Post office guide part i - India Post

prescribed form through the authorized dealer. A licence is necessary for each franking
machine used.
5. Machine franked articles can be posted at not more than two offices specified
by SPO in the licence. Where only one office of posting desired, these must be handed in
by a representative of the licensee at the Counter of the post office. Where the licensee
desire to post them at two offices, they may be handed in either at a Post Office and, or at
a Post Office and a night post office. The franked articles will be tendered at the counter
bundled in separate bundles according to the value of the franks and each consignment
must be accompanied by a Window Delivery Ticket for identification of the licensee’s
representative.
6. With the last despatch of the day or on the close of the business hours of the
day, the licensee will be required to tender at the office of posting a Daily Docket (in the
prescribed form) duly filled in, signed and dated.
7. The impressions of the franking machines recorded on postal articles should not
be interfered with in any way. Impression should be of bright red colour, clear and
distinct and should not overlap. As far as possible, they should be on the right top corner
on the address side of the article itself or an address wrapper or an address label firmly
attached to it. Franking will be allowed upto any amount. There may be more than one
impression of the value die but only one of the licence die on each article.
8. Machine franked articles posted in letter boxes shall be treated as unpaid
articles. Unregistered articles bearing impressions of the previous date shall also not be
accepted.
9. In places where the authorized dealers have their own servicing centers with
qualified and experienced staff, the repairs and servicing will be carried out at those
centers in the presence of the postal official deputed there for the purpose. In other
places, the machines will be sent to the post office where the Daily Docket Register is
maintained. The post office will remove the license die from the machine before it is sent
for repairs.
23-7/80CI
dt. 11-6-80.
The re-setting of franking machine may be done at the premises of the holders of
the machines and the machine need not be brought to the post office for this purpose. If
any discrepancy in the metres is noticed, the licensee shall immediately stop using of the
franking machine and take it to the post office for setting it right.
10. The licence is granted subject to the following conditions.
(i) A licence for the use of a Post Office Automatic Franking machine in India
will be granted on application to the Head of the Postal Division concerned who reserves
to himself the right of refusing or canceling a licence without assigning any reason.