Criminal Code Act

Section 189

(1) In case of any offence under this code in respect of any postal matter bag or postal matter, or of any chattel, money, or valuable security sent by post, it shall he sufficient in any proceedings to lay the ownership in the Postmaster-General.

(2) In case of any offence under this code in respect of any telegram, telegraph line or telegraph works, established under the provisions of the Wireless Telegraphs Act, or the Telegraphs Proclamation, or in respect of any form, paper, book, or other thing used for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of such Act or Proclamation, it shall be sufficient in any proceedings to lay the ownership in the Postmaster-General.

(3) In any such proceedings as aforesaid, it shall not be necessary to prove ownership, or to allege or prove any value.

Chapter 18: Miscellaneous Offences Against Public Authority

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