Post Office Act (with their variations) is a stock
short title
In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title.
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initially used in the
United Kingdom
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and later in the
United States
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and other English speaking countries, for legislation relating to the
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
.
List
Bahamas
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Post Office Act 1914br>
Bermuda
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Post Office Act 1900br>
Canada
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Post Office Act 1867
India
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Indian Post Office Act 1898br>
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Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill, 2002br>
Ireland
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Post Office Act, 1908, Adaptation Order, 1932br>
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Post Office (Amendment) Act 1951br>
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Post Office (Amendment) Act 1969br>
Isle of Man
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Isle of Man Post Office Authority Act 1972
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Isle of Man Post Office Authority (Postal Services Etc.) Act 1973
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Post Office Act 1993
Post or POST commonly refers to:
*Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries
**An Post, the Irish national postal service
**Canada Post, Canadian postal service
**Deutsche Post, German postal service
**Iraqi Post, Ira ...
br>
Jamaica
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Post Office Act 1941br>
Malaysia
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Post Office Act 1947
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Post Office Savings Bank Act 1948
South Africa
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Post Office Act 1958br>
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Post Office Amendment Act, 1991br>
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South African Post Office Act 2011br>
United Kingdom
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An Act for Erecting and Establishing a Post Office, 1660 (Charles II
*The
Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710
The Post Office (Revenues) Act 1710 (9 Ann c 11) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which established post offices
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and ...
(9 Ann c 11)
*The
New General Post Office, Edinburgh, Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict c 40)
*The
South-western (of London) District Post Office Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c xciv)
*The
Post Office and Telegraph Act 1897 (60 & 61 Vict c 41)
*The
Post Office (Guarantee) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict c 18)
*The
Post Office Guarantee (No. 2) Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict c 59)
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1903 (3 Edw 7 c 12)
*The
Post Office Act 1904 (4 Edw 7 c 14)
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1906 (6 Edw 7 c 4)
*The
Post Office (Literature for the Blind) Act 1906 (6 Edw 7 c 22)
*The
Post Office Act 1908
The Post Office Act 1908 ( 8 Edw. 7. c. 48) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
This was an extensive act covering many aspect of the mail system and some of the main provisions were: reaffirmation of the General Post Office mono ...
(8 Edw 7 c 48)
*The
Post Office Act 1913 (3 & 4 Geo 5 c 11)
*The
Post Office and Telegraph Act 1920 (10 & 11 Geo 5 c 40)
*The
Post Office (Pneumatic Tubes Acquisition) Act 1922 (12 & 13 Geo 5 c 43)
*The
Post Office (Parcels) Act 1922 (12 & 13 Geo 5 c 49)
*The
Post Office (Amendment) Act 1935 (25 & 26 Geo 5 c 15)
*The
Post Office (Amendment) Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo 6 & 1 Eliz 2 c 36)
*The
Post Office Act 1953
Post or POST commonly refers to:
*Mail, the postal system, especially in Commonwealth of Nations countries
**An Post, the Irish national postal service
**Canada Post, Canadian postal service
**Deutsche Post, German postal service
**Iraqi Post, Ira ...
(1 & 2 Eliz 2 c 36)
*The
Post Office Savings Bank Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz 2 c 62)
*The
Post Office Act 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 15)
*The
Post Office Savings Bank Act 1966 (c 12)
*The
Post Office (Borrowing Powers) Act 1967 (c 15)
*The
Post Office (Data Processing Service) Act 1967 (c 62)
*The
Post Office Act 1969
The Post Office Act 1969 (c.48) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that changed the General Post Office from a department of state to a public corporation, known as the Post Office. It also abolished the office of Postmaster Gener ...
(c 48)
*The
Post Office (Banking Services) Act 1976 (c 10)
*The
Postal Services Act 2000
The Postal Services Act 2000 (c.26) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, relating to the postal industry. It established an industry regulator, Postcomm (s.1), a consumer watchdog, Postwatch (s.2), required a "universal service" o ...
*The
Postal Services Act 2011
The Postal Services Act 2011 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act enabled the British Government to sell shares in Royal Mail to private investors and includes the possible mutualisation of the Post Office.
The Act allows ...
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The Post Office Acts 1837 to 1895 was the
collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949.
