, selling, cancelling or making payment of the postal
order, methods to be adopted and other terms and conditions to be followed
regarding the postal order.
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(3) The name of Post Office selling the postal order and its payment
shall be fixed by the Director General from time to time by publishing a
Notification in the Nepal Gazette.
40. The authority to implement provisions arranged with foreign
countries: (1) The Government of Nepal may frame Rules to imple ent
the provisions arranged between Nepal and the foreign countries for
sending Money Order and making payment through the Post Offices.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:-
(a) Method and conditions to be followed while sending
such order from Nepal and making payment of such
order in Nepal.
(b) Applicable commission rate for the same.
41. Provisions in case the payment of Money Order is made to the
wrong person: If a person who refuses to return the excess amount which
was paid by the employee of the Post Office while making payment of the
Money Order; and also if Money Order amount is paid to the wrong person
by the employee of Post Office by mistake and if the person who so
received refuses to return the Money Order amount, such amounts shall be
recovered from these persons pursuant to Rules as a government due by the
post office personnel who is authorized by the Director General. If there is
a valid reason for not requiring to return such amount, the concern person
should be able to submit the reason and evidence ther for.
42. Save from the liability related to Money Order: In the following
matters no case, complaint or claim or legal action may be brought against
the Government of Nepal or any personnel of the post office:-
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(b) In the cases when wrong delivery of Money Order occurred due to
the wrong or incomplete name and address of the person taking
delivery of Money Order which was so provided by its sender.
Provided that, the personnel of the concerned postoffice
shall be released from any case, complaint or claim or legal action
brought against him/her even after being provided with sufficient
description about the full identity of the person receiving amount of
money order payment, the personnel has accepted the insufficient
address and, as a result, the wrong payment was made, or
(c) If the payment of Money Order is denied or delay d due to other
normal contingent omission except intentional forgery or ulterior
motive (Gaflat) of the Post Office personnel, or
(d) If wrong payment of Money Order is made one year after the Money
Order had been sent, or
(e) If any personnel of any other post office outside the control of the
Government makes wrong payment of Money Order outside Nepal. 40Chapter-8A
Provision Relating to Savings Bank
42A. Post Office Authorized to Function as a Savings Bank: The
Government of Nepal shall designate any Post Office to operate the
function of providing banking facilities to the persons desirous to deposit
small amounts.
42B. The authority to frame Rules related to Savings Bank: (1) For the
purpose of Section 42A, the Government of Nepal may fr me Rules in
consultation with the Ministry of Finance and Nepal Rastra Bank (Central
Bank).
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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by
Sub-section (1), such Rules particularly may provide for any of the
following matters:-
(a) The maximum threshold of amount that may be
deposited in the Savings Bank,
(b) Interest rate for the amount deposited in the Savings
Bank,
(c) Method and operating system to be followed while
providing Savings Bank facilities to the Minor,
Unmarried or Widow Women,
(d) Un-operated/ dead Account and the facility to transfer
the Account,
(e) Other provisions related to Savings Bank.
Chapter-9
Penalties and Work System
43. Penalties to the mail runners or carrier of postal articles or
persons employed in the delivery for misconduct: Persons employed
for carrying mail bags or postal articles for deliv ry shall be liable for a
fine upto One Thousand Rupees41 for committing the following acts:-
(a) Lying intoxicated (Besur) under the influence of intoxicating
substance at work, or
(b) Committing negligence or misconduct causing risk to the security of
the mailbags or postal articles,
(c) Delaying in transportation or delivery of the mailbgs or postal
articles or roaming around to delay such activities.
