Section 29. Power to make rules as to registration

CHAPTER VI REGISTRATION, INSURANCE AND VALUE-PAYABLE POST — 28. Registration of postal articles. The sender of a postal article may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, have the article registered at the post office at which it is posted, and require a receipt therefore; and the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that, in addition to any postage chargeable under this Act, such further fee as may be fixed by the notification shall be paid on account of the registration of post at articles. 29. Power to make rules as to registration . — (1) The Central Government may make rules as to the registration of postal articles. - (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may— - (a) declare in what cases registration shall be required; - (b) prescribe the manner in which the fees for registration shall be paid; and (c) direct that twice the fee for registration shall be levied on the delivery of a postal article required to be registered on which the fee for registration has not been prepaid. (3) postal articles made over to the Post Office for the purpose of being registered, shall be delivered, when registered, at such times and in such manner as the Director General may, by order, from time to time appoint. — 30. Insurance of postal articles. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette direct— (a) that any postal article may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, be insured at the post office at which it is posted, against the risk of loss or damage in course of transmission by post, and that a receipt therefore shall be granted to the person posting it; and (b) that, in addition to any postage and fees for registration chargeable under this Act, such further fee as may be fixed by the notification shall be paid on account of the insurance of postal articles. — 31. Power to require insurance of postal articles. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare in what cases insurance shall be required, and direct that any postal article containing anything required to be insured, which has been posted without being insured, shall be returned to the sender or shall be delivered to the addressee, subject to the payment of such special fee as may be fixed by the notification: Provided that the levy of such special fee as aforesaid shall not impose any liability upon[1] [the Central Government][2] * in respect of the postal article.