Construction of references to citation with a group ...
of the following Acts:
*The
Post Office (Repeal of Laws) Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 32)
*The
Post Office Management Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 33)
*The
Post Office (Offences) Act 1837
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 36)
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1840 (3 & 4 vict c 96)
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict c 49)
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 85)
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict c 88)
*The
Colonial Inland Post Office Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict c 66)
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 65)
*The
Post Office Lands Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 43)
*The
Post Office (Postmaster-General) Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict c 55)
*The
Telegraph Act 1868
The Telegraph Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict. c.110) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It paved the way for the British state to take over telegraph companies and/or their operations.
It has been effectively repealed (only s.1, provi ...
(31 & 32 Vict c 110)
*The
Telegraph Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 73)
*The
Post Office Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 79)
*The
Post Office Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 22)
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c 33)
*The
Post Office Newspaper Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c 19)
*The
Post Office (Land) Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c 20)
*The
Post Office (Reply Post Cards) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 2)
*The
Post Office (Parcels) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 74)
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 58)
*The
Post Office (Protection) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 76)
*The
Telegraph Act 1885
The Telegraph Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 58) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It became law on 14 August 1885.
It was considered to be read as one with the previous Acts of 1863–1878, and cited with them as the Telegraph Ac ...
(48 & 49 Vict c 58)
*The
Telegraph (Isle of Man) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 34)
*The
Post Office Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 46)
*The
Post Office Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict c 24)
*The
Post Office Amendment Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict c 18)
The Post Office (Duties) Acts 1840 to 1891 is the
collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949.
Construction of references to citation with a group ...
of the following Acts:
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1840 (3 & 4 vict c 96)
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict c 49)
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 85)
*The
Post Office (Reply Post Cards) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 2)
*The
Post Office Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 46)
*The
Post Office (Duties) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 65)
*The
Post Office Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 79)
*The
Post Office Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 22)
The Post Office (Management) Acts 1837 to 1884 was the
collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949.
Construction of references to citation with a group ...
of the following Acts:
*The
Post Office Management Act 1837 (7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 33)
*The
Post Office (Offences) Act 1837
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 36)
*The
Colonial Inland Post Office Act 1849 (12 & 13 Vict c 66)
*The
Post Office Lands Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 43)
*The
Post Office (Land) Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c 20)
*The
Post Office (Protection) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 76)
The Post Office (Money Orders) Acts 1848 to 1883 is the
collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949.
Construction of references to citation with a group ...
of the following Acts:
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict c 88)
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c 33)
*The
Post Office (Money Orders) Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 58)
The Post Office (Offences) Acts 1837 to 1884 is the
collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949.
Construction of references to citation with a group ...
of the following Acts:
*The
Post Office (Offences) Act 1837
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...
(7 Will 4 & 1 Vict c 36)
*The
Post Office (Protection) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 76)
The Post Office Savings Bank Acts 1861 to 1893 is the
collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949.
Construction of references to citation with a group ...
of the following Acts:
[The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule]
*The
Post Office Savings Bank Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 14)
*And the enactments applied by that Act which are for the time being in force
*The
Post Office Savings Bank Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 14)
*The
Post Office Savings Bank Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict c 73)
*The
Savings Banks Act 1880 (43 & 44 Vict c 36), so far as it relates to
Post Office Savings Banks
*Parts I and III of the
Savings Banks Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict c 40)
*So much of the
Savings Banks Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 21), as relates to the Post Office Savings Bank
*The
Savings Banks Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict c 69)
United States
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Postal Service Act
The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department. It was signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792.
History
William Goddard, a Patrio ...
of 1792
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Post Office Act
Post Office Act (with their variations) is a stock short title initially used in the United Kingdom and later in the United States and other English speaking countries, for legislation relating to the post office.
List Bahamas
*Post Office Act 19 ...
of 1872
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Comstock Act
The Comstock laws were a set of federal acts passed by the United States Congress under the Grant administration along with related state laws.Dennett p.9 The "parent" act (Sect. 211) was passed on March 3, 1873, as the Act for the Suppression of ...
of 1873
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Postal Reorganization Act
The Postal Reorganization Act of 1970 was a law passed by the United States Congress that abolished the then United States Post Office Department, which was a part of the Cabinet, and created the United States Postal Service, a corporation-like i ...
of 1970
See also
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List of short titles
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