Establishing, maintaining or working unauthorised telegraph any person. Telegraph lines and posts placed before the passing of this act. The telegraph amendment act, 2014 national assembly of. Indian telegraph act amendment dated 10th december 2015. This act may be cited as the submarine telegraph act, 1885. Any person who acts or attempts to act in contravention of this section, shall be guilty of a. Users can get information on exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs and power to grant licenses.
This act may be called the indian telegraph act, 1885. Power to establish telegraph on land of railway company. An act to amend the law relating to telegraphs in india. Exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs, and power to grant licenses. It therefore does not include any changes made by correction slips issued after it was published. The act is known to be the indian telegraph act, 1885, and so it came into force on first day of october, 1885.
Latest news, business, sport, comment, lifestyle and culture from the daily telegraph and sunday telegraph newspapers and video from telegraph tv. Rules regulations notifications orders circulars statutory ordinance statutes. In this act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context. In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the indian telegraph act, 1885 xiii of 1885, and in supersession of the indian telegraph rules, 1932, the central government hereby makes the following rules. The indian telegraph act, 1883 is the enabling legislation in india which governs the use of. Correction slips if issued will be listed separately under associated documents and. In the telegraph act 1885 of 1885, for section 25d, the following shall be substituted, namely. Indian telegraph act, 1885 the centre for internet and. In this act, unless there is something repugnant in the subject or context, 1 1 fund means the universal service obligation fund established under subsection 1 of section 9a. It gives the government exclusive jurisdiction and privileges for establishing, maintaining, operating, licensing and oversight of all forms of wired and wireless communications within territory.
Indian telegraph act 1885 national portal of india. The indian telegraph act, 1883 is the enabling legislation in india which governs the use of wired and wireless telegraphy, telephones, teletype, radio communications and digital data communications. The governmental bodies which are working have got indirect powers from many different rules passed by the legislation. Changes to legislation revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. An act to carry into effect an international convention for the protection of submarine telegraph cables. Offences and penalties under the the indian telegraph. More resources for the submarine telegraph act 1885. There are currently no known outstanding effects for the submarine telegraph act 1885.
Person exercising legal right likely to damage telegraph or interfere with telegraphic communication to give notice. 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. Xiii of 1885 an act to amend the law relating to telegraphs in pakistan whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to telegraphs in pakistan. Whereas it is expedient t amend the law relating to telegraphs in india. It shall come into force on the first day of october, 1885. The amendment permits children, who would turn 18 years old, to opt out of the system. Indian cyber law and telegraph act should be immediately.
This is the original pdf of the as enacted version that was used to publish the official printed copy. It was considered to be read as one with the previous acts of 18631878, and cited with them as the telegraph acts. Definitions 35 part ii privileges and powers of the government 4. Nothing in this act contained shall authorise the doing of anything prohibited under the telegraph act, 1885, and except as provided in subsection 2 of section 5, no licence issued under this act shall authorise any person to do anything for the doing of which a licence or permission under the. Indian telegraph act 1885 of 1885 section 3 citation. Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to telegraphs in india. Telegraph act, 1885 of 1885, shall be the authority competent to issue licenses to possess wireless telegraphy apparatus under this act, and may issue licenses in such manner, on such conditions and subject to such payments, as may be prescribed. An act to amend the law relating to telegraphs in bangladesh.
Collectively laws like the it act, 2000 and indian telegraph act, 1885 and projects and authorities. Exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs, and power to grant licenses 36 5. Indian telegraph act 1885 archives legal news law news. The indian telegraph act, 1885 government of india. Be it enacted by parliament in the fiftyfourth year of the republic of india as follows. Power to confer upon licensee powers of telegraph authority under this part. It gives the government of india exclusive jurisdiction and privileges for establishing, maintaining, operating, licensing and oversight of all forms of wired and wireless communications within. The telegraph telegraph online, daily telegraph, sunday. This act extends to the whole of the union of burma and applies also to all citizens of the union wherever they may be. For this act, telegraph officer means, any person who is either permanently or temporarily in connection with telegraph established, maintained and worked by central government or any other person.
Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to telegraphs in pakistan. Xiii of 1885 22nd july, 1885 an act to amend the law relating to telegraphs in pakistan. Rule 419a of the indian telegraph rules, 1951 the centre. Information on indian telegraph act 1885 is provided by department of telecommunications, ministry of communications and information technology. Amendment2010 of telecommunication act 2001 bangla amendment2006 of telecommunication act 2001 bangla telecommunication act 2001 bangla telecommunication act 2001 english wireless telegraph act 1933. The indian telegraph act, 1885legislative department. Section 34, telegraph act, 1885 telegraph line means a wire or wires used for the purpose of a telegraph, with any casing, coating, tube or pipe enclosing the same, and any appliances and apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of fixing or insulating the same. Mangal rao,2 it has been held that a radioset receiving communication is a. Telegraph is defined as any appliance, instrument, material or apparatus used or capable of being used for transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and. Users can find the indian telegraph act, 1885 provided by the department of telecommunication, ministry of communication and technology.
The indian telegraph act, 1885 had also given power to central or state government to intercept any message if it is against public safety and since then, as various laws came into force, the government has got power. Indian telegraph act, 1885 the main object of the telegraph act was to give power to the government to install telegraph lines on private as well as public property. Whereas it is expedient further to amend the telegraph act, 1885 act xiii of 1885, for the purposes hereinafter appearing it is hereby enacted as follows. Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to telegraphs in bangladesh. Offences and penalties under the the indian telegraph act, 1885 offence ingredients of the offence penalty 0r fine s. The bill seeks to amend the aadhaar targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies, benefits and services act, 2016, the indian telegraph act, 1885 and the prevention of moneylaundering act, 2002. An act further to amend the indian telegraph act, 1885. I of ill pealed but au licenses granted and rules made. Telegraph act, 1883 is the enabling legislation in pakistan which governs the use of wired and wireless telegraphy, telephones, teletype, radio communications and digital data communications. Words and expressions used and not defined in this act but defined in the indian telegraph act, 1885 of 1885 or the indian wireless telegraphy act, 1933 17 of 1933, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in those acts. Every telegraph line or post placed before the passing of this act under, over, along, across, in or upon any property, for the purposes of a telegraph established or maintained by the 1central government, shall be deemed to have been placed in exercise of the powers conferred.