(d) Not putting due care and efforts to safely transport and deliver post
bags and postal articles
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44. Penalties to the persons engaged in the transport or delivery of
mailbags or postal articles for leaving work on his/her own
without taking permission or without giving notice: At the time of
dispatch from the post, if the person engaged in the transportation or
delivery of mail bags or postal articles leaves his/her office on his/her own
or without giving One month prior notice; such a person shall be liable for a
fine upto One Thousand Rupees.42
45. Penalty to the person engaged in the transport or delivery of
postal article, for registering false statement: At the time of dispatch
from the post, person engaged in the transport and delivery of postal article
or a person with the duty to record work in the book, records or causes to
record any false statement in the book with the intntion to make some one
believe that he/she has visited the place though he/she has never visited or
has delivered the postal article though he/she has never delivered; such a
person shall be liable to a fine upto One Thousand Rupees.43
46. Penalties in the event of theft, embezzle, concealing, destroying or
throwing, etc; of the postal articles: 44(1) In the process of dispatching,
if the personnel of Post Office or the person or organization or other person
engaged in the conveyance of mail steals, removes, throws, embezzles or
conceals with any intention or causes damages to mailbag or its content,
upon recovering the value from him/her; such a person shall be liable for an
imprisonment of Five years or a fine upto Five Thousand Rupees or the
both.
(2) If the personnel, designated to collect postal article brought for
posting in the Post Office receives money from somene for affixing
postage stamp in the post office or outside, does nt affix postage stamp on
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the mail article and embezzles such amount, the same ount shall be
recovered from him/her and; such a person shall be liable for an
imprisonment upto One year or a fine upto Five Hundred Rupees or the
both.
47. Penalties for opening, withholding or delaying transport or
delivery of postal articles: If a personnel of the post office, in contrary
to his/her duty, in the course of dispatch, opens or causes to open or
knowingly withholds or causes delays on delivery of the postal articles,
such a person shall be liable for an imprisonment upto One year or a fine
upto Five Hundred Rupees or the both.
Provided that,
No provision of this Section shall be applicable in a case where any
postal article is opened, withheld or delayed in transportation or delivery
under the authority of this Act or on the written order of the Government of
Nepal or as per the directives of the competent court. 4547A. Penalties for causing obstacle in the transport of mail: If someone
causes obstacles in the course of transporting mail he/she shall be liable for
a fine upto Two Thousand Rupees.46
48. Penalties for charging excess postage stamps and forging
Government symbol: A Personnel of post office shall be liable for an
imprisonment upto One year or a fine upto Five Hundred Rupees or both
for committing any of the following offence:
(a) If false Government symbol is put on the postal article fraudulently,
or
(b) If the Government symbol put on the postal article s changed, or
removed or rubbed fraudulently, or
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(c) If any amount of the postage stamp for the postal articles is
demanded or received against the provision of this Act while
engaged in the job of delivering postal articles.
49. Penalties for making forged documents, alterations, concealing or
destroying therefor: If someone prepares documents fraudulently47 or
makes alterations or destroys or conceals any document, he/she shall be
liable for an imprisonment upto Two years or a fine upto One Thousand
Rupees or the both.
50. Penalties for sending postal articles without postage charge
fraudulently: If a personnel of the post office dispatches any postal article
without postage charge or without recovering due postage charge with the
intention of forgery or inserts into the postal bag, he/she shall be liable for
an imprisonment upto Two years or a fine upto One Thousand Rupees or
the both.
51. Penalties for violating Section 3: (1) If anyone commits any of the
following offences, he/she shall be liable for a fine of Twenty Five Rupees
for every letter related to such offence:-
(a) To convey any letter falling under the monopoly of the
Government of Nepal pursuant to Section 3 by using
any other means other than the post office, or
(b) To do any other act related to conveying any letter
falling under such monopoly, other than the post
office, or
(c) To send, hand over to send or deliver any letter falling
under such monopoly by any means other than the post
office, or
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(d) To collect letters for sending by means other than the
post as referred to in the Clauses (a), (b) or (c) of
Section 3.
(2) A person, after being proven guilty of the offenc , again commits
the same (similar) offence; shall be liable for a fine upto Fifty Rupees for
each offence.
52. Penalties for violating Section 4: (1) If a person conveys, obtains, gives
to send or effects the delivery of postal articles, violating Section 4, such a
person shall be liable for a fine upto Fifty Rupees for each letter.
