Miss M
ATC Guru
This very much applies in Canada under the Canada Post Corporation Act.
Evading payment of postage
55. Every person commits an offence who, for the purpose of evading payment of postage,
Evading payment of postage
55. Every person commits an offence who, for the purpose of evading payment of postage,
- (a) encloses a letter or any writing intended to serve the purpose of a letter in mail not paid at the rate of postage for letters;
- (b) uses in payment of postage any previously used postage stamp; or
- (c) affixes on mailable matter anything suggesting that
- (i) the mailable matter is entitled to be transmitted by post free of postage or at a lower rate of postage than that otherwise applicable thereto, or
- (ii) the postage or any part thereof has been paid or ought to be paid by or charged to any other person.
- 1980-81-82-83, c. 54, s. 49.