Post Office Act 1953 (repealed)
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72 Evidence of thing being postal packet, and of consent of Postmaster-General to prosecution.
(1) On the prosecution of any offence against this Act, whether summarily or on indictment, evidence that any article is in the course of transmission by post, or has been accepted on behalf of the Postmaster-General or the Post office for transmission by post, shall be sufficient evidence that the article is a postal packet. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)I n any proceedings in England or Wales for an offence under section 53, 55, 56, 57 or 58 of this Act, section 27(4) of the Theft Act 1968 shall apply as it is expressed to apply to proceedings for the theft of anything in the course of transmission by post; and in the case of proceedings under section 53 of this Act a statutory declaration made by any person that a vessel, vehicle or aircraft was at any time employed by or under the Post Office for the transmission of postal packets under contract shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the declaration subject to the same conditions as under section 27(4)(a) and (b) of the Theft Act 1968 apply to declarations admissible under section 27(4). (4) In any proceedings in Northern Ireland for an offence under section 53, 55, 56, 57 or 58 of this Act, section 26(5) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 shall apply as it is expressed to apply to proceedings for the theft of anything in the course of transmission by post; and, in the case of proceedings under section 53 of this Act, a statutory declaration made by any person that a vessel, vehicle or aircraft was at any time employed by or under the Post Office for the transmission of postal packets under contract shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in declaration subject to the same conditions as under section 26(5)(a) and (b) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 apply to declarations admissible under section 26(5).
72 Evidence of thing being postal packet, and of consent of Postmaster-General to prosecution.
(1) On the prosecution of any offence against this Act, whether summarily or on indictment, evidence that any article is in the course of transmission by post, or has been accepted on behalf of the Postmaster-General or the Post office for transmission by post, shall be sufficient evidence that the article is a postal packet. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)I n any proceedings in England or Wales for an offence under section 53, 55, 56, 57 or 58 of this Act, section 27(4) of the Theft Act 1968 shall apply as it is expressed to apply to proceedings for the theft of anything in the course of transmission by post; and in the case of proceedings under section 53 of this Act a statutory declaration made by any person that a vessel, vehicle or aircraft was at any time employed by or under the Post Office for the transmission of postal packets under contract shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the declaration subject to the same conditions as under section 27(4)(a) and (b) of the Theft Act 1968 apply to declarations admissible under section 27(4). (4) In any proceedings in Northern Ireland for an offence under section 53, 55, 56, 57 or 58 of this Act, section 26(5) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 shall apply as it is expressed to apply to proceedings for the theft of anything in the course of transmission by post; and, in the case of proceedings under section 53 of this Act, a statutory declaration made by any person that a vessel, vehicle or aircraft was at any time employed by or under the Post Office for the transmission of postal packets under contract shall be admissible as evidence of the facts stated in declaration subject to the same conditions as under section 26(5)(a) and (b) of the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 apply to declarations admissible under section 26(5).
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