# Post Office Act 1908, Section 48: Indemnity on account of extending post office accommodations


The Postmaster-General may contract with, or take security from, any person applying to him to establish any post or telegraph office or to extend the accommodations of the postal or telegraphic service to any place, for indemnifying the Postmaster-General against any loss he may sustain thereby, and the indemnity may be either for the whole or any part of the loss sustained, and for such time as the Postmaster-General may think necessary.

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