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Section 6: Power to establish telegraph on land of Railway Company

Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 (Central Act 13 of 1885)State Act of Tamil Nadu · Act 13 of 1885

Any Railway Company, on being required so to do by the Central Government, shall permit the Government to establish and maintain a telegraph upon any part of the land of the Company, and shall give every reasonable facility for working the same.

2 [6A. Power to notify rates for transmission of messages to countries outside India.—(1) The Central Government may, from time to time, by order, notify the rates at which, and the other conditions and restrictions subject to which, messages shall be transmitted to any country outside India.

1. Subs. by Act 38 of 1972, s. 2, for section 5.

2. Ins. by Act 33 of 1971, s . 2 6

(2) In notifying the rates under sub-section (1), the Central Government shall have due regard to all or any of the following factors, namely:—

(a) the rates for the time being in force, for transmission of messages, in countries outside India;

(b) the foreign exchange rates for the time being in force;

(c) the rates for the time being in force for transmission of messages within India;

(d) such other relevant factors as the Central Government may think fit in the circumstances of the case.]

Where this provision sits

ActIndian Telegraph Act, 1885 (Central Act 13 of 1885)
Section6
Marginal notePower to establish telegraph on land of Railway Company
JurisdictionState of Tamil Nadu
StatusIn force as published by the source

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