Section No : Legislative Enactments TELECOMMUNICATIONSMarginal Notes1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Telecommunications Ordinance.3. Licences for telegraphs. 4. Licences for wireless apparatus and complete wireless sets. 5. Issue of licences. 6. Restriction on sale or transfer wireless telegraphy apparatus. 7. Power of Government to take possession of licensed telegraphs and wireless telegraphs. 8. Power of Government to prohibit or restrict the use of telegraphs and wireless ireless telegraphs. 9. Certificate signed by Minister to be evidence. 10. Restriction on the use of telegraphs or wireless telegraphs. 11. Power to revoke licences. 12. Power to make regulations. 13. Power to make rules as to conditions, restrictions and rates applicable to messages to or from foreign countries. 14. Exemptions. 15. Power of telecommunication authority to place and maintain telegraph and wireless telegraph lines and posts. 16. Power of local authority to give permission under paragraph (iii) of proviso to section 15, subject to conditions. 17. Power of local authority to require removal or alteration of telegraph line or post. 18. Power to alter position of gas or water pipes or drains. 19. Disputes between telecommunication authority and local authorities. 20. Resistance,& c to exercise of lawful powers of telecommunication authority. 21. Right to request removal or alteration of telegraph line or post. 22. Planting of trees or shrubs likely to injure telegraph line .23. Provisions of Ordinance extended to telegraph lines and posts established before coming into operation of Ordinance. 24. Stamps. 25. Government not responsible for loss or damage .26. Liability for damage to telegraph line .27. Penalty for establishing a station or working an apparatus without a licence. 28. Magistrate to grant search warrant in certain cases. 29. Penalty for using, & c, telegraph or wireless telegraph established, & c, without or contrary to the conditions of a licence. 30. Penalty for intruding into a telegraph office or premises or obstructing telecommunication officer. 31. Penalty for intrusion, & c, with intent to learn contents of message. 32. Penalty for intentionally damaging or tampering with telegraph or wireless telegraph. 33. Penalty for altering detaining or contents of message. 34. Transmission of unpaid messages prohibited. 35. Penalty for duties misconduct of a telecommunication officer. 36. Penalty for sending false or fabricated message. 37. Penalty for tendering obscene or indecent or seditious message. 38. Penalty for causing annoyance by telephone calls and for unlawfully listening in to telephone conversations. [3,10 of 1970] 39. Penalty for retaining message delivered by mistake. 40. Bribery. 41. Penalty for negligently injuring telegraph line. 42. Penalty for attempting to commit offences .42A. Offences relating to telegraph wire. 42B. Attempts to commit offence under section [ 2,17 of 1974] .42C. Penalty. 43. General penalties. [4, 10 of 1970] 44. Trial of offences. 45. Liability of addressee to pay charges. 46. Liability of sender to pay charges. 47. Procedure for recovery of charges .48. Proof of refusal, & c.,of message 49. Proof of sum due. 50. Interpretation