PART II
PRIVILEGES AND POWERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
4. Exclusive privilege in respect of telegraphs, and power to grant licenses.__1[(1)] Within
2[Pakistan], the 3[Federal Government] shall have the exclusive privilege of establishing, maintaining
and working telegraphs:
Provided that the 3[Federal Government] may grant a license, on such conditions and in
consideration of such payments as 4[it] thinks fit, to any person to establish, maintain or work a
telegraph within any part of 2[Pakistan]:
1[Provided further
that the 3[Federal Government] may, by rules made under this Act and
published in the 5[official Gazette], permit, subject to such restrictions and conditions as 4[it] thinks
fit, the establishment, maintenance and working
(a) of wireless telegraphs on ships within 6[Pakistan] territorial waters 7[and on aircraft within
or above 2[Pakistan], or 6[Pakistan] territorial waters], and
(b) of telegraphs other than wireless telegraphs within any part of 2[Pakistan].
(2) The 3[Federal Government] may, by notification in the [official Gazette], delegate to the
telegraph authority all or any of 8[its] powers under the first proviso to subsection (1).
The exercise by the telegraph authority of any power so de legated shall be subject to such
restrictions and conditions as the 3[Federal Government] may, by the notification, think fit to im
pose.]
5. Power for Government to take possession of licensed telegraphs and to order interception
of messages.__ (1) On the occurrence of any public emergency, or in the interest of the public safety,
the 3[Federal Government] or a 9[Provincial Government], or any officer specially authorized
1 S. 4 was renumbered s. 4 (1) and the second proviso and subsection (2) were added to that section by the Indian Telegraph (Amdt.) Act, 1914 (7 of 1914), s. 4.
2 Subs. by A, O., 1949, Sch., for “British India”.
3 Subs. by the Telegraph (Amdt.) Act, 1975 (67 of 1975), s. 2, for “Central Government”, which was previously subs. by A. O., 1937, for “G. G. in C”.
4 Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “he”.
5 Subs. ibid., for “Gazette of India”.
6 Subs. by A. O., 1949, Sch., for “Indian”.
7 Ins. by the Indian Telegraph (Amdt.) Act, 1930 (27 of 1930).
8 Subs. by A. O., 1937, for “his”.
9 Subs. ibid., for “L.G.”.
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