General Offences
64 Prohibition of false notice as to reception of letters, etc.
1
A person shall not without the authority of the F2Post Office place or maintain in or on any house, wall, door, window, box, post, pillar or other place belonging to him or under his control, any of the following words, letters or marks, that is to say—
a
the words “post office” . . . F3;
b
the words “letter box” accompanied with words, letters or marks which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the public to believe that it is a post office letter box; or
c
any words, letters or marks which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the public to believe that any house or place is a post office, . . . F3, or that any box is a post office letter box;
and every person, when required by a notice given by the F2Post Office to remove or efface any such words, letters or marks as aforesaid, or to remove or effectually close up any letter box belonging to him or under his control which has been a post office letter box, shall comply with the requirement.
2
A person shall not without the authority of the F2Post Office—
a
place or maintain in or on any ship, vehicle, aircraft or premises belonging to him or under his control; or
b
use in any document in relation to himself or any other person or in relation to any ship, vehicle, aircraft or premises, the words “Royal Mail” or “Royal Air Mail” or any words, letters or marks which signify or imply or may reasonably lead the public to believe that the ship, vehicle, aircraft or premises is or are used by the F2Post Office or with his authority for the purpose of collecting or conveying postal packets or that he or that other person is authorised by the F2Post Office to collect or convey such packets; and every person when required by a notice given by the F2Post Office to remove or efface or cease to use any such words, letters or marks as aforesaid shall comply with the requirement.