(2) A person, after being proven guilty of the offenc , again commits
the same (similar) offence, shall be liable for a fine Two Thousand Rupees
for each offence.
53 Penalties for violating Rules made under Section 13: (1) Any
person, appointed to sale postage stamps sells them at more than the price
fixed by the Rules framed under Clause (a) of the Sub-section (2) of
Section 13; after recovering the excess amount from hi /her, he/she shall
be liable for a fine upto One Thousand Rupees.48
(2) If a person violates any other Rule framed under S ction 13,
he/she shall be liable for a fine upto Two Hundred Rupees.
54. Penalties for violating Section 16 or Section 17: (1) If a person sends
or gives for dispatch any postal article or any other object by violating
Section 16 or Section 17, he/she shall be liable for an imprisonment upto
One year or a fine upto Five Hundred Rupees or the both.
(2) Even if the postal article alleged of being sent in violation of
Section 16 or Section 17 are withheld in the post office, the sender may
take action assuming that the articles are delivered in the appropriate time
of the post office.
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55. Penalties for damaging the letter box: If a person puts fire, matches or
Batti (fire item/lamp) or explosives, dangerous item, rubbish or harmful
object or liquids or defiles the letter box or commits any other act causing
harm to the letter box or it's part or any content within it; he/she shall be
caused to repair the damaged letter box, and shall also be liable for a fine
upto Five Hundred Rupees.49
56. Penalties for de-figuring the post office or letter box: A person, who
de-figures a post office or letter box erected for the purpose of posting
postal articles, by pasting or putting any advertisment, notice, list, written
text, board or any other object or by painting or by any other means, he/she
shall repair the de-figured letter box and shall also be liable for a fine upto
Five Hundred Rupees.50
57. Penalties for filling up false descriptions: If a person responsible for
filling up any description fills up the description i tentionally with false
information regarding any postal article or content or value related to it;
such a person shall be liable for a fine upto One Thousand Rupees.51 5258. Penalties for with-holding or opening the mail or causing the mail
bags to be wet or delaying the delivery of mail: If a person, except as
otherwise provided in this Act or order of the Government of Nepal or
competent official or competent court, interrupts, opens or causes the mail
bag to become wet or prevents postal articles in the process of dispatch
before arriving at the destination in any pretext, such person shall be liable
for an imprisonment upto Three months or a fine upto Five Hundred
Rupees or the both.

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59. Penalties for keeping wrongly delivered postal article or mail bag
with oneself: If a person keeps any postal article or mail bag to be
delivered to any other person, with oneself fraudulently or conceals or
throws away or withholds knowingly, or does not retu n following the order
of the personnel of the post office or denies return delivery, such a person
shall be liable for a fine upto Two Thousand Rupees.53
60. Penalties for creating obstruction on the delivery of letter: If
someone opens or causes to open or creates obstruction to a letter to be
delivered with an intention to cause harm to any other person, he/she shall
be liable for a fine upto One Thousand Rupees.54
Provided that, if the addressee is a minor or has been living under
the guardianship of any other person, thisSection shall not apply to any of
the aforesaid acts committed by the father, mother or guardian of the
addressee.
61. Penalties for erasing the document bearing the postage stamp or
removing the postage stamp affixed on the document: If someone,
fraudulently or with an intention of causing harm to the Government of
Nepal, erases or removes the postage stamp from the document in such a
way that the postage stamp affixed on the document could be used in any
other document for the purpose of that document, such a person shall be
liable for an imprisonment upto Three years or a fine of upto One Thousand
Rupees or the both. 5561A. Penalties for removing postage stamp: If a personnel of the post
office or a person engaged in the transportation of mail steals, removes,
throws away or destroys by any means the postage stmp affixed on postal
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articles, he/she shall pay the amount equal to the s amps and shall also be
liable for a fine upto One Thousand Rupees or the both.
