# Post Office Act 1908, Section 33: Appointment of Postmaster-General


(1) Any person from time to time appointed by His Majesty by letters patent shall be the master of the Post Office by the style of His Majesty's Postmaster-General.
(2) Upon and by virtue of the appointment of any person to be His Majesty's Postmaster-General the benefit of all contracts, bonds, securities, and things in action, vested in his predecessor at the time of the predecessor ceasing to hold office, shall be transferred to and vested in, and ensure for the benefit of, the person so appointed, in the same manner as if he had been contracted with instead of his predecessor, and as if his name had been inserted in all such contracts, bonds, and securities instead of the name of his predecessor.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw7/8/48/section/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/post-office-act-1908/section-33
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