Indian Telegraph Act,1885
Act No : 13
Section :
Exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs, and power to grantlicenses.
4.Exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs, and power to grant licenses. 4*[(1)] Within 5*[India], the Central Government shall have the exclusive privilege of establishing, maintaining and working telegraphs: Provided that the Central Government may grant a license, on such conditions and in consideration of such payments as it thinks fit, to any person to establish, maintain or work a telegraph within any part of 5*[India]: --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Subs. by Act 14 of 1914, s. 2, for " Telegraphs". 2 Subs. by the A. O. 1937, for "the Govt.". 3 Cl. (8) ins. by the A. O 1950, rep. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Sch. 4 S. 4 renumbered as s. 4 (1) by Act 7 of 1914, s. 4. 5 Subs. by Act 45 of 1948, s, 3, for "the Provinces". --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10A 1*[Provided further that the Central Government may, by rules made under this Act and published in the Official Gazette, permit, subject to such restrictions and conditions as it thinks fit, the estab- lishment, maintenance and working- (a) of wireless telegraphs on ships within Indian territorial waters 2*[and on aircraft within or above 3*[India], or Indian territorial waters], and (b) of telegraphs other than wireless telegraphs within any part of 3*[India].] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Ins. by Act 7 of 1914, s. 4. 2 Ins. by Act 27 of 1930, s. 2. 3 Subs. by Act 45 of 1948, s. 3, for "the Provinces". --------------------------------------------------------------------- 10c 1[(2) The, Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, delegate to the telegraph authority all or any of its powers under the first proviso to sub-section (1). The exercise by the telegraph authority of any power so delegated shall be subject to such restrictions and conditions as the Central Government may, by the notification, think fit to impose.]
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