62. Penalties for using already used postage stamp: In case a person
fraudulently or with a mala fide intent to cause harm to the Government of
Nepal re-uses a postage stamp 56known to have been used already, the
amount equivalent to the damage caused to the Government shall be
recovered from such person and a fine upto Two Thousand Rupees shall
also be imposed on him/her.57
63. Penalties for erasing the Government symbol on the postage
stamp: If a person fraudulently or with a mala fide intent to cause harm to
the Government of Nepal, erases the Government symbol that is used to
indicate that the postage stamp was cancelled earlier; and keeps with
oneself such a tampered postage stamp, or sells it......... .58 such a person is
shall be liable for an imprisonment of Three years o a fine upto One
Thousand Five Hundred Rupees or the both. 5964. Additional penalties related to postage stamp or postage article: If
someone, in the course of dispatching from the post, c mmits theft, dacoity,
forgery or fraud (Kirte Jalsaji) of postal article, postage stamp, postal order
or International Reply Coupon (Jawafi Patra), he/she shall be liable an for
imprisonment upto One year or a fine upto One Thousand Rupees or the
both in addition to the punishment prescribed by the prevailing Nepal Law
for such offence.
65. Penalties prescribed for attempt or incitement to commit an
offence: A person who attempts or incites to commit an offence as referred
to in this Act he/she shall be liable for a penalty what it is to be imposed to
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66. To be sufficient to prove the property of Post Office: While filing a
case in relation to any offence committed in connection with postal articles
or mail bag sent by post, whether or not the object has value, it shall be
sufficient to prove that they are the property of the post office.
67. Government to be the plaintiff in a case under this Act: The
Government shall be the plaintiff in a case arising out of the offence
pursuant to this Act. 6068. …….……….…………… 6168A. Authority to hear the case: (1) An action against the case related to the
offence as referred to in Sections 43, 44, 45, 47A, 51, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 59,
60, 61A, 62 shall be heard and disposed of by the Regional Director.
(2) The Adjudicating Authority responsible to hear the case pursuant
to Sub-section (1) shall have the same authority as th t of the District
Court. 62(3) An appeal against the decision of the Regional Director
pursuant to Sub-section (1) may be filed before the Court of Appeal63 of the
zone where the concerned Postal Directorate is situated.
(4) While trying a case related to postal offence, th District Court, if
the concerned accused is found to have committed other crimes as referred
to in Sub-section (1), shall also try and settle thcase related to such
offence.
(5) While investigating the postal offence, if the same person is
found to have committed more than one offence or ifdifferent persons are
found to have committed more than one offences or if different persons are
found to have committed different offences in one postal article, if the
authority to hear such offence falls under the jurisdiction of a different
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Regional Directors, the authority to try and settle h case related to such
offence shall lie on the Regional Director64 under whose jurisdiction the
post office delivering the postal article is located.
(6) If different offences related to postal offence ommitted by a
person or if the jurisdiction of the case related to one of the different
offences committed by different persons falls under th Regional Director;
and if the case related to any offence falls under th jurisdiction of District
Court, the authority to hear and dispose of the cas shall lie in the District
Court of the district where such postal articles have been delivered. 6568B. …..…………..
Chapter-10
Miscellaneous
69. The authority to frame other Rules: The Government of Nepal may
also frame other Rules for the implementation this Act and if anything
written in these Rules is transgressed, it may make arrangement to make
provision of a fine upto Five Hundred Rupees.66 6770. Delegation of authority: (1) The Government of Nepal may delegate
authority to exercise some or all the authority vested on it by the Director
General except the authority to frame Rules as authorized to it under this
Act.
(2) The Director General may delegate any authority conferred on it
pursuant to Sub-section (1) to the Regional Director or any other officer68
with the approval of the Government of Nepal.
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71. Repeal: The Nepal Law which is repugnant to this Act or the Rules, orders
or Notifications framed or issued under this Act shall be deemed to have
been repealed or amended accordingly.