Section 32. Power to make rules as to insurance

32. Power to make rules as to insurance . — (1) The Central Government may make rules as to the insurance of postal articles. - (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may — (a) declare what classes of postal articles may be insured under section 30; (b) fix the limit of the amount for which postal articles may be insured; and (c) prescribe the manner in which the fees for insurance shall be paid. 1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "the Secretary of State for India in Council". 2. The words "or the Secretary of State" omitted by the A.O. 1948. (3) Postal articles made over to the Post Office for the purpose of being insured, shall be delivered, when insured, at such places and times and in such manner as the Director General may, by order, from time to time, appoint. — 33. Liability in respect of postal articles insured. Subject to such conditions and restrictions as the Central Government may, by rule, prescribe[1] [the Central Government] shall be liable to pay compensation, not exceeding the amount for which a postal article has been insured, to the sender thereof for the loss of the postal article or its contents, or for any damage caused to it in course of transmission by post: Provided that the compensation so payable shall in no case exceed the value of the article lost or the amount of the damage caused. — 34. Transmission by post of value-payable postal articles. The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct that, subject to the other provisions of this Act and to the payment of fees at such rates as may be fixed by the notification, a sum of money specified in writing at the time of posting by the sender of a postal article shall be recoverable on the delivery thereof from the addressee, and that the sum, so recovered, shall be paid to the sender: Provided that[2] [the Central Government shall not] incur any liability in respect of the sum specified for recovery, unless and until that sum has been received from the addressee. Explanation . — Postal articles sent in accordance with the provisions of this section may be described as "value-payable" postal articles.